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American Journal of Infection Control

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1942

ISSN1527-3296

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.795

H-Indexi

171

SNIPi

1.034

Total Worksi

15,670

Total Citationsi

262,159

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The American Journal of Infection Control covers key topics and issues in infection control and epidemiology. It is an Open Access journal in Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Policy.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1942

FrequencyTen No. A Year, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications15,670

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1527-3296

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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

✅

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

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

579

6.6k

2019

597

13k

2020

396

4.5k

2021

452

3.1k

2022

426

1.9k

2023

485

1.2k

2024

466

434

2025

436

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.

EpidemiologyQ2

Health PolicyQ2

Infectious DiseasesQ2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious DiseasesPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesEpidemiologyHealth Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Infection Control in HealthcareNosocomial Infections in ICUInfection Control and VentilationSurgical site infection preventionMedical Device Sterilization and DisinfectionDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusAntibiotic Use and ResistanceUrinary Tract Infections ManagementCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Infection Control

Is American Journal of Infection Control a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Infection Control: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 American Journal of Infection Control?

American Journal of Infection Control 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 1.11.

Is American Journal of Infection Control indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Infection Control is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.