The ''International Journal of Epidemiology'' is a bimonthly

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covering research in

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. It is the official journal of the

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and is published by

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. The journal is a member of the

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. The

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is Stephen Leeder (

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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."

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 George Davey Smith (born 9 May 1959) is a British epidemiologist. He has been professor of clinical epidemiology at the University of Bristol since 1994, honorary professor of public health at the University of Glasgow since 1996, and visiting ...

and Shah Ebrahim *2017–present: Stephen Leeder

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2021

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of 9.685.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/ Epidemiology journals Oxford University Press academic journals Bimonthly journals Publications established in 1972 English-language journals Academic journals associated with international learned and professional societies