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

19 50 1749-1758 Biodemography: Research prospects and directions James R. Carey reflexion Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 188 kB) ] 30 Sep 2008

19 49 1727-1748 A behaviorally-based approach to measuring inequality Robert Schoen, Claudia Nau research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 1022 kB) ] 26 Sep 2008

19 48 1693-1726 The influence of parents on cohabitation in Italy - Insights from two regional contexts Christin Schröder research article Open Access [ Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 336 kB) ] 23 Sep 2008