National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

2016 Highlights

• The journal welcomed new Editor in Chief, Dr Leonard Jack, Jr, PhD, MSc.

• PCD’s impact factor increased to 2.170.

• PCD is now housed in the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) newly established Office of Medicine and Science (OMS).

• The journal welcomed 7 nationally recognized researchers and practitioners to serve as Associate Editors.

• PCD launched its Twitter handle, @CDCPCD.

PCD updated its homepage with revolving graphics, journal news, and article updates.

The journal was referenced by several well-known publications and media outlets, including TIME, PBS NewsHour, and ABC News.

• PCD began using Altmetric to better gauge article reach and impact of traditional and social media.

• The journal continued to provide weekly article summaries for the media and created an archive page of summaries for the press.

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2016PCDYearInReview.pdf

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