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Iranian Journal of Epidemiology

Teheran University of Medical Sciences · Iran · Est. 2005

ISSN1735-7489eISSN2228-7507

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.167

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.199

Total Worksi

113

Total Citationsi

252

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Iranian Journal of Epidemiology (IJE) is the scientific epidemiological journal of Iran, published from 2005 onward in Persian with abstract in English language by Tehran University of Medical Sciences. It has been published quarterly. Iranian Journal of Epidemiology covers all different fields of epidemiology, as a multidisciplinary science. The journal publish original articles form all divisions of Epidemiology in its diverse contexts & its primary focus is on clinical medicine, public health, and health care delivery. The Iranian Journal of Epidemiology is a scientific and research peer reviewed journal, seeks to publish original articles, review articles, case report and short communication.

General Information

Country / RegionIran

Primary LanguagePersian

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications113

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2004

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

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

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Teheran University of Medical Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1735-7489 / 2228-7507

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Persian

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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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.

EpidemiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Epidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health and Well-being StudiesLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentHealthcare Systems and ReformsOphthalmology and Visual Health ResearchSmoking Behavior and CessationGlobal Maternal and Child HealthTraffic and Road SafetyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesOccupational Health and Safety ResearchAdvanced Causal Inference Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Epidemiology

Is Iranian Journal of Epidemiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Iranian Journal of Epidemiology: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Iranian Journal of Epidemiology?

Iranian Journal of Epidemiology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.167.

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

Iranian Journal of Epidemiology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.