Tobacco Control is a [peer-reviewed]] academic journal]] covering the nature and consequences of tobacco use worldwide; tobacco's effects on population health, the economy, the environment, and society; efforts to prevent and control the global tobacco epidemic through population-level education and policy changes; the ethical dimensions of tobacco control policies; and the activities of the tobacco industry and its allies.
It was established in 1992 and is published by BMJ Group. The founding editor-in-chief was Ronald Davis (Michigan Department of Community Health), and the current one is Marita Hefler (Charles Darwin University).
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2025 impact factor of 3.3.
Editors The following people have served as editor-in-chief of the journal: 1992–1998: Ronald Davis (Michigan Department of Community Health) 1998–2008: Simon Chapman (University of Sydney) 2009–2023: Ruth Malone (University of California San Francisco) Since 2023 : Marita Hefler (Charles Darwin University)
Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed Current Contents/Clinical Medicine Current Contents/Social & Behavioural Sciences Science Citation Index Expanded Social Sciences Citation Index CINAHL
See also Addiction medicine Smoking cessation Tobacco control Tobacco harm reduction
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