Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
European Journal of Epidemiology
ISSN 0393-2990 · eISSN 1573-7284 · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1985
European Journal of Epidemiology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.61; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,690; median 139 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 141 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Epidemiology is published by Springer Netherlands and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nutritional Studies and Diet, Health disparities and outcomes and Birth, Development, and Health, together about 22.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
European Journal of Epidemiology, published for the first time in 1985, serves as a forum on epidemiology in the broadest sense. It is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to all fields of epidemiologic research and to epidemiologic and statistical methods. EJE promotes communication among those engaged in research, teaching and application of epidemiology, including those who practice clinical or community medicine. The Journal encourages contributions from a wide variety of fields, including public health, preventive medicine, clinical medicine, health economics, and computational biology and data science applied to health and disease. EJE publishes empirical research findings, methodological developments and opinion articles from as broad a geographical origin as possible, with some focus, but certainly not exclusive, on European topics of relevance for epidemiology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Albert HofmanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 13, United Kingdom 9, Netherlands 8, Sweden 6, Germany 5 (66 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine8.9%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences7.9%
- Birth, Development, and HealthMedicine6.1%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine6.1%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine4.4%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.2%
- Health, Environment, Cognitive AgingEnvironmental Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 6.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 177OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,365OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 70.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 119LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,700,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,124 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 116 | 77 | 71 |
| 2025 | 141 | 108 | 886 |
| 2024 | 119 | 96 | 1,390 |
| 2023 | 124 | 99 | 2,586 |
| 2022 | 114 | 92 | 3,146 |
| 2021 | 116 | 99 | 7,035 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
139 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 232 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 174 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (284 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,690 / EUR 5,490 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- commentariesThe journal accepts Original Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Commentaries and Letters to the Editor.Length not stated
- commentaryThe journal accepts Original Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Commentaries and Letters to the Editor. Short Communications The length and the number of …Length not stated
- letters to the editorThe journal accepts Original Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Commentaries and Letters to the Editor. Short Communications The length and the number of …main text ≤ 1,000 words
- original articleThe journal accepts Original Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Commentaries and Letters to the Editor. Short Communications The length and the number of …Length not stated
- original articlesThe journal accepts Original Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Commentaries and Letters to the Editor.Length not stated
- regular articleThe journal accepts Original Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Commentaries and Letters to the Editor. Short Communications The length and the number of …Length not stated
- reviewThe journal accepts Original Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Commentaries and Letters to the Editor. Short Communications The length and the number of …Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal accepts Original Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Commentaries and Letters to the Editor.Length not stated
- short communicationThe journal accepts Original Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Commentaries and Letters to the Editor. Short Communications The length and the number of …main text ≤ 2,000 words
- short communicationsThe journal accepts Original Articles, Reviews, Short Communications, Commentaries and Letters to the Editor.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria; use must be documented Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data transparency requested; individual research data policies Model summary
All authors are requested to make sure that all data and materials as well as software application or custom code support their published claims and comply with field standards. Please note that journals may have individual policies on (sharing) research data in concordance with disciplinary norms and expectations.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
COPE member; follows COPE guidelines on misconduct Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in European Journal of Epidemiology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Reviewer suggestions/exclusions allowed Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
May use plagiarism screening software Model summary
Important note: the journal may use software to screen for plagiarism.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0393-2990
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-7284
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 7 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Epidemiology
What CAS zone is European Journal of Epidemiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Epidemiology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European Journal of Epidemiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.61; CiteScore 11.2, h-index 177.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Epidemiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 139 days (interquartile range 83–232 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of European Journal of Epidemiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of European Journal of Epidemiology based?
Of the 66 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (13), United Kingdom (9) and Netherlands (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of Epidemiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Epidemiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Journal of Epidemiology open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Epidemiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,690.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .