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Journal of Infectious Diseases

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0022-1899eISSN1537-6613

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.863

H-Indexi

370

SNIPi

1.229

Total Worksi

38,799

Total Citationsi

1,898,465

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology; Immunology and Allergy.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwenty Four No. A Year, 2001-

StatusActive

Total Publications38,799

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-1899 / 1537-6613

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

694

22k

2019

811

33k

2020

636

16k

2021

488

10k

2022

609

7.6k

2023

656

4.8k

2024

662

1.9k

2025

435

142

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.

Immunology and AllergyQ1

Infectious DiseasesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ImmunologyInfectious DiseasesMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

Immunology and AllergyInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

HIV Research and TreatmentRespiratory viral infections researchViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Infectious Diseases

Is Journal of Infectious Diseases a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Infectious Diseases: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Infectious Diseases?

Journal of Infectious Diseases is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.19.

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

Journal of Infectious Diseases is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Infectious Diseases?