American Journal of Epidemiology
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| description | Trade journal |
| Area of Expertise | Public health , medicine |
| language | English |
| publishing company | Oxford University Press |
| First edition | 1920 |
| Frequency of publication | bi-monthly |
| Impact Factor | 4,473 (2018) |
| Editor-in-chief | Enrique Schisterman |
| editor | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| Web link | academic.oup.com/aje |
| ISSN (print) | 0002-9262 |
| ISSN (online) | 1476-6256 |
The American Journal of Epidemiology (abbreviated to Am. J. Epidemiol. Or AJE ) is a scientific journal in which empirical research results, opinions and methodological developments in the field of epidemiological research are published in a peer-reviewed manner. The current editor-in-chief is Enrique Schisterman.
history
The magazine first appeared in 1920 as the American Journal of Hygiene . In 1965 it was given its current name, the American Journal of Epidemiology . Since inception, the journal has been based in the Epidemiology Department of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and is published in association with the Society of Epidemiologic Research .
The articles published in AJE are indexed by PubMed , Embase and some other databases. AJE offers the authors open access options. The magazine appears every six months. Entire issues are devoted to reports from Society of Epidemiologic Research, North American Congress of Epidemiology, the history of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Epidemic Intelligence Service , the life of George W. Comstock, and anniversaries of notable schools in the public health ( UC Berkeley School of Public Health , Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ).
The AJE ranks fifth on Google Scholar in the field of epidemiology. The impact factor was 4.473 in 2018; the 5-year impact factor according to the Journal Citation Reports at 5,419.
Editors-in-chief
- William Henry Welch (1920–1927)
- Roscoe Hyde (1927-1938)
- Martin Frobisher (1938-1948)
- David Bodian (1948–1957)
- Philip Sartwell (1957-1958)
- Abraham G. Osler (1958-1965)
- Neal Nathanson (1965-1979)
- George W. Comstock (1979–1988)
- Moyses Szklo (1988-2019)
- Enrique Schisterman (since 2019)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2018 Journal Impact Factor, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2019)
- ↑ Jeffrey P. Koplan, William H. Foege: Introduction: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epi-Aids - a fund recollection . In: American Journal of Epidemiology . 174, No. 11 Suppl, December 1, 2011, ISSN 1476-6256 , pp. S1-3. doi : 10.1093 / aje / kwr303 . PMID 22135388 .
- ↑ Moyses Szklo: George W. Comstock - in appreciation . In: American Journal of Epidemiology . 168, No. 7, October 1, 2008, ISSN 1476-6256 , p. 667. doi : 10.1093 / aje / kwn201 . PMID 18794222 .
- ↑ PA Buffler: The university of California, Berkeley, school of public health: honoring the past, shaping the future . In: American Journal of Epidemiology . 142, No. 9 Suppl, November 1, 1995, ISSN 0002-9262 , pp. S1-2. doi : 10.1093 / aje / 142.Supplement_9.S1 . PMID 20880964 .
- ↑ Pierre Buekens: Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 100th anniversary. Introduction. From hygiene and tropical medicine to global health . In: American Journal of Epidemiology . 176 Suppl 7, October 1, 2012, ISSN 1476-6256 , pp. S1-3. doi : 10.1093 / aje / kws253 . PMID 23035133 .
- ^ Google Scholar Metrics . Retrieved July 3, 2019.