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期刊名称：EPIDEMIOLOGY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
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EPIDEMIOLOGY is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original research on the full spectrum of epidemiologic topics. Journal content ranges from cancer, heart disease and other chronic illnesses to reproductive, environmental, psychosocial, infectious-disease and genetic epidemiology. The journal places special emphasis on theory and methodology, and welcomes commentaries that explore fundamental assumptions or offer provocative dissent.
ISSN: 1044-3983
Online ISSN: 1531-5487
Frequency: Six issues per year
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Instructions to Authors
EPIDEMIOLOGY publishes original research from all fields of epidemiology. The journal also welcomes novel hypotheses, descriptions of new methods, and papers that address research theory or public health policy. Original Research Articles (up to 4000 words): Articles should begin with an introduction (background and reason for undertaking the work), followed by Methods, Results, and Discussion. Papers on methodology are not required to adhere to this structure. Public health recommendations should be reserved for commentaries. Brief Reports and Hypotheses (up to 1500 words): This category is for small but interesting findings, or for imaginative hypotheses with strong plausibility. Review Articles (up to 5000 words): These summaries should be written for a general epidemiologic audience. Commentaries (up to 2500 words): Commentaries may address any topic of interest to the epidemiologic community, including the implications of specific findings for public health policy. The Editors may select commentaries (or occasionally other articles) to feature in the "Epidemiology and Society" section of the journal. Letters (up to 600 words): We invite succinct responses to published papers, as well as research letters with original data. Book or Software Reviews (up to 1200 words): Authors interested in preparing an essay on a recent book or a critique of new software should consult with the Editor-in-Chief. Remembrances (up to 400 words, plus photograph): The journal publishes brief memorials in honor of recently deceased epidemiologists. These should be signed, without references, and include a distilled combination of essential information (full name, dates of birth and death, main institutional affiliations and accomplishments) and personal anecdotes or memories. Review Process EPIDEMIOLOGY publishes about 25% of all submitted manuscripts. About 30% of submissions are declined by the editors within 7-10 days of receipt; authors are notified promptly by e-mail. The rest are sent for double-blind peer review. Median time to first decision for reviewed manuscripts is 8 weeks, with more than 95% receiving a first decision within three months. Published papers are eligible for the annual Rothman EPIDEMIOLOGY Prize, which includes an award of $3000. Essential Conditions Author Responsibility: All submitted manuscripts must be original contributions, not previously published (except as an abstract) and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Any related manuscripts (published, in press or under review) must be sent to the journal office at the time of the submission to EPIDEMIOLOGY so that we can make a full and fair assessment of the contribution of the manuscript under review. We also require that the results of related manuscripts be discussed in the submitted manuscript, providing readers with a synthesis of findings from the various papers. See the editorial on this issue (Epidemiology 2003;14:131-132), which can be accessed from the Feature Articles page of the journal's Web site (www.epidem.com). Each listed author should qualify for authorship by the criteria of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (www.icmje.org). Although the editors and referees make every effort to ensure the validity of published manuscripts, the final responsibility rests with the authors. Accepted manuscripts cannot be published elsewhere in similar form, in any language, without the consent of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All authors are required to sign a form regarding authors' responsibilities and copyright transfer before publication. The Copyright Transfer Agreement form can be found on the journal Web site at www.epidem.com Research Ethics and Informed Consent: It is the authors' responsibility to verify that any investigation involving human subjects was approved by the committee on research ethics at the institution where the research was conducted and in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association (www.wma.net). Please state in the manuscript that such approval was received and, where applicable, that informed consent was obtained. Permissions: In order to reproduce quotations, tables, or illustrations from copyrighted sources, authors must provide full citation and permission of the copyright owner (usually the publisher). Manuscript Submission We encourage authors to submit manuscripts on-line through Rapid Review, our Web-based manuscript review system, at: http://www.rapidreview.com/EPD2/author.html The editorial office will acknowledge receipt of your manuscript. If you prefer to e-mail us the manuscript, send it to editor@epijournal.org. Send the cover letter, text, tables, and figures as e-mail attachments. If you cannot submit your manuscript by either of these electronic means, please mail one copy, plus a disk with the electronic version of the document, to: Allen Wilcox, Editor-in-Chief EPIDEMIOLOGY Snow Building, Suite 606 331 W. Main Street Durham, NC 27701 Our office telephone number is 919-667-1688; our fax number is 919-680-4599. Manuscript PreparationCover Letter: A cover letter should accompany the submitted manuscript affirming that:
- each author has contributed to the conception and design of the work, the acquisition of data, or the analysis of the data in a manner substantial enough to take public responsibility for it;
- each believes the manuscript represents valid work; and
- each has reviewed the final version of the manuscript and approves it for publication.
The letter should also state that the paper and the data have not previously been published, either in whole or in part, and that no similar paper is in press or under review elsewhere. Authors are required to mail to the journal editorial office two copies of any related papers by the authors. (This includes manuscripts that are published, in press, or under review.)
Include in the cover letter the following information:
- complete manuscript title,
- abbreviated running title (up to 40 characters),
- separate word counts for abstract and for main text (excluding references),
- authors' full names (without degrees) and affiliations at the time the work was done,
- sources of financial support, including granting agency and grant number if applicable,
- acknowledgments (if not entered into Rapid Review).
Style: EPIDEMIOLOGY follows the American Medical Association Manual of Style (9th edition). Authors are encouraged to consult "Writing for Epidemiology" (Epidemiology 1998;9:333-337), which can be accessed from the Feature Articles page of the journal's Web site (www.epidem.com). Submissions should conform to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals www.icmje.org
Suggestions for reporting study results can be found at www.consort-statement.org. Although the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) statement refers to randomized trials, many of the suggestions are equally applicable to observational studies. This Web site also presents recommendations for reporting on meta-analyses of observational studies (MOOSE).
In order to facilitate blind review, please delete from the manuscript all identifying information. Do not include any information about authors and institutions, funding sources, or acknowledgments, and do not set up page headers or footers with authors' names.
Format the manuscript files to be printed on standard 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper with at least a 1-inch (2.5 cm) margin on all sides. Use 12-point Times New Roman or similar standard font. Double-space and left-justify all text, including legends and references. Tables should also be double-spaced. Insert page breaks after the abstract, main text, acknowledgments, references, and each table. Number all pages.
We prefer clear, declarative sentences in the active voice. Use metric and SI units of measure. Footnotes are acceptable in tables but not in the main text or figures. Avoid acronyms unless they are widely recognized (eg, HIV is acceptable, but not ELFMF). Define any acronyms and abbreviations at first mention in text, and also in each table and figure.
We discourage the use of p-values or dependence on statistical significance; for a discussion of this topic please refer to the May 2001 issue of the journal (Epidemiology 2001;12:286,288-297). These papers are available in the Feature Articles section of the journal's Web site (www.epidem.com).
Abstract: Research articles need a structured abstract, with headings for Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Methods should identify the study population, study years, and location, if appropriate. Unstructured abstracts are allowed for unstructured papers (eg, methodology papers). Abstracts are limited to 250 words; these do not count as part of the word count for the text of the article. No references are permitted in abstracts, and abbreviations should be used sparingly.
Key Words: List up to five key words under the abstract, conforming to Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) used in Index Medicus. For manuscripts without abstracts (including letters), provide key words at the end of the text.
References: References should be numbered in order of appearance in the text, tables and figures, and should be listed immediately after the main text. Reference numbers in the text should be superscripts following the next period or comma. Please do not use automatic numbering software. Cite unpublished data (such as personal communications or papers that have been submitted but not yet accepted) in the text in parentheses. Personal communications require the name of source, date, and type of communication.
Please follow the reference style given in the American Medical Association Manual of Style (9th edition). Sample references can also be found on the journal's Web site (www.epidem.com). If there are more than six authors, list only the first three, followed by "et al." Authors should verify all references using MEDLINE (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi). Abbreviate journal names as listed in the Journal Browser section of the MEDLINE Web site.
Examples of Reference Style
NOTES: If there are more than six authors, list only the first three, followed by "et al." Verify references, including journal abbreviations, using MEDLINE http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi.
Journal article
1. Botto LD, Lynberg MC, Erickson JD. Congenital heart defects, maternal febrile illness, and multivitamin use: a population-based study. Epidemiology. 2001; 12:485-490. NOTE: If the journal article is an editorial or a letter or an abstract, include this word in brackets following the title of the article.
Book chapter
2. Greenland S. Applications of stratified analysis methods. In: Rothman KJ, Greenland S, eds. Modern Epidemiology. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1998:288-300.
Entire book
3. MacMahon B, Pugh TF. Epidemiology: Principles and Methods. Boston: Little Brown and Co.; 1970.
Software
4. Epi Info [computer program]. Version 6. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1994.
Online journals
5. Friedman SA. Preeclampsia: a review of the role of prostaglandins. Obstet Gynecol [serial online]. January 1988;71:22-37. Available from: BRS Information Technologies, McLean, VA. Accessed December 15, 1990.
Database
6. CANCERNET-PDQ [database online]. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute; 1996. Updated March 29, 1996.
World Wide Web
7. Gostin LO. Drug use and HIV/AIDS [JAMA HIV/AIDS web site]. June 1, 1996. Available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/special/hiv/ethics. Accessed June 26, 1997.
Unpublished material (personal communications and unpublished papers, including papers submitted but not yet accepted):
Cite in the text, in parentheses. Include name of source or authors, date, and type of communication. For example:
1. AK Smith, written communication, June 2003.
1. SB Jones, unpublished data, 2003.
Tables: Tables should have clear titles and explanatory footnotes (eg, to define abbreviations). Tables ought to be understandable without reading the text. Number the tables in their order of presentation in the text. Use only horizontal lines. See recent issues of EPIDEMIOLOGY for examples.
Figures: The journal strongly encourages the use of graphs and other figures. Aim for clarity in their design. (See, for example, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte, 1983.) Number figures in the order they are discussed. Ratio measures (such as odds ratios) should be shown on a logarithmic scale. Figures are typically reduced to one column width, and should be made to be easily legible at this reduction. Provide brief legends on a separate page following the references. Color figures are printed at the author's expense.
Figures may be submitted on disk or as high-quality laser prints. Electronic art should be submitted as TIFF (tagged image file format), EPS (encapsulated postscript), or PPT (Power Point) files. Line art must have a resolution of at least 1200 dpi (dots per inch), and electronic photographs (radiographs, CT scans, etc.) and scanned images must have a resolution of at least 300 dpi. If fonts are used in the artwork, they must be converted to paths or outlines, or they must be embedded in the files. All electronic art must be accompanied by high-resolution laser prints of the images. Files can be submitted on a 3?inch high-density disk, a CD-ROM, or an Iomega Zip disk. Please note that we cannot use artwork generated from office suite programs such as Corel Draw and MS Word, or artwork downloaded from the Internet (JPEG or GIFF files). Additional instructions for electronic formatting of figures are available at http://cjs.cadmus.com/da
We invite good-quality black-and-white photographs of general relevance to the topic of the manuscript; these are published when space permits. You must have written informed consent of persons in the photographs.
Acknowledgments: These should include colleagues who contributed to the manuscript but who do not meet requirements for authorship. If the manuscript is being submitted directly to Rapid Review, there is a separate space for entering the acknowledgments. If the manuscript is being submitted by e-mail (or as hard-copy) acknowledgments should be included in the cover letter.
Appendices: Authors are invited to notify us when they have material that may be too extensive for the print publication (such as additional tables or the study questionnaire). This material may be published in the on-line version of the Journal, where it is freely accessible without subscription.
Instructions for Authors of Accepted Manuscripts
Details regarding accepted manuscripts are presented below. Accepted manuscripts must conform to all requirements for first submissions unless otherwise noted; complete Instructions for Authors are available in the January and June issues of EPIDEMIOLOGY and in the Author Guide section on the journal's Web site (www.epidem.com).
Preparation of Manuscript for Production Please review and incorporate our editorial changes into a final version of the paper. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns about these changes.
In addition, after a paper is accepted, a new title page and the acknowledgments should be created for the manuscript as follows:
New Title Page: Include the following information on the title page:
- complete manuscript title,
- abbreviated running title (up to 40 characters),
- separate word counts for abstract and for main text (excluding references),
- authors' full names (without degrees) and affiliations at the time the work was done,
- name and complete contact information for the corresponding author, and sources of financial support, including granting agency and grant number if applicable.
Acknowledgments: Provide acknowledgments on a separate page, at the end of the text. These should include colleagues who contributed to the manuscript but who do not meet the requirements for authorship.
Author Responsibilities and Copyright Transfer Form
If you have not already done so, you must enclose the journal's form for Authorship Responsibility, Financial Disclosure, and Copyright Transfer signed by all authors. Manuscripts cannot be processed until we have the completed form. The form is available at www.epidem.com
Electronic Submission
Authors must submit an electronic version of the final accepted manuscript. Electronic files should be in a standard word processing format; Microsoft Word (or Corel WordPerfect) is preferred. Although conversions can be made from other formats, the vagaries of the conversion process may introduce errors. The journal cannot assume responsibility for errors in the conversion of customized software, newly released software, or special characters. Do not submit ASCII text files. If preparing manuscripts on Macintosh computers, do not use the Fast Save option.
If your paper does not include figures, send this electronic version of your manuscript to us at editor@epijournal.org
If your paper includes figures, we require a hard copy of the manuscript, plus the electronic files on disks. One disk should contain only one text file (the final version of the accepted manuscript).
Figures may be submitted on disk or as high-quality laser prints. Electronic art should be submitted as TIFF (tagged image file format), EPS (encapsulated postscript), or PPT (Power Point) files. Line art must have a resolution of at least 1200 dpi (dots per inch), and electronic photographs (radiographs, CT scans, etc.) and scanned images must have a resolution of at least 300 dpi. If fonts are used in the artwork, they must be converted to paths or outlines, or they must be embedded in the files. All electronic art must be accompanied by high-resolution laser prints of the images. Files can be submitted on a 3?inch high-density disk, a CD-ROM, or an Iomega Zip disk. Please note that we cannot use artwork generated from office suite programs such as Corel Draw and MS Word, or artwork downloaded from the Internet (JPEG or GIFF files). Additional instructions for electronic formatting of figures are available at http://cjs.cadmus.com/da
If supplemental material is being provided for electronic appendices to the on-line version of the manuscript, please provide the electronic version of this material. If this material does not include figures, you may e-mail it to us at editor@epijournal.org. If figures are included, please send us a hard copy, plus the electronic version on its own disk.
Label each submitted disk clearly with the name of the author, manuscript title, journal title, manuscript number, computer program and version, and file name. Use separate disks for text, digital art files, and electronic appendices
Page Proofs and Corrections
Corresponding authors will receive electronic page proofs to check the copyedited and typeset article before publication. Portable document format (PDF) files of the typeset pages and support documents will be sent to the corresponding author by e-mail. Complete instructions will be provided with the e-mail for downloading and printing the files and for faxing the corrected page proofs to the publisher. Those authors without an e-mail address will receive hard-copy page proofs. It is the author's responsibility to ensure there are no errors in the proofs.
Changes that have been made to conform to journal style will stand if they do not alter the authors' meaning. Only the most critical changes to the accuracy of the content are allowed at the galley stage. The publisher reserves the right to deny any changes that do not affect the accuracy of the content. Authors may be charged for their alterations to the proofs beyond those required to correct errors or to answer queries. Proofs must be checked and returned within 48 hours of receipt, as requested in the cover letter accompanying the page proofs.
Reprints
With the page proofs, the corresponding author will receive a reprint order form that specifies reprint costs. Return your reprint request with the corrected proofs if possible. Reprints are normally shipped 6 to 8 weeks after publication. Direct questions to: Reprint Department, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 351 W. Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-2436; phone 800-341-2258; e-mail: reprints@lww.com.
Page charges: There is no charge for publication of up to four published pages. Authors are charged $65 per page for pages 5-7 and $90 per page for additional pages. Billing follows publication.
Checklist for Submitted Manuscripts
- Cover letter (see requirements)
- Abstract (structured, if manuscript is structured; within 250 words)
- Key words (up to five)
- Text (follows journal style)
- References (accuracy, style, numbering)
- Tables (numbered, with title)
- Figures (numbered, with legends on separate page)
- Permission to reproduce copyrighted materials and to publish photographs of people
- Two copies of any related publications (mailed to journal editorial office)
Editorial Board
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Allen J. Wilcox
EDITORS
Jonathan M. Samet
Dale P. Sandler
David A. Savitz
Sholom Wacholder
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DEPUTY EDITOR
Margaret F. McCann
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Judy Eshelman
FOUNDER AND EDITOR EMERITUS
Kenneth J. Rothman
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London
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Boston
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Durham
Eduardo L. Franco
Montreal
Sander Greenland
Los Angeles
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Chapel Hill
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Irva Hertz-Picciotto
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David J. Hunter
Boston
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Durham
Matthew Longnecker
Durham
Diana B. Petitti
Pasadena
Charles Poole
Chapel Hill
Art Reingold
Berkeley
Elio Riboli
Lyon
Beate Ritz
Los Angeles
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Mexico City
Meir Stampfer
Boston
Kyle Steenland
Atlanta
Jan P. Vandenbroucke
Leiden
Clarice Weinberg
Durham
Noel S. Weiss
Seattle
Walter C. Willett
Boston
Michelle A. Williams
Seattle
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Dale P. Sandler
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