International Journal of Circumpolar Health

The International Journal of Circumpolar Health is a peer-reviewed healthcare journal covering issues related to the health of indigenous peoples in Arctic and Antarctic environments. It is published by the International Association of Circumpolar Health Publishers. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 0.707.^[1]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Discipline	Indigenous peoples' health in Arctic and Antarctic environments
Language	English
Edited by	Kue Young
Publication details
Former name(s)	Nordic Council for Arctic Medical Research Report, Arctic Medical Research
History	1972-present
Publisher	Co-Action Publishing on behalf of the Circumpolar Health Research Network
Frequency	Continuous
Open access	Yes
License	Creative Commons Attribution
Impact factor	0.707 (2015)
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	Int. J. Circumpolar Health
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ISSN	1239-9736 (print) 2242-3982 (web)
OCLC no.	752907556
Links
Journal homepage

Overview

The journal was established in 1972 as the Nordic Council for Arctic Medical Research Report. It was renamed in 1984 as Arctic Medical Research, obtaining its current name in 1997, reflecting a broader scope.^[2] In 2012 the journal moved to an online only open access format in partnership with Co-Action Publishing. Articles are published ongoing as they are ready for publication, and supplemental issues and special clusters of articles are also published.