Journal profile · Medicine-Epidemiology
Norsk Epidemiologi
ISSN 0803-2491 · Norwegian Epidemiological Society · Norway
Norsk Epidemiologi: fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Norsk Epidemiologi is published by Norwegian Epidemiological Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Statistical Methods in Epidemiology, Medical Coding and Health Information and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, together about 20.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Norsk Epidemiologi (The Norwegian Journal of Epidemiology) is published by the Norwegian Epidemiological Association (NOFE). The journal is normally published twice a year; each individual issue covers a specific theme and is edited by one or more guest editors. The guest editors invite prospective authors to submit articles within the specific theme, unsolicited articles are generally not accepted. The main aims for the thematic issues are to provide comprehensive scientific overviews of the specific fields, and of the work going on within these fields in Norway, and partly in other countries. The Board of NOFE approves the themes for the specific issues, and appoints guest editors. All members of NOFE can suggest topics and editors. The Norwegian Journal of Epidemiology is open access, and can be downloaded freely from this website. There is no submission or page charges for manuscripts accepted for publication. The Norwegian Journal of Epidemiology is double-blind peer reviewed and the journal is listed level 1 in the Norwegian scientific classification system. Editorial Team Trond Peder Flaten, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norwegian Epidemiological Association (NOFE) Principal Contact Trond Peder Flaten post@nofe.no
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Epidemiology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Statistical Methods in EpidemiologyMathematics7.3%
- Medical Coding and Health InformationHealth Professions6.8%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine6.4%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions5.8%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine5.3%
- Healthcare Systems and Public HealthMedicine4.8%
- Health, Environment, Cognitive AgingEnvironmental Science4.6%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidemiology | Q3 | 103/158 | 35th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 127OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 878 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 277 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 272 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 295 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 328 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 373 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
No page charges Model summary
There are no page charges for manuscripts accepted for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Norsk Epidemiologi licenses all content of the journal under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) licence. This means, among other things, that anyone is free to copy and distribute the content, as long as they give proper credit to the author(s) and the journal. For further information, see Creative Commons website for human readable or lawyer readable versions. Authors who publish with this jo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
The Norwegian Journal of Epidemiology is open access, and can be downloaded freely from this website.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The Norwegian Journal of Epidemiology is double-blind peer reviewed
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
- Norwegian Epidemiological Society
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- English, Norwegian
- ISSN
- 0803-2491
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Norsk Epidemiologi
How long does peer review take at Norsk Epidemiologi?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Norsk Epidemiologi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Norsk Epidemiologi is indexed in Scopus.
Is Norsk Epidemiologi open access, and what is the APC?
Norsk Epidemiologi is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .