Aims and Scope
The Journal of Infection is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal in the field of infectious disease, covering microbiology, epidemiology and clinical practice. Established in 1979, the journal was initially published quarterly by Academic Press. The first editor was Hillas Smith. The Journal of Infection is the official publication of the British Infection Association (formerly the British Infection Society and the British Society for the Study of Infection). Since 2006, the editor-in-chief has been Robert C. Read (University of Southampton, UK) and the publisher is Elsevier.
Key Metrics
27.5
CiteScore
CiteScore
CiteScore measures average citations received per document published in the serial.
0.01 - 0.05
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor Score measures the number of times articles from the journal published in the past five years have been cited. This does not include self citations.
>= 25
Impact Factor
Impact Factor
Impact factor of a journal is calculated by dividing the number of current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous two years.
130
H index
H-Index
Journal's h-index reflects the collective citation impact of the authors publishing in the journal. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal has published at least h papers that have each been cited at least h times.
0.86
5-Year SI
5-year SI
- 0.86 2-year SI
- 0.82 Lifetime SI
Scite Index
Scite Index
scite Index is the ratio of citations supporting research which is published in the journal to sum of citations either supporting or contrasting the research published in the journal for the same time period. Minimum 100 supporting citations required.
Q1
Infectious Diseases
SJR
- Q1 Infectious Diseases
- Q1 Microbiology (medical)
SJR
SJR
SCImago Journal Rank measures weighted citations received by the serial. Citation weighting depends on subject field and prestige (SJR) of the citing serial.
4.21
SNIP
SNIP
Source Normalized Impact per Paper measures actual citations received relative to citations expected for the serial’s subject field.
Topics Covered
- Pneumonia
- Cohort study
- Virus
- Infection rate
- Disease onset
- Intensive care unit
- Antibiotic therapy
- Quality of life
- Pandemic
- Ciprofloxacin
- Genotype
- Utilization rate
- Hearing loss
- Intensive care
- Emergency department
- Liver injury
- Antibody response
- Saliva
- Cross-sectional study
- Sepsis
Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | W B SAUNDERS CO LTD |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1979 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
Planning to publish in Journal of Infection ?
Upload your Manuscript to get
- Degree of match
- Common matching concepts
- Additional journal recommendations
Looking for the right journals to submit your mansucript?
Upload your manuscript and get a submission readiness score and other journal recommendations.
Check my PaperRecently Published Papers
-
Full paper
Editorial Board
- 1 Dec 23
- Journal of Infection
-
Full paper
Editorial Board
- 1 May 16
- Journal of Infection
-
Full paper
Editorial Board
- 1 Apr 16
- Journal of Infection
-
Full paper
Antenatal hepatitis B and increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus – Implications for obstetric care
- 24 Feb 16
- Journal of Infection
-
Full paper
The impact of invasive pneumococcal disease on a district general hospital
- 1 Nov 08
- Journal of Infection
-
Full paper
Part 2. Clinical management of adults referred to hospital
- 1 Dec 06
- Journal of Infection
Scite analysis
Powered by scite_
10.1k articles received 168.3k citations see all
- 9,003 Supporting
- 150,946 Mentioning
- 1,844 Contrasting
Editorial notices
- 2 Retractions
- 170 Withdrawals
- 0 Corrections
- 18 Errata
- 0 Expression of Concern
FAQs
How long has Journal of Infection been actively publishing?
Journal of Infection has been in operation since 1979 till date.
What is the publishing frequency of Journal of Infection ?
Journal of Infection published with a Monthly frequency.
How many articles did Journal of Infection publish last years ?
In 2023, Journal of Infection published 1 articles.
What is the eISSN & pISSN for Journal of Infection ?
For Journal of Infection,eISSN is 1532-2742 and pISSN is0163-4453.
What is Citescore for Journal of Infection ?
Citescore for Journal of Infection is 27.5.
What is H index for Journal of Infection ?
H index for Journal of Infection is 130.
What is SNIP score for Journal of Infection ?
SNIP score for Journal of Infection is 4.21.
What is the SJR for Journal of Infection ?
SJR for Journal of Infection is Q1.
Who is the publisher of Journal of Infection ?
W B SAUNDERS CO LTD is the publisher of Journal of Infection.