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Vaccines

MDPI AG · Switzerland · Est. 1937

eISSN2076-393X

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?

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.955

H-Indexi

133

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.815

Total Worksi

10,303

Total Citationsi

173,568

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Immunology; Medicine, Research & Experimental; Pharmacology (medical); Drug Discovery; Infectious Diseases; Pharmacology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1937

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,303

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

APC CostCHF 2,700

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

MDPI AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2076-393X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

CHF 2,700

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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)?

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Drug DiscoveryQ2

ImmunologyQ2

Infectious DiseasesQ2

PharmacologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ImmunologyMedicine, Research & Experimental

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchVaccine Coverage and HesitancyInfluenza Virus Research StudiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyRespiratory viral infections researchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesAnimal Virus Infections Studiesvaccines and immunoinformatics approaches

Frequently asked questions about Vaccines

Is Vaccines a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Vaccines: 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 Vaccines?

Vaccines 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 3.43.

Is Vaccines indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Vaccines?