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Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1846

ISSN1879-0070

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.633

H-Index

125

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.578

Total Works

8,374

Total Citations

193,052

2yr Mean Citedness

1.53

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease publishes latest developments in clinical microbiology and the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. It covers communicable diseases, microbiology, and clinical laboratory techniques.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1846

Annual Volume~ 358 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,374

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

1879-0070

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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

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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 DiseasesQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Microbiology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityMycobacterium research and diagnosisStreptococcal Infections and TreatmentsTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyAntibiotic Use and Resistance