Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Former name(s)	British Journal of Social Medicine, British Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Community Health
Abbreviated title (ISO)	J. Epidemiol. Community Health.
Discipline	Public health, epidemiology
Language	English
Edited by	Martin Bobak, James R. Dunn
Publication details
Publisher	BMJ Group
Publication history	1947-present
Frequency	Monthly
Impact factor (2010)	2.983
Indexing
ISSN	0143-005X (print) 1470-2738 (web) British Journal of Social Medicine: 0366-0842 British Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine: 0007-1242 Epidemiology and Community Health: 0142-467X
CODEN	JECHDR
OCLC number	05385322
Links
Journal homepage Online access Online archive

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 established in 1947 and has been published under various titles. Former titles are:

• 1949- 1953: British Journal of Social Medicine
• 1954- 1977: British Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine
• 1978: Epidemiology and Community Health

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by:

• MEDLINE/PubMed
• Scopus
• Science Citation Index
• Social Sciences Citation Index
• Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences
• Current Contents/Clinical Medicine
• Current Contents/Life Sciences
• BIOSIS Previews

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2010 impact factor of 2.983.

External links

• Official website