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Social Distancing

Social distancing is a set of non-pharmaceutical public health measures that reduce close physical contact between people in order to slow the transmission of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. The underlying principle is to limit opportunities for person-to-person spread by maintaining physical separation, restr…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 17× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2692-1537 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Social distancing is a set of non-pharmaceutical public health measures that reduce close physical contact between people in order to slow the transmission of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. The underlying principle is to limit opportunities for person-to-person spread by maintaining physical separation, restricting gatherings, and reducing movement, thereby lowering the rate at which a pathogen passes through a population. During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing was applied alongside measures such as mask wearing, surface disinfection, quarantine, and lockdowns, and was a central element of efforts to manage outbreaks and protect health systems. Beyond its epidemiological role, social distancing carries important social, economic, and psychological consequences, including effects on mental health, social isolation, and the wellbeing of vulnerable groups such as older adults and people with chronic conditions. Key aspects of study include the biophysical basis of transmission and the rationale for distancing, the balance between disease control and social harm, and the broader impacts on economies and supply chains. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research reflecting these themes, including biophysical models of mask use and distancing, analyses of the rationale for distancing and surface disinfection, the mental-health effects of quarantine and isolation, and the social and economic impacts of pandemic restrictions.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2022

Analysis of Risk of Death due to COVID-19 in Cameroon

Whegang Youdom SolangeCorresponding author
The University of Dschang Taskforce for the Elimination of COVID-19 (UNITED#COVID-19) .
Exact topic International Journal of Coronaviruses doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-22-4115
2020

Mental Health in The Context of The COVID 19 Pandemic

Yadav RavinderCorresponding author
Medical Social Welfare Officer Department of Medical Record Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh, India
Exact topic International Journal of Coronaviruses Cited by 1 doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3367
2020

The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): A Narrative Review

Rezapour BarataliCorresponding author
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Assistant Professor, PhD in Health education and promotion, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
Exact topic International Journal of Coronaviruses Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3373

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 17 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Social Distancing, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Coronaviruses (ISSN 2692-1537).

Journal editorial board
Dr. Omeed Memar · USA Dr. SUDIPTI GUPTA · United States Dr. Jose Luis Turabian · Spain

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