Aims and Scope
IJOE advances occupational health, environmental medicine, and workplace safety through rigorous peer-reviewed research.
IJOE publishes research advancing understanding and practice in occupational health, environmental medicine, and workplace safety across diverse industries and populations.
Clinical Occupational Medicine Practice Lanes
Day-to-day clinical responsibilities of occupational medicine:
- Fitness-for-duty evaluation
- Work restrictions and accommodations
- Return-to-work planning
- Impairment assessment
- Work-related illness and injury management
- Evidence-based clinical pathways
Clinical Environmental Medicine
How environmental exposures affect patient health:
- Exposure history taking
- Biomarkers of exposure
- Environmentally mediated disease guidance
- Risk communication
- Interdisciplinary coordination
- Clinical application in patient care
Occupational Health
Workplace safety and worker protection:
- Workplace safety programs
- Occupational diseases and injury prevention
- Hazard control and prevention strategies
- Worker well-being initiatives
- Clinical-workplace interventions
Environmental Medicine
Environmental factors shaping human health:
- Environmental pollutants and toxicology
- Exposure pathways and monitoring
- Community health impacts
- Evidence-based prevention
- Workplace-environment interactions
Occupational Epidemiology
Patterns and determinants of workplace health:
- Occupational exposures and outcomes
- Cohort and surveillance analyses
- Disease prevalence studies
- Causal inference methods
- Registry and surveillance research
Ergonomics and Industrial Hygiene
Workplace design and exposure management:
- Musculoskeletal risk reduction
- Human factors research
- Exposure monitoring and assessment
- Risk assessment methods
- Workplace design optimization
Clinical Practice Alignment: Submissions that strengthen clinical care are strongly encouraged, including clinical occupational medicine practice lanes and clinical environmental medicine research that informs patient care, exposure evaluation, and clinical guidance for environmentally mediated illness.
Mental Health and Psychosocial Risks
Workplace stress, burnout, psychosocial hazards, and mental health interventions in occupational settings.
Regulatory Policy and Standards
Implementation research, compliance studies, and policy impact on occupational and environmental health.
Vulnerable Populations
Research on aging workers, shift work effects, occupational health disparities, and high-risk communities.
Original Research
Full investigations with novel findings (5,000-7,000 words)
Review Articles
Systematic or narrative reviews (6,000-8,000 words)
Case Reports
Unusual cases with clinical value (2,000-3,000 words)
Methods Papers
Validation studies and diagnostic tools (3,000-4,000 words)
IJOE values rigorous study design, transparent reporting, and reproducible methods:
- Clear exposure assessment and diagnostic criteria
- Well-defined clinical endpoints and statistical methods
- Implementation context and adherence measures for interventions
- Confounder control and sensitivity analyses for observational studies
- Data availability and ethical approvals documented
Submit Your Research
Share your occupational and environmental medicine research with a global audience.
