The International Journal of Epidemiology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering research in epidemiology. It is the official journal of the International Epidemiological Association and is published by Oxford University Press. The journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics. The editor-in-chief is Stephen Leeder (University of Sydney).
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 and Shah Ebrahim 2017–present: Stephen Leeder
Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed by:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 9.685.
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External links Official website

