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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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

ISSN1080-6040eISSN1080-6059

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

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.879

H-Index

326

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.473

Total Works

15,079

Total Citations

853,545

2yr Mean Citedness

5.42

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Retractions

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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, 1999-

StatusActive

Total Publications15,079

Publisher OrgCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1080-6040 / 1080-6059

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

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.

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