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Pathogens

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2008

ISSN2076-0817eISSN2076-0817

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.965

H-Indexi

114

SNIPi

1.091

Total Worksi

9,294

Total Citationsi

145,759

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous); Immunology and Allergy; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology (medical); Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

FrequencyMonthly, 2020-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,294

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2076-0817 / 2076-0817

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

336

12k

2019

1.1k

34k

2020

1.7k

39k

2021

1.6k

26k

2022

1.4k

17k

2023

1.1k

8.8k

2024

1.3k

4.2k

2025

859

312

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.

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q1

Immunology and AllergyQ2

Infectious DiseasesQ2

Microbiology (medical)Q2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Immunology and AllergyImmunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)Molecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Viral Infections and VectorsVector-borne infectious diseasesVector-Borne Animal DiseasesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMosquito-borne diseases and controlAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaAnimal Virus Infections StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchParasites and Host Interactions

Frequently asked questions about Pathogens

Is Pathogens a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pathogens: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Pathogens?

Pathogens 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 3.18.

Is Pathogens indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pathogens is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Pathogens?