Focus and Scope

Community Research of Epidemiology (CORE) Journal welcomes original research articles and comprehensive literature reviews that address critical national and global public health issues through an epidemiological lens. The journal provides a platform for scholarly dialogue and evidence-based insights across all branches of epidemiology, aiming to bridge the gap between science, policy, and public health practice.

The scope of the journal includes but is not limited to the following areas:

  1. Social Epidemiology
    Focuses on the social determinants of health, including how social structures, relationships, and inequalities influence disease distribution and health outcomes. Studies may address topics like socioeconomic status, education, race/ethnicity, social capital, and access to healthcare.

  2. Lifestyle Epidemiology
    Explores the impact of lifestyle behaviors—such as physical activity, diet, smoking, alcohol consumption, and sleep—on the occurrence and progression of diseases within populations. It emphasizes preventive strategies and behavior change interventions.

  3. Environmental Epidemiology
    Examines the relationship between environmental exposures (e.g., air pollution, water quality, chemical hazards, climate change) and health outcomes. It includes both urban and rural environmental health concerns and their implications for policy and planning.

  4. Zoonotic Epidemiology
    Investigates the epidemiology of diseases transmitted between animals and humans. This scope emphasizes the One Health approach, integrating human, animal, and environmental health to prevent and control zoonoses.

  5. Molecular Epidemiology
    Integrates molecular biology with epidemiological methods to identify genetic and molecular markers of disease. It provides insights into disease etiology, progression, and response to treatment, supporting precision public health.

  6. Nutritional Epidemiology
    Focuses on the role of diet and nutrition in the development and prevention of diseases. It includes dietary assessment methods, nutrient intake analysis, food insecurity, and their associations with chronic and infectious diseases.

  7. Health Care Epidemiology
    Studies health care-associated infections, patient safety, infection control practices, and the effectiveness of health services. It aims to improve health care quality and reduce disease burden in clinical settings.

  8. Field Epidemiology
    Involves real-time investigation and response to outbreaks, epidemics, and other urgent public health threats. This includes surveillance system evaluation, outbreak investigation, and rapid risk assessments in community settings.

  9. Genetic Epidemiology
    Analyzes the genetic factors and their interaction with environmental factors in disease causation. It encompasses population-based studies, genome-wide association studies (GWAS), and familial aggregation analyses.

Authors are also encouraged to submit high-quality manuscripts on emerging or interdisciplinary public health issues related to epidemiology, subject to editorial review and relevance to the journal’s mission.