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New Microbes and New Infections

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1975

ISSN2052-2975eISSN2052-2975

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.651

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.636

Total Works

1,807

Total Citations

22,812

2yr Mean Citedness

1.52

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Retractions

168

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and diagnostics. Articles focus on the prevalence, trends, and management of various pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, and tick-borne agents, across different populations and healthcare settings. The scope also encompasses the development of diagnostic tools and therapeutic strategies, including the role of artificial intelligence and drug repurposing.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

Annual Volume~ 203 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,807

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2052-2975 / 2052-2975

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

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?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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2021

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2023

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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

MicrobiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology

Scopus Categories