Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Journal of Epidemiology
ISSN 0917-5040 · eISSN 1349-9092 · Elsevier BV · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1991
Journal of Epidemiology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.65; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 67 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Epidemiology is published by Elsevier BV 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 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, together about 26% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An official open access peer-reviewed journal of the Japan Epidemiological Association. Publishes a broad range of research findings, opinions, and any commmunications in epidemiology and related fields.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Kota KatanodaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Japan 45, Mainland China 2, South Korea 2, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine10.9%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences8%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine7.2%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine6.2%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences5.7%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering5.7%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine5.1%
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.65LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,460OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 19Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,506 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 64 | 8 |
| 2025 | 67 | 67 | 113 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 310 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 506 |
| 2022 | 79 | 79 | 950 |
| 2021 | 112 | 112 | 2,162 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | JPY 250,000 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | JPY 180,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | JPY 180,000 | Yes | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review 1) Editorial and peer review
Supplements considered only if content is original and unbiased; previously published research must be acknowledged. Model summary
Supplements will be considered for publication only if their content is original and unbiased. If previously published research is to be included, this must be made clear, and the original publication must be acknowledged. A group of authors proposing the publication of a supplement ("proposers") should specify guest editors (in principle, two guest editors) who will be responsible for reviewing a…
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
- Elsevier BV
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 0917-5040
- Electronic ISSN
- 1349-9092
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Epidemiology
What CAS zone is Journal of Epidemiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Epidemiology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Epidemiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.65; CiteScore 7, h-index 115.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Epidemiology?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Epidemiology based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (45), Mainland China (2) and South Korea (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Epidemiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Epidemiology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Epidemiology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Epidemiology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .