Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

This journal is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes recent developments in the field of epidemiology. The journal will consider any articles that expand the field of disease etiology, transmission, outbreak investigation, disease surveillance and screening, biomonitoring, and comparisons of treatment effects such as in clinical trials. It aims at both fellow epidemiologists and those who use epidemiologic data, including public health workers and clinicians.

 

Section Policies

Original Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Case Reports

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Reviews

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Short Reports

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

We use a double-blind system for peer review; both reviewers’ and authors’ identities remain anonymous. The paper will be reviewed by at least two experts: one editorial staff member and at least one external reviewer. The review process may take four to ten weeks.

 

Publication Frequency

2015 Semiannual, published in August

2016 Semiannual, published in April, October

2017 Semiannual, published in April, October

2018 Semiannual, published in April, October

2019 Semiannual, published in April, October

2020 Semiannual, published in April, October

2021 Annual, published in October

2022 Annual, published in October

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...