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Public Health Forum

Forschung - Lehre - Praxis
  • Edited by: Monika Huber , Melanie Böckmann , Andrea Dehn-Hindenberg , Gudrun Faller , Alfons Hollederer , Antje Kula , Julika Loss , Timothy McCall , Martina Plaumann , Johanne Pundt , Jutta Räbiger , Georg Reschauer , Achim Siegel , Julia von Sommoggy , Jacob Spallek , Tanja Steinhauser , Ulla Walter , Manfred Wildner and Nicole Wolfram
Languages: German, English
First published: July 20, 1993
Publication Frequency: 4 issues per year
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About this journal

Objective

The Public Health Forum is concerned with the preservation and promotion of physical and mental health by organized social action, possibilities to prevent and cope with diseases of the population or population groups, a more equitable access to healthcare, and an effective and efficient use of healthcare resources. Appearing quarterly, the Public Health Forum covers current public health issues and initiatives in Germany. The journal serves the exchange of information between science and public health practice, and it refrains from being a purely scholarly journal.

Any issue of the Public Health Forum deals with a main topic on which invited, renowned authors give an overview, report the results of their studies or outline projects. This is complemented by experience reports and descriptions of practical examples. Such contributions are peer-reviewed by two independent referees prior to publication. In addition the Public Health Forum regularly informs about public health research and training in Europe, news from research associations and public health university courses. Further sections of the journal focus on public health-relevant events and literature.

Topics for the coming issues are:

  • Early Intervention
  • Mental Public Health
  • Public Health Service
  • Health and Diversity

Your Benefits

Your benefits

  • Information exchange between research, teaching, and supply practice
  • Information on public health teaching and research in Europe
  • Information on news from research groups and courses of study
  • Empiric reports and practical examples
  • Renowned editors and authors
  • Issues with focus on special aspects
  • Information on events concerning Public-Health
  • Print- and online publication

History

History

The journal was founded in 1993 and published by Elsevier until 2014.

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Public Health Forum publishes special and thematic issues focussed on important and emerging topics in the field of study. The journal has established a rigorous process to ensure that any special issue manuscripts follow the same high-quality standards and peer review processes as regular manuscripts. For further information on the journal’s peer review policy please see the "Instructions for Authors".
Recent Special Issues

CiteScore 0.3 2024, Scopus (Elsevier B.V., 2025)
SCImago Journal Rank 0.149 2024, SJR (Scimago Lab, 2025; Data Source: Scopus)
Source Normalized Impact per Paper 0.133 2024, CWTS Journal Indicators (CWTS B.V., 2025; Data Source: Scopus)
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  • Easy-to-use online submission, peer review, and publication system
  • High quality peer-review
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  • Optional open access publication
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  • Print and online-publication

Please note

  • Before submitting your article please have a look at our Ethical Guidelines and our Copyright Transfer Agreement
  • Public Health Forum follows Tier 2 of our Data Sharing Policy. Authors are encouraged to provide a data availability statement. Please refer to the Data Sharing Policy for guidance on how to write a data availability statement.　
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Please note that authors from institutions with which we have a transformative agreement can publish open access without paying an article processing charge (APC). More information on the eligible institutions and articles can be found under the "Funding and Support" tab here.

Dr. Andrea Dehn-Hindenberg
Institut für Epidemiologie, Sozialmedizin und Gesundheitssystemforschung
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)
OE 5410, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Deutschland
Tel. +49 511 532-4452
E-Mail: Dehn-Hindenberg.Andrea@mh-hannover.de

Prof. Dr. Gudrun Faller, Hochschule für Gesundheit Bochum, Department of Community Health, Kommunikation und Intervention im Kontext Gesundheit und Arbeit
Gesundheitscampus 8, 44801 Bochum
Tel: +49(0)234/7772-7729, Fax: +49(0)234/7772-7929
E-Mail: gudrun.faller@hs-gesundheit.de

Prof. Dr. Alfons Hollederer
Universität Kassel
Fachbereich 01 Humanwissenschaften
Arnold-Bode-Str. 10
D-34127 Kassel
E-Mail: alfons.hollederer@uni-kassel.de

Dr. med. Monika Huber, MPH (v.i.S.d.P.), c/o VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH, Bereich Mikrosystemtechnik
Steinplatz 1, 10623 Berlin
Tel: +49(0)30/310078-417, Fax: +49(0)30/310078-223
E-Mail: monika.huber@vdivde-it.de

Antje Kula, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Zentrum für Klinische Studien (ZKS)
Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover
E-Mail: Kula.Antje@mh-hannover.de

Prof. Dr. med. Julika Loss, Medizinische Soziologie, Institut für Epidemiologie und Präventivmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Regensburg
Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg
Tel: +49(0)941/944 5220, Fax: +49(0)941/944 5202
E-Mail: julika.loss@klinik.uni-regensburg.de

Dr. PH Timothy Mc Call, Universität Bielefeld, Medizinische Fakultät OWL
Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld
Tel.: +49(0)521-106 67898
E-Mail: timothy.mc_call@uni-bielefeld.de

Dr. Martina Plaumann, Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA)
Maarweg 149-161, 50825 Köln
Tel: +49(0)221 / 8992-351, Fax: +49(0)221 / 8992-300
E-Mail: plaumann.martina@mh-hannover.de

Prof. Dr. Johanne Pundt, MPH, APOLLON Hochschule der Gesundheitswirtschaft GmbH
Universitätsallee 18, D-28359 Bremen
Tel: +49(0)421/378266-171, Fax: +49(0)421/378266-190
E-Mail: johanne.pundt@apollon-hochschule.de

Prof. Dr. Jutta Räbiger, Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin
Alice-Salomon-Platz 5, 12627 Berlin
Tel: +49(0)30/99245-314, Fax: +49(0)30/99245-245
E-Mail: raebiger@ash-berlin.eu

Georg Reschauer, M.A., AHPGS Akkreditierung gGmbH
Sedanstraße 22, 79098 Freiburg
Tel: +49(0)761/20-853-322, Fax: +49(0)761/20-853-316
E-Mail: georg.reschauer@ahpgs.de

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jacob Spallek, Brandenburgische TU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Fakultät 4 Soziale Arbeit, Gesundheit, Musik, FG Gesundheitswissenschaften
Universitätsplatz 1, 01968 Senftenberg
Tel: +49(0)3573/85-722, Fax: +49(0)3573/85-730
E-Mail: jacob.spallek@b-tu.de

Dr. Julia von Sommoggy, Regensburg, UR-Universität Regensburg, Medizinische Soziologie, Institut für Epidemiologie und Präventivmedizin
Dr.-Gessler-Str. 17, D-93051 Regensburg
Tel: +49(0)941/944-5232
E-Mail: julia.sommoggy@klinik.uni-regensburg.de

Prof. Dr. Ulla Walter, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Institut für Epidemiologie, Sozialmedizin und Gesundheitssystemforschung
OE 5410, 30623 Hannover
Tel: +49(0)511/532-44-55, Fax: +49(0)511/532-53-47
E-Mail: walter.ulla@mh-hannover.de

Prof. Dr. Manfred Wildner, MPH, Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit
Veterinärstraße 2, 85762 Oberschleißheim
Tel: +49(0)8931/560-104, Fax: +49(0)8931/560-365,
E-Mail: manfred.wildner@lgl.bayern.de

Dr. Nicole Wolfram, Gesundheitsamt Dresden
Georgenstraße 4, D-01097 Dresden
Tel: +49(0)3 51/488 5350, Fax: +49(0)351/488 995350
E-Mail: NWolfram@dresden.de

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eISSN:
1876-4851
ISSN:
0944-5587
Languages:
German, English
Publisher:
De Gruyter
Additional information
First published:
July 20, 1993
Publication Frequency:
4 issues per year
eISSN: 1876-4851
ISSN: 0944-5587
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