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Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Journal of Health and Social Behavior (JHSB) is published quarterly and is a medical sociology journal that publishes empirical and theoretical articles applying sociological concepts and methods to the understanding of health and illness and the organization of medicine and health care.

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Subject Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Impact Factor 3.6
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Closed
ISSN 0022-1465
eISSN 2150-6000
Invitation Only No
Cost Range $25 manuscript processing fee; no fee for submissions by ASA student members.

Submission Instructions

Journal of Health and Social Behavior accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research Manuscripts

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required because the manuscript word limit explicitly includes the abstract. Abstract must be fewer than 150 words. Abstract should include the sample size, study design, and source of the data.
Manuscript Research Manuscripts must be no more than 10,000 words inclusive of abstract, notes, references, tables, and figures. Text should begin on a new page headed by the full title and use major headings of Background, Data and Methods, Results or Findings, Discussion, and References, with no heading for the introduction. The anonymized title page must include the title, total word count excluding tables and figures, number of tables, number of figures, and a running head shorter than 55 characters including spaces.
References Text citations use author last name and year, indicating an author-date citation style. References must be listed in a separate REFERENCES section in alphabetical order by authors’ last names, include first names and middle initials for all authors, list all authors without using et al., and order multiple works by the same author by year.
Figures & Tables Notes, references, tables, figures, and appendices must appear in separate sections after the text in that order, and text notes must indicate table and figure placement. Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively, each table must appear on a separate page with a descriptive title, and each figure should include a title or caption.
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Commentaries

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be fewer than 150 words.
Manuscript Commentaries must be no more than 3,000 words inclusive of abstract, notes, references, tables, and figures. Text should begin on a new page headed by the full title, with notes, references, tables, figures, and appendices in separate sections following the text in that order.
References References must be listed in a separate REFERENCES section in alphabetical order by authors’ last names, include first names and middle initials for all authors, list all authors without using et al., and correspond exactly to the works cited in the text.
Figures & Tables Text notes must indicate the placement of tables and figures, and each table must appear on a separate page. Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively, tables must have descriptive titles, and figures should include a title or caption.
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Recent Publications

Immigrant Generation and Depressive Symptom Trajectories from Early Adolescence to Midlife: Evidence from Add Health

Daniel E. Adkins, Eda G. Christensen, Kim Korinek

10.1177/00221465261450449
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Removing the Shroud: Revealing Cause of Death Patterns among Adults with Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease

Julia M. Finan, Scott D. Landes, Margaret A. Turk

10.1177/00221465261450455
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Is Acculturation the Culprit? Acculturative Discordance and Immigrants’ Later-Life Health

Leafia Zi Ye

10.1177/00221465261450447
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Policy Brief

Zhe (Meredith) Zhang, Qi Li, Cynthia Colen, Rin Reczek

10.1177/00221465261444786
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Race, Network Socioeconomic Status, and Health: Are There Black–White Differences in the Health Returns of Having Higher-Educated Network Ties?

Nicholas C. Smith

10.1177/00221465261444404
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Commentaries are submitted to the same peer-review process as other articles.

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What are the publication costs?

$25 manuscript processing fee; no fee for submissions by ASA student members.

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Research Topics

Health disparities and outcomes Employment and Welfare Studies Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Mental Health Treatment and Access Healthcare Policy and Management Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Homelessness and Social Issues Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Global Health Care Issues Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations Work-Family Balance Challenges Primary Care and Health Outcomes Migration, Health and Trauma Mental Health and Psychiatry Family Dynamics and Relationships Retirement, Disability, and Employment Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Workplace Health and Well-being Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Aging and Gerontology Research LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Early Childhood Education and Development

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