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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,062CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

International Journal of Epidemiology

Abbreviation (ISO):INT. J. EPIDEMIOL
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.365•SCImago Rank: #1,062•Identifier (ISSN):0300-5771(Print)/1464-3685(Online)•Articles / Year: 243•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,991 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
5.7
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
183

183 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate1.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
243articles/year
53.86% Gold OA•97.87% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.7)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.9)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.4)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.7)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.685)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.196)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.707)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.339)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.36)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Epidemiology is an essential requirement for anyone who needs to keep up to date with epidemiological advances and new developments throughout the world. It encourages communication among those engaged in the research, teaching, and application of epidemiology of both communicable and non-communicable disease, including research into health services and medical care. Also covered are new methods, epidemiological and statistical, for the analysis of data used by those who practise social and preventive medicine. The International Journal of Epidemiology is published six times yearly.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineInternal MedicinePathologyBiologySociologyEnvironmental HealthMathematicsDemographyStatisticsPopulation StudiesGeneticsPsychologyPolitical ScienceComputer ScienceEconomicsEpidemiologyLaw

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,062Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1972-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.365

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
266

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.23

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,991 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,835
3-Year Documents690
Citable Documents602

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)4

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate50.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

EpidemiologyQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1972
Editorial Address
OXFORD UNIV PRESS, GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OX2 6DP
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
JCRSCIE
39/443Q1
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
JCISCIE
20/443Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—19564
20255.9215792
20246.42011,899
20237.71852,825
20229.6852396,044
20217.1961,04010,145
20207.70728613,824
20197.33928220,298
20188.3630118,348
2017—29823,104
2016—38340,395
2015—1,23632,665
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Epidemiology

WoS Q1
47912201820192020202120222023202420255.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 1.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28