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Infection

Urban und Vogel · Germany

ISSN0300-8126eISSN1439-0973

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 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

1.087

H-Indexi

118

SNIPi

1.104

Total Worksi

7,947

Total Citationsi

139,446

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Infection is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to presenting and discussing clinically relevant information on infectious diseases globally. Covers etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases in various settings. Discusses public health issues of local, regional, and international importance related to infectious diseases along with progress and problems in hospital epidemiology. Publishes research projects, new observations, case reports, and state-of-the-art reviews.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, <1985- >

StatusActive

Total Publications7,947

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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?

Urban und Vogel

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0300-8126 / 1439-0973

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

121

2019

169

7.7k

2020

189

5.3k

2021

230

3.4k

2022

186

2.1k

2023

296

2.3k

2024

261

761

2025

221

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Microbiology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious Diseases

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

Frequently asked questions about Infection

Is Infection a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Infection: 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 Infection?

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 3.40.

Is Infection indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Infection is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.