American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy explained

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
Abbreviation:Am. J. Health-Syst. Pharm.
Discipline:Pharmacy practice
Editor:Daniel J. Cobaugh
Publisher:American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Country:United States
History:1943–present
Frequency:Biweekly
Impact:1.882
Impact-Year:2014
Issn:1079-2082
Eissn:1535-2900
Coden:AHSPEK
Oclc:41233599
Website:http://www.ajhp.org/
Link1:http://www.ajhp.org/content/current
Link1-Name:Online access
Link2:http://www.ajhp.org/content
Link2-Name:Online archive

The American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy is a biweekly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of drug therapy and pharmacy practice specific to hospitals. It was established in 1943 and is published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. The editor-in-chief is Daniel J. Cobaugh.

History

The journal was founded in 1943 as the Bulletin of the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists. It was renamed the American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy in 1958. Its sponsoring society launched a second journal, Clinical Pharmacy, in 1982; the two publications merged in 1994.[1] [2] In 1995 the AJHS obtained its present title.[3]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 1.882.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Gouveia . William A. . The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists: A Historical Perspective . Revue d'Histoire de la Pharmacie . 1996 . 84 . 312 . 95–98 . 10.3406/pharm.1996.6164 .
  2. Talley . C. Richard . AJHP turns 60 . American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy . 1 January 2003 . 60 . 1 . 34–34 . 10.1093/ajhp/60.1.34. free .
  3. C. Richard Talley's contributions to the pharmacy literature and to ASHP . American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy . 15 December 2014 . 71 . 24 . 2123–2127 . 10.2146/sp140009.
  4. Book: 2015 . American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy . 2014 Journal Citation Reports . . Science . Web of Science. Journal Citation Reports .