Welcome to Demographic Research,

published by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Demographic Research publishes demographic research and related material from the full range of disciplines that bear on demography; the journal harnesses the potential of the Internet and, by freely and widely disseminating research papers over the Web, encourages the development of an international community of people concerned with population issues.

Demographic Research content, including Special Collection content, is covered in: ISI Web of Science, ISI Social Sciences Citation Index, The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Scopus (from Elsevier), Google Scholar, RePEc, Sociological Abstracts, and www.history-journals.de. Selected articles (especially fertility related) are included in both • POPLINE and • PubMed Demographic Research is most often abbreviated as: Demographic Res. Use as follows for citations (indicating volume and page numbers): Hoem JM (2005) Demographic Res 13:559-572.

The three most recent articles:

Volume   Article ID   Pages   Title, Author  Date Published

18 12 337-376 The transition to early fatherhood: National estimates based on multiple surveys Kathryn Hynes, Kara Joyner, H. Elizabeth Peters, Felicia DeLeone research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 236 kB) ] 29 Apr 2008

18 11 311-336 Correlated mortality risks of siblings in Kenya: The role of state dependence Walter Rasugu Omariba, Fernando Rajulton, Roderic Beaujot research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 306 kB) ] 23 Apr 2008

18 10 285-310 What can we learn from indirect estimations on mortality in Mongolia, 1969-1989? Thomas Spoorenberg research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 282 kB) ] 18 Apr 2008