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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1990

ISSN2047-2994eISSN2047-2994

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

138

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 110d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.306

H-Indexi

105

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.629

Total Worksi

2,729

Total Citationsi

63,062

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Infectious Diseases; Microbiology; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Microbiology (medical); Pharmacology (medical); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

Annual Volume~ 160 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,729

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2047-2994 / 2047-2994

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

210

12k

2019

202

2020

208

5.9k

2021

165

2022

149

2.5k

2023

157

1.4k

2024

174

490

2025

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

Microbiology (medical)Q1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious DiseasesMicrobiologyPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antibiotic Use and ResistanceInfection Control in HealthcareAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaNosocomial Infections in ICUAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusSurgical site infection preventionBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingInfection Control and VentilationUrinary Tract Infections ManagementMedical Device Sterilization and Disinfection

Frequently asked questions about Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Is Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control?

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 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 3.82.

Is Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control?