Prevention Science – The Official Journal of the Society For Prevention Research
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News and Updates
Submit Letter of Intent by June 15, 2025 The journal Prevention Science invites letters of intent proposing manuscripts for potential publication in a forthcoming special issue, “Leveraging Partnerships with Governmental Agencies to Advance Prevention Science, Policy, and Practice.” Partnerships between researchers and governmental agencies (a particular type of research–practice partnership) have the potential to produce research that directly informs policy and practice across prevention domains, including education, mental and behavioral health, physical health, substance use, child welfare, and criminal justice. Read More.
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Overview
Prevention Science is an interdisciplinary forum for new developments in the theory, research and practice of prevention.
- The official journal of the Society for Prevention Research.
- Covers etiology, epidemiology and intervention.
- Addresses a variety of health and social problems, including but not limited to substance abuse, mental health, teen pregnancy, suicide, violence, HIV/AIDS, and chronic illness.
- Publishes original research, literature reviews, theoretical articles, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews.
- Welcomes brief reports, replication studies, and papers on new developments in methodology.
Many thanks go out to Catherine Bradshaw, editor, Gilbert Botvin and Bob McMahon, former editors, the associate editors, the editorial board, authors and reviewers of Prevention Science for their invaluable support and commitment to SPR and the journal.
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief:
Catherine P. Bradshaw, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Previous Editors-in-Chief:
Gilbert J. Botvin, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York (2000-2006)
Robert J. McMahon, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia (2007-2013)
Health Equity Associate Editor
Sharon F. Lambert, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Associate Editors:
Andy Garbacz, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Sarah Lindstrom Johnson, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Antonio A. Morgan-López, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Rashelle Jean Musci, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Hanno Petras, American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC, USA
J. D. Smith, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Emily Tanner-Smith, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
Managing Editor:
Chelsey Baker-Hauck, Denver, Colorado
Editorial Board and Associate Editors: https://link.springer.com/journal/11121/editors?IFA