Journal of Epidemiology
Journal of Epidemiology: official open access
scientific journal of JEA.
Impact Factor：2.7 (2025）, Scopus CiteScore: 7.0 (2025）
The Journal publishes high-quality articles addressing a broad range of topics in epidemiology and social medicine pertaining to the health of populations worldwide.
Open Access Policy
The Journal of Epidemiology applies the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC-BY License) to all works we publish (read the human-readable summary or the full license legal code) on April 1, 2013. Under the terms of the CC-BY License, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their work but must allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy articles in the Journal of Epidemiology, as long as the original authors and source are properly credited. No further permission is required from the authors or publisher. In most cases, appropriate attribution can be provided by simply citing the original article and providing the license terms, as in the following example:
Fujino, Yoshihisa et al. (2013) Taxation Categories for Long-term Care Insurance Premiums and Mortality Among Elderly Japanese: A Cohort Study. Journal of Epidemiology 23(1):41-46 doi:10.2188/jea.JE20120011, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
If an item you plan to reuse is not part of a published article (e.g., an item created by a third party and quoted in the article), it should not be considered licensed for reuse under the CC-BY license unless otherwise noted. In such cases, you can only reuse an item under copyright exceptions such as fair use or quotation, except as stated in the applicable copyright law or any license terms indicated in the original work in which the item appeared. The CC-BY license was developed to facilitate open access to and free use of original works of all types. Applying this standard license to a work will ensure that it is freely and openly available.
Guide for Authors
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Impact Factor：2.7 (2025）, Scopus CiteScore: 7.0 (2025）
The Journal publishes high-quality articles addressing a broad range of topics in epidemiology and social medicine pertaining to the health of populations worldwide.
Open Access Policy
The Journal of Epidemiology applies the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC-BY License) to all works we publish (read the human-readable summary or the full license legal code) on April 1, 2013. Under the terms of the CC-BY License, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their work but must allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy articles in the Journal of Epidemiology, as long as the original authors and source are properly credited. No further permission is required from the authors or publisher. In most cases, appropriate attribution can be provided by simply citing the original article and providing the license terms, as in the following example:
Fujino, Yoshihisa et al. (2013) Taxation Categories for Long-term Care Insurance Premiums and Mortality Among Elderly Japanese: A Cohort Study. Journal of Epidemiology 23(1):41-46 doi:10.2188/jea.JE20120011, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
If an item you plan to reuse is not part of a published article (e.g., an item created by a third party and quoted in the article), it should not be considered licensed for reuse under the CC-BY license unless otherwise noted. In such cases, you can only reuse an item under copyright exceptions such as fair use or quotation, except as stated in the applicable copyright law or any license terms indicated in the original work in which the item appeared. The CC-BY license was developed to facilitate open access to and free use of original works of all types. Applying this standard license to a work will ensure that it is freely and openly available.
Guide for Authors
Published by
Japan Epidemiological Association
3,630 registered articles
(updated on August 19, 2026)
(updated on August 19, 2026)
Online ISSN : 1349-9092
Print ISSN : 0917-5040
ISSN-L : 0917-5040
Print ISSN : 0917-5040
ISSN-L : 0917-5040
2.7
2025 Journal Impact Factor (JIF)
2025 Journal Impact Factor (JIF)
