Journal of Hypertension is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 medical journal

Medical journal

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 published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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 first launched in 1982. It is the official journal of the International Society of Hypertension and the European Society of Hypertension

European Society of Hypertension

The European Society of Hypertension is an international organization with the objective to provide a stable and organized European platform for scientific exchange in hypertension...

. The journal is published monthly and includes primary papers, reviews, special reports, and letters.

The editor-in-chief is Alberto Zanchetti. According to the 2009 Journal Citation Reports

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, the journal has an impact factor

Impact factor

The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...

of 4.988, ranking it 8th out of 60 in the category Peripheral Vascular Disease.

External links

• International Society of Hypertension
• European Society of Hypertension