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Communicable Diseases Intelligence

Health Protection Policy Branch, Office of Health Protection, Australian Government Department of Health · Australia · Est. 1995

ISSN2209-6051eISSN2209-6051

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ 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 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.352

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

1,821

Total Citationsi

17,361

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Microbiology (medical); Immunology.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Annual Volume~ 65 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,821

Publisher OrgDepartment of Health

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Health Protection Policy Branch, Office of Health Protection, Australian Government Department of Health

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2209-6051 / 2209-6051

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

1.3k

2019

106

966

2020

788

2021

560

2022

254

2023

217

2024

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.

EpidemiologyQ3

Infectious DiseasesQ3

Microbiology (medical)Q3

ImmunologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious Diseases

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyInfectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)Epidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Influenza Virus Research StudiesBacterial Infections and VaccinesRespiratory viral infections researchViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyVaccine Coverage and HesitancyVirology and Viral DiseasesReproductive tract infections researchSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyE-commerce and Technology InnovationsPneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Frequently asked questions about Communicable Diseases Intelligence

Is Communicable Diseases Intelligence a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Communicable Diseases Intelligence: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Communicable Diseases Intelligence?

Communicable Diseases Intelligence 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 1.79.

Is Communicable Diseases Intelligence indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Communicable Diseases Intelligence is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Communicable Diseases Intelligence?