The ''Cahiers québécois de démographie'' (English: ''Quebec Notebooks of Demography'') is a peer-reviewed

academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...

publishing original research in areas of

demography Demography () is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings. Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as edu ...

demographic analysis Demography () is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings. Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as edu ...

, and the

demographics of Quebec The demographics of Quebec constitutes a complex and sensitive issue, especially as it relates to the National question. Quebec is the only province in Canada to feature a francophone (French-speaking) majority, and where anglophones (English-sp ...

and other populations. The journal was established in 1971 and is published biannually by the Association des démographes du Québec (Quebec Association of Demographers), with support from the Demography Department at the

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte- ...

. Articles are published in French, with abstracts in French and English. The journal is indexed in Revue des revues démographiques, Repère,

Sociological Abstracts CSA (formerly ''Cambridge Scientific Abstracts'') was a division of Cambridge Information Group and provider of online databases, based in Bethesda, Maryland before merging with ProQuest of Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2007. CSA hosted databases of ...

, and

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. Articles are freely available online through the Érudit publishing consortium.

Scope

The ''Cahiers québécois de démographie'' publishes articles on topics of mortality,

fertility Fertility is the capability to produce offspring through reproduction following the onset of sexual maturity. The fertility rate is the average number of children born by a female during her lifetime and is quantified demographically. Fertili ...

migration Migration, migratory, or migrate may refer to: Human migration * Human migration, physical movement by humans from one region to another ** International migration, when peoples cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum le ...

, demographic theory, demographic measures, and related issues. Articles may focus on

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, Canada, or have an international perspective. The journal occasionally publishes special volumes of interdisciplinary research on themes such as

health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

, population ageing, urbanization, education, linguistic demography, historical demography, population policy, and the demographics of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous peoples, African French, Francophone Africa, or other population groups.Erudit
''Cahiers québécois de démographie: Liste des numéros thématiques''
accessed 14 April 2011.

History

The journal was originally entitled ''Bulletin de l'Association des démographes du Québec'' (Bulletin of the Quebec Association of Demographers). The name was changed to its current title in 1976.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cahiers Quebecois De Demographie Demography journals Open access journals Publications established in 1971 Demographics of Canada Biannual journals Université de Montréal French-language journals 1971 establishments in Quebec