Journal profile · Medicine-Epidemiology
Iranian Journal of Epidemiology
ISSN 1735-7489 · Tehran University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iranian Journal of Epidemiology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Iranian Journal of Epidemiology is published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Statistical Methods in Epidemiology, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening and Data-Driven Disease Surveillance, together about 24.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Epidemiology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Statistical Methods in EpidemiologyMathematics11.9%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine7.6%
- Data-Driven Disease SurveillanceMedicine5.1%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Injury Epidemiology and PreventionMedicine4.6%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine3.9%
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsDecision Sciences3.9%
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidemiology | Q4 | 154/173 | 11th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 704 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 4 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 19 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- Persian
- ISSN
- 1735-7489
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Epidemiology
How long does peer review take at Iranian Journal of Epidemiology?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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.
Which databases index Iranian Journal of Epidemiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Iranian Journal of Epidemiology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Iranian Journal of Epidemiology open access, and what is the APC?
Iranian Journal of Epidemiology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .