The Journal of Chronic Disease Epidemiology (JCDE) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal focused on advancing epidemiological research related to chronic diseases. It serves as a platform for epidemiologists, public health professionals, clinical researchers, and physicians to share findings that contribute to understanding the burden, distribution, causes, control, and treatment of chronic conditions worldwide.
The journal publishes studies that apply epidemiological methods to examine the etiology, distribution, natural history, prevention, progression, and treatment of chronic diseases, including but not limited to:
- cardiovascular disease
- cancer
- diabetes
- hypertension
- obesity
- Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
- gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases
- mental and psychological conditions
- nervous system diseases (eg. chronic pain)
Accepting original research articles, review articles, clinical trials, protocols, case series, and commentaries, the journal welcomes the submission of negative and null results and reproducibility studies.