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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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.973

H-Indexi

197

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

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?

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

Citations received

370

5.5k

2019

1.5k

14k

2020

563

5.7k

2021

308

3.1k

2022

304

2.4k

2023

242

626

2024

264

276

2025

121

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. 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 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.