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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2021

ISSN2673-8112eISSN2673-8112

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total37

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

0.284

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.232

Total Works

726

Total Citations

2,151

2yr Mean Citedness

0.92

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the COVID-19 pandemic and its multifaceted impacts. Articles explore the virus's biological mechanisms, clinical manifestations, and treatment strategies, including drug efficacy and diagnostic test performance. The scope also encompasses the pandemic's effects on public health, healthcare systems, and societal behaviors, such as distance learning, mental health, and caregiving. Furthermore, the journal addresses long-term consequences of COVID-19, including post-COVID-19 syndrome and its management.

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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 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 159 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications726

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-8112 / 2673-8112

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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?

Swiss National Library, 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

Times cited

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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)Q3

Infectious DiseasesQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthVirology

Scopus Categories

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)Infectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Vaccine Coverage and HesitancyCOVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI