Journal of Epidemiology
Journal of Epidemiology: official open access scientific journal of JEA.
Impact Factor:4.7 (2022), 5 Year Impact Factor:4.9 (2022)
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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3,302 registered articles
(updated on April 27, 2024)
Online ISSN : 1349-9092
Print ISSN : 0917-5040
ISSN-L : 0917-5040
4.7
2022 Journal Impact Factor (JIF)
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About the journal

Journal of Epidemiology: official open access scientific journal of JEA.
Impact Factor:4.7 (2022), 5 Year Impact Factor:4.9 (2022)
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   

Editorial Board
  • Kota Katanoda

    Editor in Chief
    National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
    kkatanod(at) ncc.go.jp

  • Atsushi Goto

    Deputy Editor
    Yokohama City University Academic Association, Yokohama, Japan

  • Naoki Kondo

    Deputy Editor
    Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

  • Keitaro Matsuo

    Consulting Editor
    Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
    kmatsuo(at) aichi-cc.jp

  • Ryusuke Ae

    Associate Editor
    Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan

  • Silvano, Gallus

    Associate Editor
    Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy

  • Sei Harada

    Associate Editor
    Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

  • Yuri Ito

    Associate Editor
    Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan

  • Masao Iwagami

    Associate Editor
    University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

  • Ryoko Katagiri

    Associate Editor
    National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan

  • Sun-Young Kim

    Associate Editor
    National Cancer Center, Seoul, The Republic of Korea

  • Kosuke Kiyohara

    Associate Editor
    Otsuma Women's University, Tokyo, Japan

  • Shoko Konishi

    Associate Editor
    Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

  • Kayo Kurotani

    Associate Editor
    Showa Women's University, Tokyo, Japan

  • Defu Ma

    Associate Editor
    Peking University, Beijing, China

  • Yusuke Matsuyama

    Associate Editor
    Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

  • Melissa A. Merritt

    Associate Editor
    The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

  • Takehiro Michikawa

    Associate Edior
    Toho University, Tokyo, Japan

  • Naho Morisaki

    Associate Editor
    National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan

  • Keiko Murakami

    Associate Editor
    Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

  • Isao Muraki

    Associate Editor
    Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

  • Hiroshi Murayama

    Associate Editor
    Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan

  • Yoshio Nakata

    Associate Editor
    Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba

  • Satoko Ohfuji

    Associate Editor
    Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

  • Tetsuya Ohira

    Associate Editor
    Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan

  • Ryo Okubo

    Associate Editor
    Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

  • Rei Otsuka

    Associate Editor
    National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan

  • Isao Oze

    Associate Editor
    Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute

  • Makoto Saito

    Associate Editor
    University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

  • Ryota Sakurai

    Associate Editor
    Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan

  • Norie Sawada

    Associate Editor
    National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan

  • Aesun Shin

    Associate Editor
    Seoul National University, Korea

  • Tomohiro Shinozaki

    Associate Editor
    Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan

  • Yugo Shobugawa

    Associate Editor
    Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan

  • Takehiro Sugiyama

    Associate Editor
    National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

  • Etsuji Suzuki

    Associate Editor
    Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan

  • Masataka Taguri

    Associate Editor
    Department of Health Data Science, Tokyo Medical University

  • Kunihiko Takahashi

    Associate Editor
    Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

  • Kenji Takeuchi

    Associate Editor
    Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan

  • Mayumi Tsuji

    Associate Editor
    University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

  • Kevin Urayama

    Associate Editor
    National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan

  • Keiko Wada

    Associate Editor
    Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan

  • Changfa Xia

    Associate Editor
    National Cancer Center, Beijing, China

  • Kazumasa Yamagishi

    Associate Editor
    University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

  • Sosei Yamaguchi

    Associate Editor
    National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan

  • Hiroshi Yatsuya

    Associate Editor
    Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

  • Takashi Yorifuji

    Associate Editor
    Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan

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  • TitleJournal of Epidemiology
  • PublisherJapan Epidemiological Association
  • AddressEditorial Office, Journal of Epidemiology, Hongo MT Bldg. 7-2-2 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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