OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (6): 832-836.

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Analysis and current status of domestic and foreign journals on epidemiology of infectious diseases

YU Jing-bo1a,2, YU Hao1a, GU Qing2,3, ZENG Qiang1b   

  1. 1. a Institute of Environmental Health and School Hygiene,b Institute of Occupational Health,Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Tianjin 300011,China;
    2. School of Public Health,Tianjin Medical University,Tianjin 300070,China;
    3. Tianjin Health Commission,Tianjin 300011,China
  • Received:2022-07-04 Revised:2022-08-01 Published:2026-03-04
  • Contact: ZENG Qiang,Chief physician,E-mail:tjcdczys@163.com

Abstract: Objective To analyze the domestic and foreign journals related to the epidemiology of infectious diseases,provide basis for technical personnel to contribute and consult literature. Methods In December 2021,2020 edition of journal citation report (JCR) and Chinese journals related to the epidemiology of infectious disease were collected and sorted out. SCI journals were sorted by using Total Cites,journal impact factor and annual volume. Chinese journals were sorted by indices such as publication period and included database. Results At present,a total of 78 English journals are related to the epidemiology of infectious diseases,which mainly distributed in the discipline categories of "infectious Diseases","Public,Environmental & Occupational Health" and "Statistics & Probability". There are 19 Chinese journals in total,of which 4 were included in PubMed and 11 were included in the Guide to the Core Journals of China. Conclusion Although there are many journals about the epidemiology of infectious diseases,there is a lack of journals only focusing on the epidemiology of infectious diseases. With the development of the epidemiology of infectious diseases,the demand for papers in this regard will increase. In order to promote the development of the discipline,it is suggested to establish a special issue.

Key words: Epidemiology of infectious diseases, Journal citation report, Scientific citation index, Guide to the Core Journals of China

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