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Emerging Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · United States

ISSN1080-6040eISSN1080-6059
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
2.034
H-Indexi
326
SNIPi
1.473
Total Worksi
15,079
Total Citationsi
853,545
2yr Mean Citednessi
5.42
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
2
Source: Retraction Watch

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.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyBimonthly, 1999-
StatusActive
Total Publications15,079
Publisher OrgCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewPeer review
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1080-6040 / 1080-6059
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
PMC
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
549
18k
2019
671
45k
2020
596
18k
2021
514
11k
2022
542
8.9k
2023
528
5.9k
2024
426
1.7k
2025
322
146
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.

EpidemiologyQ1
Infectious DiseasesQ1
Microbiology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ImmunologyInfectious Diseases

Scopus Categories

Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)Epidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Viral Infections and VectorsMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyInfluenza Virus Research StudiesVector-borne infectious diseases

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. 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

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref