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Infectious Medicine

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2011

ISSN2097-0684eISSN2772-431X

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

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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

0.72

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

195

Total Citations

1,383

2yr Mean Citedness

3.35

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Infectious Medicine focuses on the study and management of infectious diseases. Recent articles discuss the pathophysiology of viral infections like COVID-19 and Hepatitis E, including oxidative stress and renal manifestations. The journal also covers antimicrobial resistance, vaccine development and effectiveness for diseases such as pneumococcal disease and alphaviruses, and diagnostic advancements using technologies like nanopore sequencing. Additionally, it addresses the impact of public health policies on disease burden and the role of the microbiome in infectious diseases.

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⚡ 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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 46 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications195

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 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

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2097-0684 / 2772-431X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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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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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2011

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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.

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q2

Infectious DiseasesQ2

Microbiology (medical)Q2

Immunology and AllergyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious Diseases

Scopus Categories

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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Poxvirus research and outbreaksVector-borne infectious diseasesCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesRespiratory viral infections research