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Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1884

ISSN1559-6834

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

1.048

H-Index

197

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.985

Total Works

18,475

Total Citations

340,994

2yr Mean Citedness

1.25

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Aims & Scope

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology publishes original research, reviews, and commentary on the prevention and control of infectious diseases in healthcare settings. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including epidemiology, microbiology, infectious disease outbreaks, healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, infection prevention strategies, and public health policy. It is the official journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1884

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications18,475

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

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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?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1559-6834

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Infectious DiseasesQ1

Microbiology (medical)Q1

EpidemiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious DiseasesPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Infectious DiseasesEpidemiologyMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Infection Control in HealthcareLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesLegal and Regulatory AnalysisMilitary Technology and StrategiesNosocomial Infections in ICUDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAntibiotic Use and ResistanceAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingLegal case studies and regulations