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Environmental health research needed to manage the risks of climate change
Anthropogenic climate change is affecting population health and wellbeing worldwide. The two main policy options to prepare for and manage these risks are adaptation and mitigation; significantly increased investments in each are urgently needed. The consequences of climate change will affect health and wellbeing.
Toolkit for detecting misused epidemiological methods
What we know about health and disease derives mainly from epidemiology. Unfortunately, its methods and language can be misused and improperly applied. This commentary is a compendium of how epidemiology can be misused. The influence of financial interests is highlighted. Strategies to safeguard public health against such misuses are recommended.
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Association between ambient air pollutants and meteorological factors with SARS-CoV-2 transmission and mortality in India: an exploratory study
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Pervasive structural racism in environmental epidemiology
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Prenatal nitrosatable prescription drug intake, drinking water nitrate, and the risk of stillbirth: a register- and population-based cohort of Danish pregnancies, 1997–2017
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Joint effect of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and secondhand smoke exposure on hypertension in non-smoking women of childbearing age: NHANES 2007-2014
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The Bhopal disaster and its aftermath: a review
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The global environmental injustice of fast fashion
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Mercury from chlor-alkali plants: measured concentrations in food product sugar
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Obesity, physical activity, and the urban environment: public health research needs
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The impact of transportation infrastructure on bicycling injuries and crashes: a review of the literature
Call for papers: Environmental justice and policy research
Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in regards to environmental laws, regulations and protection from environmental health hazards. Environmental Health calls for papers in this subject area which will be a part of a cross-journal collection.
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Open Peer Review policy
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Editors-in-Chief
Philippe Grandjean, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
David Ozonoff, Boston University School of Public Health, USA
Aims and scope
Environmental Health publishes manuscripts on important aspects of environmental and occupational medicine and related studies in toxicology and epidemiology that elucidate the health implications of exposures to environmental hazards. Environmental Health articles are published with open access, and the journal practices open peer review.
The journal is aimed at scientists and practitioners in all areas of environmental science in which human health and well-being are involved, either directly or indirectly, and with a view to improving the prevention of environmentally-related risks to human health. Environmental Health is a public health journal serving the public health community and scientists working on matters of public health interest and importance pertaining to the environment.
Announcing the launch of In Review
Environmental Health, in partnership with Research Square, is now offering In Review. Authors choosing this free optional service will be able to:
- Share their work with fellow researchers to read, comment on, and cite even before publication
- Showcase their work to funders and others with a citable DOI while it is still under review
- Track their manuscript - including seeing when reviewers are invited, and when reports are received
Read more about the full range of benefits of In Review and how to opt in, or see the In Review platform for yourself here.
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EH Opportunities
Environmental Health lists relevant EH opportunities for free. Please send your brief description of the opportunity with the URL to the Journal Development Editor, Luke Jones at luke.jones@springernature.com.
Read MoreAnnual Journal Metrics
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Speed
77 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
33 days to first decision for all manuscripts
152 days from submission to acceptance
22 days from acceptance to publication
Citation Impact
5.984 - 2-year Impact Factor
6.581 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.820 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.623 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
Usage
1,003,317 downloads
2,082 Altmetric mentions