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Annals of Epidemiology

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1930

ISSN1873-2585

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.979

H-Indexi

184

SNIPi

0.972

Total Worksi

6,960

Total Citationsi

197,524

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Epidemiology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1930

FrequencyEight No. A Year, 1997-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,960

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-2585

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

224

3.3k

2019

252

5.7k

2020

231

2.9k

2021

216

1.4k

2022

158

1.1k

2023

201

473

2024

277

358

2025

136

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.

EpidemiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Epidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHealth disparities and outcomesHuman auditory perception and evaluationObesity, Physical Activity, DietDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsEducational Robotics and EngineeringGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningNutritional Studies and DietBirth, Development, and HealthCancer Risks and Factors

Frequently asked questions about Annals of Epidemiology

Is Annals of Epidemiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annals of Epidemiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Annals of Epidemiology?

Annals 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.06.

Is Annals of Epidemiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annals of Epidemiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Annals of Epidemiology?