Current Issue February 2012, Vol. 50, No. 2

Issue Highlights

  • Trends in Youth Internet Victimization

    Unwanted sexual solicitation of youth online appears to be decreasing as society adapts to the online environment, but online harassment may be on the rise.

  • Cyber and Bias-based Harassment: Associations With Academic, Substance Use, and Mental Health Problems
    06 February 2012

    Katerina O. Sinclair, Sheri Bauman, V. Paul Poteat, Brian Koenig, Stephen T. Russell

  • Diffuse Peritoneal Chlamydial Infection Presenting as Possible Ovarian Peritoneal Carcinomatosis in an Adolescent Female
    06 February 2012

    Sheetal D. Sran, Allison S. Mautone, Anton M. Kolomeyer, Bernadette M. Cracchiolo, Debra S. Heller, Beth A. Pletcher

  • Uncorrected Distance Visual Impairment Among Adolescents in the United States
    06 February 2012

    Alex R. Kemper, David K. Wallace, Xinzhi Zhang, Nita Patel, John E. Crews

  • Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Proximity to Commercial Physical Activity Facilities Among 12th Grade Girls
    06 February 2012

    Marsha Dowda, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Felipe Lobelo, Dwayne E. Porter, Russell R. Pate

  • Romantic Relationship Characteristics and Alcohol Use: Longitudinal Associations With Dual Method Contraception Use
    06 February 2012

    Jennifer A. Bailey, Charles B. Fleming, Richard F. Catalano, Kevin P. Haggerty, Lisa E. Manhart

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According to the Journal Citation Reports®, published by Thomson Reuters, Journal of Adolescent Health has a 2010 Impact Factor of 3.116, and is ranked in the following categories:

  • 8th of 109 journals in Pediatrics (Science edition)
  • 24th of 142 journals in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health (Science edition)
  • 13th of 66 journals in Developmental Psychology (Social Science edition)
  • 6th of 116 journals in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health (Social Science edition)

About Journal of Adolescent Health

The Journal of Adolescent Health is a multidisciplinary scientific Journal, which seeks to publish new research findings in the field of Adolescent Medicine and Health ranging from the basic biological and behavioral sciences to public health and policy. We seek original manuscripts, review articles, letters to the editor, commentaries, and case reports from our colleagues in Anthropology, Dentistry and Oral Health, Education, Health Services Research, International Health, Law, Medicine, Mental Health, Nursing, Nutrition, Psychology, Public Health and Policy, Social Work, Sociology, Youth Development, and other disciplines that work with or are committed to improving the lives of adolescents and young adults.

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