Emerging Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · United States
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Aims & Scope
Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) is a monthly journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). EID provides a public forum for the rapid dissemination of timely information on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, and control of emerging infectious diseases and their impact on public health. The journal publishes research dispatches, synopses, research letters, and letters to the editor. EID is indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and other major databases. The journal is committed to open access and makes all its content freely available online.
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Publication & Citation Trend
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
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Frequently asked questions about Emerging Infectious Diseases
Is Emerging Infectious Diseases a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Emerging Infectious Diseases: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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 Emerging Infectious Diseases?
Emerging 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.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 5.42.
Is Emerging Infectious Diseases indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Emerging Infectious Diseases is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of Emerging Infectious Diseases?
Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) is a monthly journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). EID provides a public forum for the rapid dissemination of timely information on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, and control of emerging infectious diseases and their impact on public health. The journal publishes research dispatches, synopses, research letters, and letters to the editor. EID is indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and other major databases. The journal is committed to open access and makes all its content freely availa
How much does it cost to publish in Emerging Infectious Diseases?
Emerging Infectious Diseases is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.
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