Author:

• Mathias Roberto Loch - Loch, MR - <mathiasuel@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2680-4686

Co-author(s):

• Sérgio Viana Peixoto - Peixoto, SV - <sergio.peixoto@fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9431-2280
• Bárbara Hatzlhoffer Lourenço - Lourenço, BH - <barbaralourenco@usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2006-674X
• Edson Zangiacomi Martinez - Martinez, EZ - <edson@fmrp.usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0949-3222
• Antonio Augusto Moura da Silva - Silva, AAM - <aamouradasilva@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4968-5138

Abstract:

The objective was to analyze the scientific production in Epidemiology of the journal
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva in 2024, updating a previously published article, that
examined publications from 1996 to 2002, 2011 and 2019. The selection was based on a
review of title and abstract (and, in some cases, the methods) of the original research
articles and systematic reviews. Of the 305 articles whose title was considered, 125
(40.1%) were classified as epidemiological studies. Regarding the thematic
classification, the three most common were “Evaluation of health systems, policies,
programs and services” (16%), “Epidemiology of accidents, violence and physical
injuries” (13.6%) and “Epidemiology of adolescent health” (9.6%). 56% were
descriptive/cross-sectional studies, 24.2% focused on adult population, 47.4% were
carried out in the universe of subjects, 46.4% had more than 5,000 participants and
40.8% were from authors from the Southeast region. The results point to notable
changes compared to the previous article, with a decrease in descriptive/cross-sectional
studies and an increase in time series trends and sample sizes, possibly explained by the
strengthening in Brazil of serial population-based surveys and the use of information
from information systems.

Keywords:

Epidemiology, Public Health, Editorial policies, Journal articles.

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