2011 Impact Factors increase for both RSPH journals
5 July 2012
The 2011 Impact Factors have now been released, and the Royal Society for Public Health is pleased to announce that both our journals have increased their impact factor since 2010.
Public Health’s impact factor has increased from 1.267 in 2010 to 1.350 and now ranks 59 out 131 journals in the Public, Environmental and Occupational Health category. Previously Public Health was ranked 88th out of 142 journals.
Our members’ journal, Perspectives in Public Health’s impact factor now stands at 1.089, a marked increase from 0.833 in 2010. The journal is now ranked 76 out of 131 journals in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health category, improving from 87th position last year.
This information is provided by Thomson Reuters in their 2011 ‘Journal Citation Report’, and offers a systematic and objective way to evaluate leading journals worldwide based on citation data.
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Notes to editors
- The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) is an independent, multi-disciplinary organisation, dedicated to the promotion and protection of collective human health and wellbeing. Through advocacy, mediation, empowerment, knowledge and practice we advise on policy development, provide education and training services, encourage scientific research, disseminate information and certify products, training centres and processes.
- The RSPH is the oldest public health body in the world and enjoys patronage of Her Majesty the Queen
- It is a registered charity operating under Royal Charter
- The RSPH is an awarding body recognised by Ofqual. Around 100,000 students take our qualifications each year through our network of over 1500 training centres throughout the UK. Our qualifications cover areas including health improvement, food hygiene, pest control, health & safety, nutrition and emergency planning.
- The RSPH is a membership organisation with almost 7,000 members. Membership of RSPH is a widely recognised mark of commitment to public health and brings real professional benefits.
- The RSPH run a wide variety of conferences covering topics such as food safety, water, infection control and occupational medicine as well as training programmes covering all aspects of health improvement
- The RSPH run an accreditation service for health and safety related products and manage the second largest food packaging certification scheme in the UK
