''Epidemiologic Reviews'' is an annual
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as s ...
covering
epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population.
It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidenc ...
and published by
Oxford University Press
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on behalf of the
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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. The Journal was established in 1979 by
Neal Nathanson and
Philip E. Sartwell. The longest running
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
was Haroutune Armenian. The current editor-in-chief is
David Celentano of the
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is the public health graduate school of Johns Hopkins University, a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. As the second independent, degree-granting institution for research in epi ...
.
History
The ''Journal'' was established by Neal Nathanson, with Philip Sartwell and the help of the editorial staff at the ''
American Journal of Epidemiology
The American Journal of Epidemiology (''AJE'') is a peer-reviewed journal for empirical research findings, opinion pieces, and methodological developments in the field of epidemiological research. The current editor-in-chief is Dr. Enrique Schist ...
''.
During the initial period, primarily headed by Nathanson, the ''Journal'' established its credibility by soliciting pieces from well-respected epidemiologists and researchers that had also or were in the process of contributing to the ''American Journal of Epidemiology''.
The topics broke down equally under "three general topics: infectious diseases, other conditions, and general topics related to both," according to Sartwell in his introduction of the ''Journal'' in its first volume.
In 1985,
Moyses Szklo
Dr. Moyses Szklo is a Brazilian epidemiologist and physician scientist. He is currently University Distinguished Service Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University, Editor-in-chief Emeritus of the ''American Journal of ...
took over as editor-in-chief.
After Szklo, the ''Journal'' was led by Haroutune K. Armenian, the longest serving editor-in-chief to date.
Armenian regularly obtained advice from Leon Gordis and Jon Samet.
In 1999, the ''Journal'' separated from being a single 200+ page annual issue into two 100-page biannual issues, with the first one focusing on themes popular to public health and the second one focused on methodology. The following year, the ''Journal'' switched publishers from the
Johns Hopkins University Press
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to the
Oxford University Press
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. In 2003, the ''Journal'' reverted to publishing once per year.
Though Armenian began working with Michel A. Ibrahim as co-editor-in-chief starting in 2003, Ibrahim's leadership did not fully commence until 2005 after Armenian had officially retired from his position.
In 2018, Dr. Ibrahim brought aboard
David Celentano as the co-editor, and in 2019, Dr. Celentano became the editor-in-chief.
Abstracting and Indexing
The ''Journal'' is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2020
impact factor
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of 6.222, ranking it 20th out of 203 journals in the category "Public, Environmental & Occupational Health".
Editors-in-chief
The following persons have been editor-in-chief of the journal:
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://epirev.oxfordjournals.org
Epidemiology journals
Oxford University Press academic journals
Annual journals
Publications established in 1979
English-language journals
Johns Hopkins University