The Distinguished Dozen: 2020 Journal of Adolescent Health Articles Making Distinguished Contributions to Adolescent and Young Adult Health

The Journal of Adolescent Health (JAH) is the official publication of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. One of the Society's primary goals is the development, synthesis, and dissemination of scientific and scholarly knowledge unique to the health needs of young people. To amplify important contributions to the field, beginning in 2020, JAH asked all peer reviewers, "Does the manuscript merit special consideration in the Journal's monthly and/or annual collections of particularly important research?" Reviewers who responded affirmatively were provided with the opportunity to enter explanatory comments. Of the 228 scientific articles published in JAH during the 2020 calendar year, 66 were nominated by at least one peer reviewer to be considered for inclusion in a collection, highlighting particularly important research. The Journal's Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors reviewed nominations and selected the articles to be highlighted this year. One dozen 2020 JAH articles that collectively make distinguished contributions to the field of adolescent and young adult health are summarized below.