Trends and success stories in research on occupational and environmental health

The headline in a main Finnish newspaper on 16 November announced: “Trust and interest for published science has increased in Finland”. I would have hypothesized that evidence-based knowledge was losing the game against the rush of non-scientific and commercial information – but I was wrong. A 3-year follow-up survey among the Finland population was clear on this. Could the growth in electronic and social media information actually be causing people to search for knowledge based on scientific facts? Forty-five years have passed since the publication of the first issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Work, ­Environment& Health (SJWEH) in January 1975. The Journal is unique due to its non-profit profile in a sea of large, commercial publishing house journals. With a current impact factor of 3.491, SJWEH is recognized for its high quality and interesting content. The main aim of the Journal has always been to promote good and impactful research in the field of occupational and environmental health and safety. The Journal makes a difference by providing its readership with innovative topics, systematic reviews on existing knowledge, and papers using advanced research methods. Over the years, the scientific focus areas of occupational research, research methods, and academic publishing have undergone major changes. In fact, the Journal ’s transformation over more than four decades can be used as a good example of how occupational research and publishing policy has adapte...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - Category: Occupational Health Tags: Editorial Source Type: research