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MMWR Surveillance Summaries

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1545-8636eISSN1545-8636

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

15.326

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

23.883

Total Works

123

Total Citations

37,357

2yr Mean Citedness

51.07

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal focuses on public health surveillance in the United States, covering infectious diseases, injuries, and developmental disorders. It reports on the incidence, characteristics, and trends of various conditions, including brucellosis, tetanus, candidemia, foodborne and waterborne illnesses, violent deaths, autism spectrum disorder, and influenza. The journal also addresses specific health issues such as dengue in U.S. territories and medication for opioid use disorder during pregnancy.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications123

Publisher OrgCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

7/12 · 58%

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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?

1545-8636 / 1545-8636

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

Times cited

2018

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2025

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

Health Information ManagementQ1

Health (social science)Q1

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Health Information ManagementHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisHealth (social science)Epidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reproductive Health and TechnologiesReproductive Health and ContraceptionGun Ownership and Violence ResearchFamily and Disability Support ResearchAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchHomicide, Infanticide, and Child AbuseInjury Epidemiology and PreventionChild Nutrition and Feeding IssuesSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyMosquito-borne diseases and control