About the Journal

Disease Prevention and Epidemiology is an open - access journal dedicated to the fields of disease prevention, public health, and epidemiology. It serves as a premier platform for the global scientific community to disseminate the latest advancements in understanding disease patterns, developing preventive strategies, and enhancing public health interventions. The journal provides an advanced forum for studies related to all aspects of disease prevention and epidemiology, including but not limited to the underlying causes of diseases, the spread of infectious and non - infectious diseases, and the effectiveness of preventive measures.

It publishes comprehensive reviews that synthesize existing knowledge, regular research papers presenting original findings, and short communications highlighting novel discoveries or important preliminary results. Additionally, Special Issues on specific topics of high relevance and emerging interest are regularly organized.

The aim of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology is to encourage scientists, researchers, and public health professionals to share their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. To this end, the journal has no restriction on the maximum length of papers. Full experimental details, including data collection methods, analysis procedures, and ethical considerations, should be provided to ensure the reproducibility of results.

Moreover, the journal has the following distinctive features:

Manuscripts presenting new and innovative research proposals, ideas, and conceptual frameworks in disease prevention and epidemiology are particularly welcome.

Electronic files, datasets, and software related to the full details of research procedures, data analysis, and modeling can be submitted as supplementary material to enhance the transparency and reproducibility of the research.

Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

  • Emerging Infectious Diseases: Surveillance, early warning systems, and control strategies for newly identified infectious pathogens, such as novel viruses and bacteria.
  • Vaccine - Preventable Diseases: Vaccine development, efficacy evaluation, immunization program optimization, and strategies to address vaccine hesitancy.
  • Antimicrobial Resistance: Mechanisms of resistance, prevalence studies, and interventions to prevent the spread of drug - resistant organisms in different settings (e.g., hospitals, communities).
  • Vector - Borne Diseases: Epidemiology of diseases transmitted by vectors (e.g., mosquitoes, ticks), vector control strategies, and the impact of climate change on vector - borne disease transmission.

Chronic Disease Prevention and Management

  • Lifestyle - Related Chronic Diseases: Prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, and chronic respiratory diseases through lifestyle modifications (e.g., diet, physical activity, smoking cessation).
  • Cancer Prevention and Early Detection: Identification of cancer risk factors, development of screening methods, and implementation of early detection programs for various types of cancer.
  • Mental Health Prevention: Early intervention and prevention of mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, and substance abuse, through community - based programs and policy initiatives.
  • Neurodegenerative Disease Prevention: Research on the prevention of diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, including risk factor identification and potential preventive interventions.

Environmental and Occupational Health

  • Environmental Health Risks: Impact of environmental factors (e.g., air pollution, water contamination, chemical exposure) on disease occurrence and strategies to reduce environmental health risks.
  • Occupational Disease Prevention: Identification of occupational hazards, development of preventive measures, and assessment of the health effects of work - related exposures in different industries.

Global Health and Health Disparities

  • Cross - Border Disease Spread: Epidemiology and control of diseases with the potential for global spread, such as pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases, and the role of international cooperation in disease prevention.
  • Health Disparities: Research on the causes of health inequalities among different populations (e.g., based on socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity) and the development of targeted interventions to reduce these disparities.
  • Health Systems and Policy: Evaluation of health systems' performance, development of health policies, and assessment of the impact of policy changes on disease prevention and public health outcomes.

Epidemiological Methods and Research Design

  • Study Design and Analysis: Development and application of appropriate study designs (e.g., cohort studies, case - control studies, randomized controlled trials) and statistical methods for epidemiological research.
  • Big Data and Epidemiology: Utilization of large - scale datasets (e.g., electronic health records, genomic data) in epidemiological research and the development of methods for data analysis and interpretation.
  • Causal Inference in Epidemiology: Methods for establishing causal relationships between exposures and health outcomes, including the use of counterfactual frameworks and causal diagrams.

Health Promotion and Behavior Change

  • Health Communication: Development and evaluation of health communication strategies to promote healthy behaviors and raise awareness about disease prevention.
  • Social and Behavioral Epidemiology: Research on the social, cultural, and behavioral determinants of health and disease, and the development of interventions to change health - related behaviors.
  • Community - Based Participatory Research: Approaches to involve communities in the design, implementation, and evaluation of disease prevention programs, ensuring cultural appropriateness and community empowerment.