International Journal of Epidemiology

*International Journal of Epidemiology*
Discipline	Epidemiology
Language	English
Edited by	Stephen Leeder
Publication details
History	1972–present
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Frequency	Bimonthly
Open access	Hybrid
Impact factor	9.685 (2021)
Standard abbreviations;
ISO 4	Int. J. Epidemiol.
Indexing;
CODEN	IJEPBF
ISSN	0300-5771 (print); 1464-3685 (web);
LCCN	73640972
OCLC no.	01784923
Links
	Journal homepage; Online access; Online archive;

The International Journal of Epidemiology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering research in epidemiology. It is the official journal of the International Epidemiological Association and is published by Oxford University Press. The journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics. The editor-in-chief is Stephen Leeder (University of Sydney).

History

The journal was established in 1972 by the International Epidemiological Association to facilitate communication among its members and all those engaged in research, teaching and the application of epidemiology. The first editor-in-chief, Walter W. Holland, hoped to "overcome some of the problems of publication of epidemiological work in local journals, which often tend to be unavailable to workers outside that country" and to "create an international viewpoint of health problems."^[1]

Editors

The following persons are or have been editors-in-chief:

1972–1977: Walter W. Holland
1978–1981: A.E. Bennett
1982–1990: Charles du Vé Florey
1991–2000: Peter O.D. Pharoah
2001–2016: George Davey Smith and Shah Ebrahim
2017–present: Stephen Leeder^[2]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by:

Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases
Biological Abstracts^[3]
BIOSIS Previews^[4]
CAB Abstracts
Current Contents/Clinical Medicine^[4]
Current Contents/Life Sciences^[4]
Embase/Excerpta Medica
Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed^[5]
Science Citation Index^[4]
Tropical Diseases Bulletin

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 9.685.^[6]

References

^ Holland, Walter W. (1972). "Editorial". International Journal of Epidemiology. 1 (1): iii.
^ Leeder, Stephen (1 June 2017). "Changing the editorial crew at the IJE". International Journal of Epidemiology. 46 (3): 773–774. doi:10.1093/ije/dyx135. ISSN 0300-5771. PMID 29020738.
^ "Biological Abstracts - Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
^ "International Journal of Epidemiology". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
^ "InCites Journal Citation Reports". apps.clarivate.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] Holland, Walter W. (1972). "Editorial". International Journal of Epidemiology. 1 (1): iii.

[2] Leeder, Stephen (1 June 2017). "Changing the editorial crew at the IJE". International Journal of Epidemiology. 46 (3): 773–774. doi:10.1093/ije/dyx135. ISSN 0300-5771. PMID 29020738.

[BA-3] "Biological Abstracts - Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

[ISI-4] "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

[MEDLINE-5] "International Journal of Epidemiology". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

[6] "InCites Journal Citation Reports". apps.clarivate.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

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