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Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1884

ISSN1559-6834
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.973
H-Indexi
197
SNIPi
0.985
Total Worksi
18,475
Total Citationsi
340,994
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.25
Open Impact Factor alternative

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).

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
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1559-6834
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
370
5.6k
2019
1.5k
14k
2020
563
5.8k
2021
308
3.3k
2022
304
2.5k
2023
242
686
2024
264
361
2025
157
19
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
EpidemiologyQ2
Microbiology (medical)Q2

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

Frequently asked questions about Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Is Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology: 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 Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 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 1.25.

Is Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology?

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).

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref