Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health  
Former names
 British Journal of Social Medicine, British Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Community Health
Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
 J. Epidemiol. Community Health.
Discipline Public health, epidemiology
Language English
Edited by Martin Bobak, James R. Dunn
Publication details
Publisher
Publication history
 1947-present
Frequency Monthly
3.192
Indexing
ISSN 0143-005X (print)
1470-2738 (web)
CODEN JECHDR
OCLC no. 05385322
British Journal of Social Medicine:
ISSN 0366-0842
British Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine:
ISSN 0007-1242
Epidemiology and Community Health:
ISSN 0142-467X
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The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health is a peer-reviewed public health journal that covers all aspects of epidemiology and public health. It is published by the BMJ Group.

History

The journal was founded in 1947 by John Ryle, a highly respected physician who was regarded as "one of the most distinguished figures in contemporary medicine"[1] for his time, and has been published under various titles. Former titles are:[2]

Context of Social Medicine in 1947

The journal began published its first issue in London on January 1947 under its original name, the British Journal of Social Medicine. The journal’s current mission is to be “a truly international journal that encompasses all aspects of epidemiology and public health” which seems fairly commonplace in today’s world of globalized journals but given its beginnings in the aftermath of World War II and start of the Cold War era, the emergence of this new journal and its mission is impressive. Social medicine as a field of study had not been well respected since before World War I began due to leading social medicine researchers associating their work with racial hygiene theories so introducing a journal using this specific terminology was a bold move in itself. Creating a new journal focused on international social health during a period of high political and military tension across nations furthered the statement the journal was trying to make – social medicine is important and needs attention beyond country lines.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by:

The journal has a 2013 impact factor of 3.192.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary: J. A. Ryle, M.D., F.R.C.P". British Medical Journal. 1 (4653): 611–614. 1950. PMC 2037022Freely accessible.
  2. ↑ "Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Vols. 33 to 61; 1979 to 2007". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ↑ http://jech.bmj.com/site/about/

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