International Journal on Injury Control and Safety Promotion
The International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion is one of the leading scientific journals in the field of injury prevention and serves as an essential source of information for researchers and experts in this area. It is associated with EuroSafe, the European Association for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion. EuroSafe is the network of injury prevention champions. It brings together the various injury areas and profiles the overall burden of injury and the challenges of safety promotion within national and European policies. Dr. Rupert Kisser, a well-known researcher in the Kuratorium (KfV), is the chair of the executive board of EuroSafe and co-editor (member of editorial board) of the International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion
The Journal publishes articles concerning all phases of injury control, including prevention, acute care and rehabilitation. Specifically, this journal releases articles for each type of injury:
The journal encompasses all causes of fatal and non-fatal injury, including injuries related to:
- transport
- school and work
- home and leisure activities
- sport
- violence and assault
Original full-length articles, reviews, short communications and a news section are published regularly. All papers are subject to rigorous peer review prior to publication.
The Journal’s target groups are injury prevention experts, product manufacturers, researchers, legislators, educationalists and other professionals from a wide variety of disciplines who work on safety standards or policies.
