Emerging Themes in Epidemiology

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology is an open access journal published by BioMed Central on behalf of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, founded in 2004, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 5.5.《流行病学新兴议题》（Emerging Themes in Epidemiology）由（BioMed Central）代表伦敦卫生与热带医学院出版，2004 年创办，为开放获取期刊，2025 年影响因子为 5.5。

Scope

• The journal argues that more fundamental discussion is needed of the theoretical frameworks that underpin epidemiology.本刊主张，对支撑流行病学的理论框架需要更根本的讨论。
• The methodological and practical challenges of conducting epidemiological research are a central subject.开展流行病学研究在方法学与实践层面的挑战是其中心主题。
• Novel frameworks for causal inference and for the analysis of observational data are published.用于因果推断与观察性数据分析的新框架均予发表。
• Emerging infectious diseases and their epidemiology are covered.新发传染病及其流行病学均有收录。
• Study design, measurement and statistical methods are treated at length.研究设计、测量与统计方法受到重点讨论。
• The epidemiology of global health problems, particularly in low and middle income settings, is within scope.全球健康问题的流行病学，尤其是中低收入场景下的研究，均在其范围之内。
• Research ethics and the practice of open science in epidemiology are also represented.研究伦理与流行病学中的开放科学实践亦有收录。

History

• The journal was conceived by Clarence Tam and Ben Lopman at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and published its first articles in 2004.本刊由伦敦卫生与热带医学院的 Clarence Tam 与 Ben Lopman 构想，并自 2004 年起发表首批文章。
• It is published by BioMed Central on behalf of the school, and is one of only a small number of fully open access journals dedicated to epidemiology.本刊由（BioMed Central）代表该学院出版，是少数完全开放获取的流行病学期刊之一。
• Its founding editorial set out a distinctive model in which the editorial board and review process are managed by research degree students.其创刊社论提出了独特的模式：编委会与评审流程由研究生学历的研究者管理。
• Final editorial control rests with senior faculty who serve as associate editors, so the journal doubles as a training ground.最终编辑决定权属于担任副编辑的资深教师，因此本刊同时充当训练场。
• It has been open access since launch, with articles released under a Creative Commons Attribution licence.本刊自创办起即为开放获取，文章以知识共享署名许可发布。
• Its impact factor stood at 4.1 in 2024 and 5.5 in 2025, and the journal is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scopus and PubMed.其影响因子在 2024 年为 4.1，2025 年为 5.5，本刊被新兴来源引文索引、（Scopus）与（PubMed）收录。

Editors

• Clarence Tam, one of the journal's founders, serves as editor.本刊创办人之一 Clarence Tam 担任编辑。
• The day to day running of the journal is in the hands of doctoral students and recent PhD graduates in the United Kingdom and Singapore.期刊的日常运作由英国与新加坡的在读博士生及近期博士毕业生负责。
• An international board of senior academics in public health oversees the editorial process.由公共卫生领域资深学者组成的国际委员会对编辑流程进行把关。
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed, and the journal publishes theoretical, methodological and empirical work.稿件经同行评审，本刊发表理论、方法学与实证研究。
• As a fully open access journal it charges article processing charges, with waivers available.作为完全开放获取期刊，本刊收取文章处理费，并设有减免。
• The journal also publishes commentaries that debate how epidemiological research should be conducted.本刊也发表讨论流行病学研究应如何开展的评论文章。