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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Elsevier Editora Ltda · Brazil · Est. 1997

ISSN1413-8670eISSN1678-4391

SJR Q3✓ 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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.549

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.738

Total Worksi

7,159

Total Citationsi

51,950

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Infectious Diseases; Microbiology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionBrazil

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,159

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2000

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Cariniana NetworkCLOCKSSKoninklijke BibliotheekPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Editora Ltda

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1413-8670 / 1678-4391

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Cariniana Network, CLOCKSS, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, PMC

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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

1.3k

2019

2.1k

2020

567

1.4k

2021

935

2022

910

452

2023

687

220

2024

2025

1.2k

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 DiseasesQ3

Microbiology (medical)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious Diseases

Scopus Categories

Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Healthcare RegulationHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyFungal Infections and StudiesAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaPublic Health in BrazilHepatitis B Virus StudiesSyphilis Diagnosis and TreatmentScience and Education ResearchHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic

Frequently asked questions about Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Is Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Brazilian Journal of 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 Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases?

Brazilian Journal of 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 0.12.

Is Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases?