SCOPE OF THE JOURNAL

History

The Journal was founded in 1889 by Professor Angelo Celli as “Annali dell’Istituto d’Igiene Sperimentale dell’Università di Roma”; its name changed several times since then, as detailed in Former Denominations – becoming “Annali d’Igiene” under the direction of Prof G Sanarelli in 1914; “Nuovi Annali d’Igiene e Microbiologia” under the direction of Proffs V Puntoni, A Tizzano and SU D’Arca in 1949; and finally “Annali di Igiene : Medicina Preventiva e di Comunità” under the direction of Prof GM Fara in 1989; having been published with no interruptions for 127 years – it is therefore the oldest Italian scientific journal in the field of Public Health.

Its headquarters were housed since 1889 in the building of the former “Istituto d’Igiene Sperimentale” at Piazza del Viminale, and moved in 1936 to the new Campus of the University of Rome.
At present they are housed in the Sanarelli Building, the site of the Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases – Piazzale Aldo Moro 5

Aims

Annali di Igiene is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal, offering also (a) an optional full open access and (b) an option of e-pub ahead of print.
It publishes original research papers, short papers, invited reviews and letters to the Editor on all aspects of epidemiology, prevention and practice of public health, as detailed in Types of papers and Article Structure.

Its target are public health researchers and practitioners and those who manage and deliver public health services. It will also be of interest to anyone involved in provision of public health programmes, the care of populations or communities and those who contribute to the Public Health Service in any way.

Annali di Igiene considers submission of contributions on any aspect of public health across. These include:

  • Public health practice and impact
  • Applied epidemiology
  • Need or impact assessments
  • Health service effectiveness, management and re-design
  • Health protection including control of communicable diseases
  • Health promotion and disease prevention
  • Evaluation of public health programmes or interventions
  • Public health governance, audit and quality
  • Public health laws and ethics
  • Public health policy and comparisons
  • Capacity in public health systems and workforce
  • Public Health Nursing
  • Environmental Health
  • Engineering and Architecture for Public Health

The Editorial Committee will also consider articles on any issue relating indirectly to public health.

Supplements

Annali di Igiene also publishes supplements on topical issues
Organizations or individuals who wish to present proposals for supplements should contact the Managing Editor at rosella.delvecchioigiene@gmail.com

Impact on practice

Papers describing original research impacting on public health practice are particularly encouraged.
Those describing a particular event (e.g. an outbreak of infectious disease) should be submitted as soon as possible, and it is suggested for them to request the e-pub ahead of print option.

Fast track publication of suitable articles is possible, and is represented by the e-pub option (see “e-pub ahead of print” chapter on this site). The choice of such option should be communicated ASAP to the Managing Editor (rosella.delvecchioigiene@gmail.com).

Papers are invited from anywhere in the world, therefore authors are asked to ensure that sufficient context is provided for all readers to appreciate their contribution.