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Infection

Urban und Vogel · Germany

ISSN0300-8126eISSN1439-0973

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.167

H-Index

118

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.104

Total Works

7,947

Total Citations

139,446

2yr Mean Citedness

3.40

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 247 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications7,947

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

7/12 · 58%

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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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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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