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The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1897

ISSN1474-4457

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

5.549

H-Indexi

371

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

5.657

Total Worksi

10,758

Total Citationsi

643,690

2yr Mean Citednessi

9.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Lancet Infectious Diseases publishes original research, reviews, opinion, and news covering international issues relevant to clinical infectious diseases specialists worldwide. It encompasses all aspects of infectious diseases and medicine, including immunology and microbiology. The journal also publishes series and commissions aimed at influencing clinical practice and health policy in areas of need within infectious diseases.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1897

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,758

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1474-4457

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

541

24k

2019

687

96k

2020

578

30k

2021

596

23k

2022

521

12k

2023

582

11k

2024

520

3.3k

2025

199

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious Diseases

Scopus Categories

Infectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Viral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMosquito-borne diseases and controlSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsRespiratory viral infections researchMalaria Research and ControlVaccine Coverage and HesitancyInfluenza Virus Research StudiesHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Frequently asked questions about The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Is The Lancet Infectious Diseases a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for The Lancet Infectious Diseases: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of The Lancet Infectious Diseases?

The Lancet 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 9.99.

Is The Lancet Infectious Diseases indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

The Lancet Infectious Diseases is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.