Special Collection of articles celebrating 60 Volumes of the International Journal of Health Promotion and Education
Welcome to our Special Collection of articles celebrating the 60th Volume of the International Journal of Health Promotion and Education. We have selected a compilation, from the six most read articles online and six most cited articles of all time to reflect the diversity of topics published in the journal. The articles underscore the international relevance of the journal with contributions from around the world. The most read paper via the Taylor and Francis Online platform remains The Ottawa Charter 30 years on: still an important standard for health promotion, (Thompson, Watson and Tilford, 2018) whilst the most cited paper is Health coaching to facilitate the promotion of healthy behaviour and achievement of health-related goals (Palmer, Tubbs and Whybrow, 2003). Did our colleagues who set up the Institute of Health Education and Promotion (formerly Institute of Health Education) and supported the publication of the journal ever imagine that sixty years later the journal would be international and publishing high quality papers? However, as editors we are pleased that they launched this publication as it has provided educators and researchers in this field an outlet to share their important work over many years. As part of the celebration, journal articles in Volume 1, Issue 1 and Volume 60 Issue 1 have been made free access and downloadable from the journal website for a limited period. These articles emphasise how health promotion and education has developed from the 20th century into the 21st century. A journal cannot exist without article submissions, editorial team and reviewers. We thank everyone who has supported the journal since its inception in 1963. We look forward to a successful future.
Edited by
Stephen Palmer(University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK)
Michelle Baybutt(University of Central Lancashire, UK)