Aims and Scope of Emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). EID is a public domain journal and covers global instances of new and reemerging infectious diseases, putting greater emphasis on disease emergence, prevention, control, and elimination. According to Journal Citation Reports, the journal's 2016 impact factor is 6.99, ranking it 4th out of 82 journals in the infectious disease category. The journal also has a 2016 Google Scholar h5-index score of 79, ranking it 2nd in both the epidemiology category and among open-access epidemiological journals, as well as 4th in the communicable diseases category and 1st among open-access communicable disease journals. Less
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Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publication Time | 8 |
| Editorial Review Process | Peer review |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1995 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
| Publication Details | |
| Publication Time | 8 |
| Editorial Review Detail | |
| Information for authors | |
| Author instructions | Visit website |
| Copyright Details | Visit website |
| Deposit Policy | Sherpa/Romeo |
| License type | CC BY |
| OA statement | Visit website |
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