流行病發表關于最廣義傳染病動態的論文。它的范圍既包括宿主內感染因子的動態，也包括種群水平的動態，特別是兩者之間的相互作用。重點領域包括:傳染病的傳播、傳播、持續、影響和人口動態;人口與公共衛生以及控制和預防的政策方面;個人層面的動態;與環境、生態和傳染病進化的相互作用，以及傳染病病原的種群遺傳學。該雜志將只發表使用高質量的小說或發表的數據進行分析的論文。成功的手稿通常是多學科和綜合性的。只有當方法學手稿呈現出清晰和相關的生物學應用，并從中獲得新穎的見解時，方法學手稿才會被接受。

Epidemics publishes papers on infectious disease dynamics in the broadest sense. Its scope covers both within-host dynamics of infectious agents and dynamics at the population level, particularly the interaction between the two. Areas of emphasis include: spread, transmission, persistence, implications and population dynamics of infectious diseases; population and public health as well as policy aspects of control and prevention; dynamics at the individual level; interaction with the environment, ecology and evolution of infectious diseases, as well as population genetics of infectious agents.The journal will only publish papers that use high quality novel or published data in their analysis. Successful manuscripts are typically multidisciplinary and integrative. Methodological manuscripts are only acceptable if they present a clear and relevant biological application for which novel insight is gained.