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Journal of Infection

W.B. Saunders Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0163-4453eISSN1532-2742

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

2.18

H-Indexi

177

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.774

Total Worksi

10,716

Total Citationsi

266,829

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Infectious Diseases; Microbiology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEighy No. A Year 2001-

StatusActive

Total Publications10,716

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0163-4453 / 1532-2742

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

220

5.9k

2019

581

50k

2020

417

10k

2021

452

6.9k

2022

290

3.6k

2023

288

3.1k

2024

274

1.2k

2025

125

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 DiseasesQ1

Microbiology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious Diseases

Scopus Categories

Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesBacterial Infections and VaccinesRespiratory viral infections research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Infection

Is Journal of Infection a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Journal of Infection?

Journal of Infection 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 5.52.

Is Journal of Infection indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Infection is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Infection?