期刊名称：JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
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ISSN： | 0143-005X
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版本： | SCI-CDE
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出版频率： | Monthly
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出版社： | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, BRITISH MED ASSOC HOUSE, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON, ENGLAND, WC1H 9JR
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出版社网址： | http://jech.bmj.com/
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期刊网址： | http://jech.bmj.com/
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影响因子： | 3.71 |
| 主题范畴： | PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH |
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
 The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health is a truly international journal which encompasses all the aspects of epidemiology and public health. It publishes original papers, leading articles, reviews and short papers concerned with the study and improvement of communities worldwide.
Published monthly, the journal is fully refereed and indexed in ISI Current Contents and MedLine/Index Medicus
The main sections of the journal are:
Reduced subscription rates are available for all members of major epidemiology and public health societies.
ISSN: 0143 005X (print version)
ISSN: 1470 2738 (electronic version)
Publication: Monthly
Instructions to Authors
For guidelines on BMJ Journals policy and submission please click on links below.
Manuscript Formatting
Editorial policies
Patient consent forms
Licence forms
Peer Review Process
Online First process
Editorial policy
The Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health is published monthly and covers the field of epidemiology and community health relating to a total defined and numerically rated population. Papers are accepted on their scientific originality and general interest.
JECH peer reviews all the material it receives. We can publish only about 20% of the 1000 articles we receive each year, but we aim to give quick and authoritative decisions.
About 65% of the original articles are rejected after review in house. The usual reasons for rejection at this stage are insufficient originality, serious scientific flaws, or the absence of a message that is important to an international general public health audience. Ethical considerations are taken into account too (click here to see our published collection on research ethics).
We aim to reach a first decision on original papers within 13 days. The remaining articles are sent to one or more external reviewers selected from a database of more than 5000 experts. Reviewers advise the editors, who are responsible for the final decision to accept or reject a manuscript. As a guide, authors and external reviewers can consult on general criteria for peer reviewers in our Reviewer Guidelines section. Authors can suggest up to 4 external reviewers for their manuscript, but the Editor is not obliged to use author suggested reviewers.
We aim to reach a final decision on publication within 12 weeks of submission.
If we make an offer of publication subject to revision we usually ask authors to return their articles to us within 2 months. Original articles should be published within 7 months of being finally accepted (after any necessary revisions).
Open access/Unlocked articles
Authors are able to make their articles freely available online, immediately on publication, for a fee, using the Unlocked service. This service is available to any author publishing original research in a BMJ Journal for a fee of £1,200(+VAT)/€1,775(+VAT)/$2,220.
Article types and word counts
The editors stimulate potential authors to improve the quality of reporting, following basic rules of scientific writing. At the EQUATOR Network website there is a series of guidelines, including observational and experimental studies, systematic reviews, qualitative research and economic evaluations.
Editorials
Editorials are usually commissioned, but we are happy to consider and peer review unsolicited editorials.
Word count: up to 1200 words.
Tables/Illustrations: 1.
References: up to 12 references.
Commentaries
Critical analysis of an article published in the same issue, always commissioned by the editors.
Word count: up to 800 words.
References: up to 12 references.
Research Report
Manuscripts reporting results of original research should follow the IMRaD style (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion) and should have a structured abstract (Background, Methods, Results and Conclusion). All research on human subjects must have been approved by the appropriate ethics committee and must have conformed to the principles embodied in the Declaration of Helsinki (see Ethics Approval for more guidelines). A statement to this effect must be included in the methods section of the paper.
Research Reports should include a box offering a thumbnail sketch of what is already known and what your paper adds to the literature, for readers who would like an overview without reading the whole paper. It should be as different as possible from the text in the Abstract, brief and schematic. The use of abbreviations should be avoided. It should include the following information:
What is already known? In two or three sentences explain what the state of scientific knowledge was in this area before you did your study and why this study needed to be done. Be clear and specific.
What this study adds? Give a simple answer to the question "What do we now know as a result of this study that we did not know before?". Be brief, succinct, specific, and accurate. You might use the last sentence to summarise any implications for practice, research, policy, or public health.
Word count: up to 3000 words.
Abstract: maximum of 250 words (Background, Methods, Results and Conclusion).
Tables/Illustrations: up to 5.
References: up to 40.
Short Reports
Manuscripts reporting initial results of innovative research that deserve immediate dissemination before finalisation. The section must not be used to present a poorly elaborated research report. Short Reports should follow the IMRaD style (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion) and should have a structured abstract (Background, Methods, Results and Conclusion).
All research on human subjects must have been approved by the appropriate ethics committee and must have conformed to the principles embodied in the Declaration of Helsinki (see Ethics Approval for more guidelines). A statement to this effect must be included in the methods section of the paper.
Manuscripts should include a box offering a thumbnail sketch of what is already known and what your paper adds to the literature (see Research Reports).
Word count: up to 1500 words.
Structured Abstract: up to 200 words.
Tables/Illustrations: up to 2.
References: up to 20.
Evidence based public health policy and practice
The Editors believe that we should be publishing more work from the field and the front line. The laboratory for public health is to be found largely in the community itself. We need to learn the lessons from practitioners. The late Professor Geoffrey Rose spoke of the need for a clean mind and dirty hands. We want contributions from those with dirty hands, but they need to make sense to those with clean minds.
They should include a box offering a thumbnail sketch of what is already known and what your paper adds to the literature, for readers who would like an overview without reading the whole paper. It should be as different as possible from the text in the Abstract, brief and schematic. The use of abbreviations should be avoided. It should include the following information:
What is already known? In two or three sentences explain what the state of scientific knowledge was in this area before you did your study and why this study needed to be done. Be clear and specific
What this study adds? Give a simple answer to the question "What do we now know as a result of this study that we did not know before?". Be brief, succinct, specific, and accurate. You might use the last sentence to summarise any implications for practice, research, policy, or public health.
What are the policy implications? Explain how your results could support the implementation of policies directed to solve the problem you are dealing with in your manuscript.
Word count: up to 3000 words.
Abstract: up to 250 words (Background, Methods, Results and Conclusion).
Tables/Illustrations: 5.
References: up to 40.
Theory and methods
Manuscripts reporting novel methods or conceptual frameworks relevant to investigation of epidemiological or public health research problems. When possible they must follow the IMRaD style (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion). The abstract may be structured or unstructured according to the characteristics of the manuscript.
Submissions should aim to show clearly the messages from the methodological or theoretical issue under consideration. Manuscripts should include a box offering a thumbnail sketch of what is already known and what the manuscript adds to the literature (see Research Reports)
Word count: up to 3000 words.
Abstract: up to 250 words.
Tables/Illustrations: up to 5.
References: up to 40.
Essays
Manuscripts reporting analytic, interpretative or critical point of views and scientific arguments about a subject relevant for epidemiology or public health. Essays are commissioned by the editors. There is no fixed style, but submissions should aim to demonstrate clearly the messages from the issue under consideration. The abstract may be structured or unstructured according to the characteristics of the manuscript.
Word count: up to 3000 words.
Abstract: up to 250 words.
Tables/Illustrations: up to 5.
References: up to 50.
Reviews
Manuscripts reporting exhaustive, critical assessments of published literature on relevant epidemiological questions. Reviews should be prepared in strict compliance with MOOSE or PRISMA (formerly QUOROM) guidelines or with Cochrane's complementary guidelines for systematic reviews of health promotion and public health interventions. The journal encourages authors to use alternative databases covering scientific literature from low- and middle-income countries not indexed in the traditional international databases (ie, Medline, Web of Science). Manuscripts should include a box offering a thumbnail sketch of what is already known and what the manuscript adds to the literature (see Research Reports).
Word count: up to 3000 words.
Structured abstract: maximum of 250 words.
Tables/Illustrations: up to 5.
References: up to 100.
Glossaries
Manuscripts containing definitions of relevant terms in a defined field of epidemiology or public health, mostly commissioned by the editors but we are happy to consider unsolicited editorials. Definitions should be as clear as possible and intelligible to non-specialist audiences. They should aim to cover the needs of such readers and contribute to the wider requirement for standardised concepts in our discipline. Longer glossaries may be considered but of a length publishable in a maximum of two parts.
For a full description of the aims and contents of the Glossaries in the journal, see: "A call for glossaries in public health" (J Epidemiol Community Health 2000;54:561).
Word count: up to 3000 words.
Abstract: should not exceed 150 words.
References: up to 50.
Debates
A group of manuscripts aimed at stimulating new thoughts on theoretical, methodological and applied questions related to public health and epidemiology. These manuscripts could be about an Essay (or eventually other article type) or about a question posed by the Editors. While they are always commissioned, the editors welcome idea on topics for debate suggested by our readers and authors.
Word count: up to 1500 words.
Abstract: up to 150 words.
Tables/Illustrations: 1.
References: up to 15.
Research Agenda
Manuscripts aimed at presenting useful background information on topical problems in public health and epidemiological research and providing readers with a summary of what it is necessary to know, a type of "objectives for future studies". Ideally, authors of the Research Agenda section should present ideas and hypotheses that they are willing to share with others. Voluntary sharing of hypotheses and new research ideas in public health and epidemiology could stimulate creativity, innovation and useful research and also contribute to the shaping of the research agenda.
For more information on the aims and contents of the Research Agenda, see: "Sharing hypotheses and ideas in public health research: contributing to the research agenda" (J Epidemiol Community Health 2007;61:2-4).
Word count: up to 1500 words.
Abstract: up to 150 words.
Tables/Illustrations/Box: up to 2.
References: up to 30.
Speakers' corner
Speakers' Corner is an opportunity for readers to get things off their chests. We welcome provocative, outspoken and stimulating contributions - preferably rooted in reality. The idea is to have a more flexible place in which authors freely give their opinions on public health or epidemiological matters without the academic constrictions of other sections of the journal. For more information see "More opportunities for your opinions: The JECH speaker's corner" (J Epidemiol Community Health 2001;55:217).
Word count: up to 800 words.
Tables/Illustrations: none.
References: up to 10.
Gallery
A section in which images (ie, photographs) will be more prominent than text, in contrast with the usual papers we publish. In doing this we want to use the advantages of images over words in triggering evocations and in reflecting on aspects of human health. The submission must include a title, the image and a text of no more than 200 words. Please note that we will require you to provide written consent from any person who appears in a photograph you submit.
For a full description of the aims and contents of the Gallery, see "The JECH Gallery: a call for public health photographs" (J Epidemiol Community Health 2000;54:801).
Word count: up to 200 words.
Tables/Illustrations: 1.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor are expected to include original data or substantiated comments or criticism arising from recent articles published in the journal.
Word count: up to 400 words.
Tables/Illustrations: 1.
References: up to 5.
eLetters
Comments arising from recent articles published in the journal are welcome and should be submitted directly via the website (not throughout the normal online submission system used for all the other types of article). Authors should go to the Abstract or full text of the article in question. At the top right corner of each article is a "Contents box". Click on the "Submit a response" link. Some letters in response to an article may be published in the print version of the journal.
Word count: up to 400 words.
Tables/Illustrations: 1.
References: up to 5.
Obituaries
Obituaries are usually commissioned, but we are happy to consider and review unsolicited obituaries. We also welcome good quality photographs for this section.
Word count: up to 250 words.
Tables/Illustrations: 1.
Aphorisms
Story-telling is one of the most powerful ways of communicating experience and motivating people to change practice. If you have an aphorism or a story which deserves wider broadcasting, the Editors would be delighted to receive it. Keep it short and pithy and try not to cover too many points at once.
Word count: up to 200 words.
Tables/Illustrations: 1.
References: up to 5.
Editorial Board
Editors
Professor Carlos Alvarez-Dardet
Departamento de Salud Pública
Universidad de Alicante
Alicante, Spain
Email: carlos.alvarez@ua.es
Professor John R Ashton, CBE
c/o Department of Sociology, Social Policy & Social Work Studies
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, UK
Email: johnrashton@blueyonder.co.uk
Deputy Editor
Professor Alfonso Hernandez-Aguado
Departamento de Salud Pública
University Miguel Hernandez
Alicante, Spain
Email: ihernandez@umh.es
Assistant Editor, News and Innovations
Maggi Morris
Preston Primary Care Trust
Preston
Lancashire, UK
Email: maggi.morris@prestonpct.nhs.uk
Book Reviews Editor
Professor Miguel Delgado-Rodriguez
Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
University of Jaén
Jaén, Spain
Email: mdelgado@ujaen.es
Editorial Assistants
Encarna Llorens
Departamento de Salud Pública
Universidad de Alicante
Alicante, Spain
Email: jech@ua.es
Sonia McEwan
Department of Sociology, Social Policy & Social Work Studies
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, UK
Email: jech@liverpool.ac.uk
Technical Editor
Jackie Foulds
Suffolk, UK
Email: jfoulds@btinternet.com
Editorial Board
Professor Fran Baum
Professor and Head of Department of Public Health, The Flinders University of South Australia, Australia
Professor Stuart Donnan
West Sussex, UK
Dr Etheline Enoch
Mozambique
Dr Ana M Garcia
Dept Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Professor David Hunter
School for Health, Wolfson Research Institute, University of Durham, Durham, UK
Professor Chris Jones
Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work Studies, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Professor Tim Lang
Department of Health Management & Food Policy, City University, London, UK
Professor Lowell Levin
Professor Emeritus, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, USA
Professor Klim McPherson
MRC Health Services Research Collaboration, Bristol University, Bristol, UK
Professor Jennie Popay
Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
Dr Miquel Porta
Institut Municipal d'Investigaci?Mèdica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Professor Richard Smith
The Editor, British Medical Journal, London, UK
Professor Takehito Takano
Department of International Health Development, Division of Public Health, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
Representing the UK Society for Social Medicine
Dr Rebecca Hardy
MRC National Survey of Health and Development, University College London Medical School, London, UK
Professor Ian Harvey
School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
International Advisory Board
Professor Francisco Bolúmar
Departamento de Salud Pública, University Miguel Hernandez, Alicante, Spain
Dr Nicol Coetzee
Department of Public Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Professor Leonard Duhl
International Cities Foundation, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
Dr Richard Feachem
Executive Director for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria, Geneva, Switzerland
Mr Q Khosh-Khasm
Regional Adviser, Water Supply and Sanitation and Housing,WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt
Dr Ilona Kickbusch
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
Professor Nancy Krieger
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, USA
Dr Alessandro Liberati
Mario Negri Institute, Italy
Professor Martin McKee
Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropcial Medicine, London, UK
Professor A J McMichael
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health,London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Professor Nancy Milio
Professor of Health Policy and Administration and Professor of Nursing, University of North Carolina, USA
Dr Uton Rafei
WHO Regional Office for South East Asia, New Delhi, India
Dr Helena Restrepo
Health Promotion Consultant, Colombia, South America
Dr Anna Ritsatakis
WHO European Centre for Health Policy, Brussels, Belgium
Dr Mirta Roses
Washington, USA
Professor Lee Shiu-Hung
School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr Neil Squires
First Secretary, Human Development, Department for International Development, Bangladesh
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