The ''Journal of Women's Health'' is a monthly
peer-reviewed
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healthcare journal
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General
*''Health Affairs''
*''Health and Human Rights''
*''Human Resources for Health''
*''Health Service Journal''
*''Milbank Quarterly''
Epidemiology
*''American Journal of Epidemiology''
* ...
focusing on women's
health care
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, including advancements in diagnostic procedures, therapeutic protocols for the management of diseases, and research in gender-based biology that impacts patient care and treatment.
The journal was established in 1992 and is published by
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Susan G. Kornstein (
Virginia Commonwealth University
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). It is the official journal of the
Academy of Women's Health and the
American Medical Women's Association.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 201
impact factor
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of 2.322, ranking it 3rd out of 41 journals in the category "Women's Studies".
See also
*
List of women's studies journals
References
External links
*
Academy of Women's Health
English-language journals
Mary Ann Liebert academic journals
Monthly journals
Publications established in 1992
Obstetrics and gynaecology journals
Healthcare journals
Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies
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