Journal of Epidemiology: official open access
scientific journal of JEA.
Impact Factor:3.7 (2023), Scopus CiteScore: 7.5 (2023)
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.
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Guide for Authors
Published by
Japan Epidemiological Association
Editor in Chief
National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
kkatanod(at) ncc.go.jp
Deputy Editor
Yokohama City University Academic Association, Yokohama, Japan
Deputy Editor
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Consulting Editor
National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Associate Editor
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
Associate Editor
Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
Associate Editor
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Associate Editor
Graduate School of Informatics, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Associate Editor
National Cancer Center, Seoul, The Republic of Korea
Associate Editor
Otsuma Women's University, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
Showa Women's University, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
Peking University, Beijing, China
Associate Editor
Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Associate Edior
Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Associate Editor
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Associate Editor
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Associate Editor
Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
Associate Editor
Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
Associate Editor
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
Associate Editor
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan
Associate Editor
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute
Associate Editor
University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Associate Editor
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
Seoul National University, Korea
Associate Editor
Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
Associate Editor
National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
Associate Editor
Department of Health Data Science, Tokyo Medical University
Associate Editor
Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
Associate Editor
University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Associate Editor
National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
Associate Editor
National Cancer Center, Beijing, China
Associate Editor
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Associate Editor
National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
Associate Editor
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Associate Editor
Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan