Why publish with AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology

AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology publishes across the breadth of epidemiology, including emerging branches of research such as social epidemiology, and provides an inclusive, trustworthy, open access (OA) venue for the global scientific community, basing editorial decisions on validity, expanding knowledge and overall value to the scientific record.  

Owned by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, with an affiliation to the Society for Epidemiologic Research, the journal publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed research from a wide, interdisciplinary community of scholars and clinicians. AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology is published alongside the Bloomberg School’s other high-impact titles, American Journal of Epidemiology and Epidemiologic Reviews, all of which are focused on driving forward the Bloomberg School’s mission to keep millions around the world safe from illness and injury by pioneering new research, deploying knowledge in the field, and educating tomorrow’s public health leaders. 

Read on to learn more about why AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology is the perfect home for your research. 

Supporting the global community 

AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology is committed to strengthening equity and inclusion in publication. The broad reaching journal is dedicated to supporting healthcare scholars and clinicians through access to the latest research and reviews on all aspects of epidemiology without barriers. 

Internationally recognized editorial team 

Led by Editor-in-Chief David Celentano, the Charles Armstrong chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology is supported by a team of highly acclaimed editors from across this multidisciplinary field.  

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Quality peer review 

The editors and editorial board of AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology are leaders in the field and ensure the journal publishes high-quality content, operates ethically, and is a welcoming publishing outlet for authors. 

Fully open access 

Publishing your research open access offers a variety of benefits with the #1 benefit being no barriers for accessing your work. Open access research is free to read, download, and reuse by anyone around the world which can result in greater usage and citations of your article. Other benefits include helping health care scholars, clinicians, practitioners, etc. further the impact and action of your work, as well as ensuring that your work is always compliant with funder mandates. 

AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology offers both CC BY 4.0 and CC BY-NC licenses. Society for Epidemiologic Research members receive a 20% discount. To learn more about SER and the benefits its members receive, visit https://epiresearch.org. 

Authors interested in publishing in AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology may be able to publish their paper Open Access using funds available through their institution’s agreement with OUP. 

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Publish a range of content with AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology 

AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology publishes a range of content and article types so you can choose the format most appropriate for communicating your research including: 

• Original contributions 

• Reviews 

• Commentaries 

• AJE Advances Classroom 

• Research Letters 

• Letters to the Editor 

• Editorials 

The journal covers all aspects of epidemiology, including emerging branches of research such as social epidemiology and is inclusive of early career researchers within the authorship, editorship, and reviewer pool. It accepts direct submissions, and transfers from the American Journal of Epidemiology and Epidemiologic Reviews. 

Speed of publication 

Accepted manuscripts are published online with a DOI within 48 hours of authors signing their license to publish, meaning your research will be seen and cited as soon as possible. 

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Read our instructions to authors to learn more about preparing and submitting your manuscript with us or submit now via our submission site. 

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