About this journal
Prevention sciences encompassing etiology, epidemiology and intervention are represented through peer-reviewed original research articles on a variety of health and social problems, including but not limited to substance abuse, mental health, HIV/AIDS, violence, bullying, accidents, teenage pregnancy, suicide, delinquency, STD's, obesity, diet/nutrition, exercise, and chronic illness.
The journal is the official publication of the Society for Prevention Research and publishes literature reviews, theoretical articles, meta-analyses, systematic reviews, brief reports, replication studies and papers concerning new developments in methodology.