''Epidemiologic Reviews'' is an annual

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covering

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and published by

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on behalf of the

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. The Journal was established in 1979 by Neal Nathanson and Philip E. Sartwell. The longest running

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was Haroutune Armenian. The current editor-in-chief is David Celentano of the

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

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to the

. 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 ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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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