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Infection and Chemotherapy

Korean Society of Infectious Diseases, Korean Society for Antimicrobial Therapy, Korean Society for AIDS, Korean Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases · South Korea · Est. 2002

ISSN2093-2340eISSN2092-6448

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

days submission → published

measured · last 12 articles · accept 62d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.719

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.724

Total Worksi

1,442

Total Citationsi

15,363

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Infectious Diseases; Pharmacology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyQuarterly, 2013-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,442

Publisher OrgJin Publishing & Printing Co.

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~22 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Scholars PortalPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Society of Infectious Diseases, Korean Society for Antimicrobial Therapy, Korean Society for AIDS, Korean Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2093-2340 / 2092-6448

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Scholars Portal, PMC

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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

Citations received

866

2019

1.9k

2020

1.2k

2021

101

2022

391

2023

334

2024

108

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 DiseasesQ2

Pharmacology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious Diseases

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Infectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusRespiratory viral infections researchUrinary Tract Infections ManagementStreptococcal Infections and TreatmentsAntibiotic Use and ResistanceMycobacterium research and diagnosis

Frequently asked questions about Infection and Chemotherapy

Is Infection and Chemotherapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Infection and Chemotherapy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Infection and Chemotherapy?

Infection and Chemotherapy 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 2.16.

Is Infection and Chemotherapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Infection and Chemotherapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Infection and Chemotherapy?