Instructions to authors
Below are instructions for submitting original manuscripts and revisions to the American Journal of Epidemiology (AJE). If you have any questions, please contact the editorial office at AJEADMIN@jhu.edu.
Initial Submission
Manuscript Submission Guidelines
We at the AJE appreciate the time and effort our authors expend to prepare manuscripts for publication. We will consider for publication articles submitted in any format and reference style. Our only text requirements are the following:
Articles must be blinded (i.e., no authors, affiliations, or disclosures/conflicts of interest listed within the article.
Abstracts must be provided for those articles types that require them (see below).
Word counts must fall within the prescribed limits (see below). Note that word counts should not include the abstract, references, tables, or figure legends.
Please visit ScholarOne to submit. Please follow this link for instructions on how to submit your manuscript online.
If your paper is a new version of a previously rejected one, please include the original article number and a detailed explanation of why it is being resubmitted as a new paper in the cover letter.
Correspondence
The author who submits the manuscript will remain the contact author throughout the entire publishing process. At the time of submission, the corresponding author must confirm that all authors meet the authorship criteria and have seen and approved of the paper. When the final revision of the manuscript has been accepted, the senior author must sign a Publication Agreement (see "Copyright") and a statement accepting responsibility for publication charges.
Manuscripts
The AJE considers manuscripts for which copyright has not been assigned, that do not essentially duplicate already published material, and that are not being simultaneously considered for publication elsewhere. We do accept manuscripts that have been published on preprint servers (see below). If the submitted manuscript is based on the findings of an article that is in press or if such an article is cited in support of current findings, a copy of the article should be uploaded along with the submitted manuscript.
Descriptions of manuscript types and associated word counts are available in the table below. Although we typically follow the author’s suggested section, the editorial board reserves the right to change the section in which the paper will be published if it is found to be acceptable for publication. Editors can request that authors shorten their papers further. Lengthy, encyclopedic tables should be avoided.
Abstracts are limited to 200 words and should be unstructured. For Original Contributions and Practice of Epidemiology articles, abstracts should state concisely the research question that was asked, the methods used, and the results and conclusions of the research. For opinion pieces, it should include a brief summary of the arguments being presented. Because the abstract is used by abstracting services such as MEDLINE and must make sense when read alone, it should not include citations of the scientific literature or figures or tables. However, it should include the study year(s), location, and population studied, if applicable.
Manuscript Type
Description
Word Count
Abstract?
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES
Original Contribution
Reports of original research comprising laboratory, field, clinical, or mathematical modeling studies of conditions that impact the population's health, as well as studies of statistical or methodological issues. We encourage methodological contributions aimed at improving the design and analysis of epidemiologic studies. Although we recognize that such papers may require a technical level above that of the typical original contribution published in the Journal, we encourage authors of methodological papers to make them as comprehensible as possible by using examples based on epidemiologic studies and by relegating highly technical material to appendices.
4,000 Yes
Practice of Epidemiology and Methodology
Papers dealing with the practical application of epidemiologic or statistical methods (such as the implementation of statistical techniques or the evaluation of interview strategies).
4,000 Yes
Study Design
Manuscripts that describe designs, methods, and procedures of specific epidemiologic studies, particularly large and/or multicenter studies.
4,000 Yes
Systematic Reviews and Meta- and Pooled Analysis
In-depth reviews and analyses on both substantive subject areas and methodologic aspects of epidemiology.
4,000 Yes
The AJE Classroom
Short articles in which basics of epidemiologic methods are explained.
1,500 No
Research Letter
Articles presenting new data (often preliminary) that are not of sufficient length to warrant an Original Contribution. Only 1 figure and 1 short table are permitted.
1,500 No
OPINION ARTICLES
Commentary
Opinion piece about either an epidemiologic topic or a previously published AJE article.
2,000 Yes
Data-Driven Commentary
Article in which authors present the state of knowledge on a topic along with their opinions on the topic. The purpose is to effectively synthesize the available data while also commenting on the current state of affairs
4,000 Yes
Point–Counterpoint
Groups of 2 articles in which authors present different sides of a discussion.
2,000 each Yes
Editorial
A short opinion piece written by an editor/editors of the AJE. Similar articles written by those who are not editors should be submitted as commentaries.
1,500 No
Letter to the Editor
Brief response to an article recently published in the AJE. The authors of the original paper will be invited to respond. Note that letters to the editor are not blinded.
500–600 No
Erratum
A brief article detailing necessary corrections to a previously published AJE article. They must include a description of the error, the corrected text, and a reference to the original article.
No limit No
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