Injury Prevention
is an online-only, peer reviewed journal covering content on all injury prevention in all contexts.
Impact Factor: 2.5
Citescore: 5.3
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Authors
Injury Prevention considers unsolicited submissions of a wide range of article types, including original research, systematic reviews, and methodology articles.
The Author Information section provides provides general guidelines as well as requirements for specific article types.
Information is also provided on editorial policies and open access.
All manuscripts should be submitted online.
Latest Articles
Original research:
Do socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity modify the relationship between alcohol use and unintentional injury mortality?27 March 2025
Original research:
Moderating role of drowning risk perceptions in the relationship between adolescent and peer risk-taking behaviours: implications for drowning prevention27 March 2025
Short report:
Comparison of question wording for self-reported traumatic brain injuries among adults: findings from the 2023 SummerStyles survey26 March 2025
Short report:
Use of Oregons extreme risk protection order law to address risk of firearm suicide23 March 2025
Most Read Articles
Original research:
Sleep characteristics and adolescent physical activity-related injuries in sports clubs, leisure time and schools20 March 2024
Short report:
Recreational cannabis legalization and pediatric exposures in Massachusetts, United States1 October 2024
Abstracts: Safety 2024
Injury Prevention was the official journal of Safety 2024, the 15th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, which took place 2nd-4th September 2024 in New Delhi, India.
Current Issue
Special feature:
Shaping global strategy, mobilising for local action: reflections from the World Conference on Drowning Prevention 202320 March 2025
Original research:
Understanding non-fatal drowning in Victoria, Australia: a 20-year analysis of hospital admission data20 March 2025
Original research:
Fall-related mortality in Spain: trends and disparities by age and gender20 March 2025
Original research:
Mechanisms of paediatric injury: an 11-year review of injury trends from the National Trauma Data Bank20 March 2025
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Injury Prevention - Our Full Story
Listen to Editor-in-Chief of Injury Prevention, Caroline Finch, talk about the journal's aims and scope, the advice she has for authors thinking about submitting to the journal, what the journal has to offer to readers and what the journal has planned for 2024.
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