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| International Journal of Epidemiology | |
|---|---|
| Title | International Journal of Epidemiology |
| Discipline | Epidemiology |
| Abbreviation | Int. J. Epidemiol. |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| History | 1972–present |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Impact | 7.5 |
| Impact-year | 2023 |
| Issn | 0300-5771 |
| Eissn | 1464-3685 |
International Journal of Epidemiology is a peer-reviewed medical journal focusing on epidemiological research, population health, and public-health policy. It publishes original research, reviews, methodological papers, and commentary that inform practice and policy across public-health institutions, clinical research centers, and governmental agencies. The journal serves as a forum connecting investigators from universities, research institutes, and international organizations.
The journal was established in 1972 amid growing interest from institutions such as World Health Organization, Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), Harvard School of Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Early editorial leadership included figures associated with Royal Society of Medicine, University of Oxford, and University of Cambridge, while contributions came from investigators linked to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, Imperial College London, and McGill University. Over decades the journal has chronicled responses to major events including research triggered by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, investigations following the Chernobyl disaster, cohort studies influenced by the Framingham Heart Study, and global analyses shaped by the Global Burden of Disease Study. Institutional collaborations involved organizations like Wellcome Trust, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and European Commission funding programs.
The journal covers empirical studies, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and methodological innovations relevant to population-level determinants of health produced by authors from Stanford University School of Medicine, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and Karolinska Institutet. Topics frequently address chronic-disease epidemiology prompted by cohorts such as the Nurses' Health Study and case–control investigations akin to research from Mayo Clinic, as well as infectious-disease epidemiology informed by outbreaks tied to Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa, SARS outbreak 2003, and COVID-19 pandemic. The journal also publishes work on environmental exposures investigated in contexts like Minamata disease studies, occupational cohorts linked to Bhopal disaster analyses, and life-course epidemiology echoing themes from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.
The journal is indexed in major bibliographic databases maintained by organizations such as PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Embase. It appears in citation compilations produced by Clarivate Analytics and is included in subject listings used by libraries at institutions like Yale University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Melbourne, and Peking University. Abstracting services from entities similar to Index Medicus and directories curated by Directory of Open Access Journals inform discovery alongside cataloguing at national libraries including the British Library and Library of Congress.
The editorial board has featured editors with affiliations to London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University College London, University of Washington, and University of Edinburgh. The peer-review process involves external reviewers drawn from networks spanning European Public Health Association, International Epidemiological Association, American Public Health Association, and specialist groups at Royal College of Physicians. Manuscript handling follows standard practices used by publishers like Oxford University Press and peer-review platforms employed by journals such as The Lancet and BMJ. Ethical oversight references guidance from bodies like Committee on Publication Ethics and reporting standards exemplified by CONSORT and STROBE.
The journal has influenced policy discussions at agencies including World Health Organization, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health England, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Highly cited articles have informed guidelines from organizations like National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and contributed evidence cited in reports by United Nations agencies. Scholarly reception is reflected in citations indexed by Google Scholar, impact metrics reported by Journal Citation Reports, and critiques appearing in outlets such as Nature, Science, and The BMJ.
Notable contributions include methodological advances in causal inference influenced by work from scholars associated with University of California, Los Angeles, applications of cohort analysis originating from Framingham Heart Study investigators, and large-scale population analyses that paralleled efforts in the Global Burden of Disease Study. The journal has published influential reports on noncommunicable diseases referencing evidence applied in World Health Assembly deliberations, as well as timely outbreak investigations comparable to early analyses of SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Several landmark reviews have been authored by researchers from Johns Hopkins University, University of Oxford, Harvard University, and Karolinska Institutet.
The journal operates under a mixed access model common to academic publishers tied to institutions such as Oxford University Press and subscription services used by university libraries at University of Michigan and University of Toronto. Open-access options mirror arrangements seen with other hybrid journals, enabling authors funded by agencies like Wellcome Trust, National Institutes of Health, and European Research Council to make articles freely available. Publication fees, waivers, and institutional agreements follow policies analogous to those negotiated by consortia such as Jisc and national licensing bodies including VSNU.
Category:Epidemiology journals