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Journal of Communicable Diseases

Indian Society for Malaria and Communicable Diseases · India

ISSN0019-5138

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q446

Total46

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Scorei

0.134

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.161

Total Worksi

846

Total Citationsi

1,741

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Communicable Diseases publishes research on epidemiological and entomological diseases. It focuses on the causes, risk management, diagnosis, cure, and prevention of communicable diseases, including malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases.

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General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 89 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications846

Publisher OrgAdvanced Research Publications

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Indian Society for Malaria and Communicable Diseases

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0019-5138

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

177

2020

193

2021

112

191

2022

2023

103

2024

116

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Infectious DiseasesQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Infectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsMalaria Research and ControlCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesDiverse Scientific Research StudiesParasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentVirology and Viral DiseasesDengue and Mosquito Control Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Communicable Diseases

Is Journal of Communicable Diseases a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Communicable Diseases: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 46/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Communicable Diseases?

Journal of Communicable Diseases is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.134.

Is Journal of Communicable Diseases indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Communicable Diseases is indexed in Scopus.