Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

*Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health*
Discipline	Public health, epidemiology
Language	English
Edited by	Vittal Katikireddi and Anna Pearce
Publication details
Former name(s)	British Journal of Social Medicine, British Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Community Health
History	1947-present
Publisher	BMJ Group
Frequency	Monthly
Impact factor	4.9 (2023)
Standard abbreviations;
ISO 4	J. Epidemiol. Community Health
Indexing;
CODEN	JECHDR
ISSN	0143-005X (print); 1470-2738 (web);
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 ;
Links
	Journal homepage ; Online access ; Online archive ;

Last updated August 23, 2025

History

The journal was established in 1947 by John Ryle, "one of the most distinguished figures in contemporary medicine".^[2] It has been published under various titles:^[3]

1947–1952: British Journal of Social Medicine
1953–1977: British Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine
1978: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
March 1979: Epidemiology and Community Health
June 1979–present: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed and Current Contents. The journal has a 2023 impact factor of 4.9.^[4]

References

↑ "Editorial Board". Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. BMJ Journals. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
↑ "Obituary: J. A. Ryle, M.D., F.R.C.P." British Medical Journal . 1 (4653): 611–614. 1950. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.4653.611-c. PMC 2037022 .
↑ "Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Vols. 33 to 61; 1979 to 2007". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
↑ "Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health". 2023 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2024 – via Web of Science.

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[Editorial_Board-1] "Editorial Board". Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. BMJ Journals. Retrieved 22 August 2025.

[2] "Obituary: J. A. Ryle, M.D., F.R.C.P." British Medical Journal . 1 (4653): 611–614. 1950. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.4653.611-c. PMC 2037022 .

[3] "Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Vols. 33 to 61; 1979 to 2007". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

[4] "Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health". 2023 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2024 – via Web of Science.

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