Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Aims & Scope

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health is a truly international journal that encompasses all aspects of epidemiology and public health.

It publishes original research, opinions and materials concerned with the study and improvement of communities worldwide.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.7
2024	4.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.776

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	199

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1774

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2004

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The feasibility of creating a checklist for the assessment of the methodological quality both of randomised and non-randomised studies of health care interventions.

  Citation: 6468

  Authors: S H, N

• DISCERN: an instrument for judging the quality of written consumer health information on treatment choices.

  Citation: 2229

  Authors: D, S, G, R

• Indicators of socioeconomic position (part 1): Figure 1

  Citation: 2003

  Authors: Bruna, Mary, Debbie A, John W, George

• Meta-analysis of prevalence

  Citation: 1657

  Authors: Jan J, Suhail A, Yong Yi, Rosana E, Theo

• Multilevel analyses of neighbourhood socioeconomic context and health outcomes: a critical review: Table 1

  Citation: 1644

  Authors: K E, M

• Participatory action research

  Citation: 1560

  Authors: Fran, Colin, Danielle

• Life course epidemiology: Figure 1

  Citation: 1498

  Authors: D, Y, J, J, C

• The COVID-19 pandemic and health inequalities

  Citation: 1437

  Authors: Clare, Ryan, John, Fiona

• Green space, urbanity, and health: how strong is the relation?

  Citation: 1436

  Authors: Jolanda, Robert A, Peter P, Sjerp, Peter

• A brief conceptual tutorial of multilevel analysis in social epidemiology: using measures of clustering in multilevel logistic regression to investigate contextual phenomena

  Citation: 1346

  Authors: Juan, Basile, Henrik, Anders, Kristina, Per, L, K

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