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Infection and Immunity

American Society for Microbiology · United States

ISSN1098-5522

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

178

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 90d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.171

H-Indexi

332

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.813

Total Worksi

34,234

Total Citationsi

2,015,334

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Parasitology; Microbiology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications34,234

Publisher OrgAmerican Society for Microbiology

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~9 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Society for Microbiology

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1098-5522

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PMC

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

Citations received

350

7.9k

2019

284

6.6k

2020

260

4.6k

2021

194

2.4k

2022

197

1.8k

2023

169

1.1k

2024

178

512

2025

115

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

ParasitologyQ1

ImmunologyQ2

MicrobiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ImmunologyInfectious Diseases

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyParasitology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Escherichia coli research studiesImmune Response and InflammationBacterial Infections and VaccinesStreptococcal Infections and TreatmentsPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsVibrio bacteria research studiesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyVector-borne infectious diseasesAntimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Frequently asked questions about Infection and Immunity

Is Infection and Immunity a predatory journal?

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

Infection and Immunity 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 3.05.

Is Infection and Immunity indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Infection and Immunity is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Infection and Immunity?