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Vaccine: X

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1956

ISSN2590-1362eISSN2590-1362

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ 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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.704

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.639

Total Worksi

765

Total Citationsi

5,314

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Immunology; Medicine, Research & Experimental; Veterinary (miscellaneous); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous); Infectious Diseases; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Molecular Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1956

Annual Volume~ 165 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications765

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, 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

PorticoKoninklijke BibliotheekPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2590-1362 / 2590-1362

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

931

2019

374

2020

876

2021

115

1.3k

2022

163

1.1k

2023

169

839

2024

163

117

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.

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q1

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q2

Infectious DiseasesQ2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Molecular MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ImmunologyMedicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesMolecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchInfluenza Virus Research StudiesRespiratory viral infections researchImmune responses and vaccinationsCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCervical Cancer and HPV ResearchVirology and Viral DiseasesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyPneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Frequently asked questions about Vaccine: X

Is Vaccine: X a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Vaccine: X: 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 Vaccine: X?

Vaccine: X 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 2.18.

Is Vaccine: X indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Vaccine: X is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.