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International Journal of Epidemiology

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1930

ISSN1464-3685

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1 · Scopus CiteScore 8.3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.365

H-Indexi

328

CiteScorei

8.3

SNIPi

2.476

Total Worksi

14,135

Total Citationsi

741,331

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.97

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Epidemiology; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1930

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,135

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1464-3685

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

282

20k

2019

286

13k

2020

9.9k

2021

238

5.7k

2022

185

2.6k

2023

202

1.7k

2024

215

570

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EpidemiologyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Epidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health disparities and outcomesBirth, Development, and HealthHistorical and modern epidemiology studiesNutritional Studies and DietObesity, Physical Activity, DietChild Nutrition and Water AccessGlobal Maternal and Child HealthAdvanced Causal Inference TechniquesGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Epidemiology

Is International Journal of Epidemiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Epidemiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Epidemiology?

International Journal of Epidemiology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 8.3.

Is International Journal of Epidemiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Epidemiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Epidemiology?