Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, MEDICINALINFECTIOUS DISEASES&nb-INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ACS Infectious Diseases
ISSN 2373-8227 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2015
ACS Infectious Diseases: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.49; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 104 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); 345 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACS Infectious Diseases is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACS Infectious Diseases is the first journal to highlight chemistry and its role in the multidisciplinary and collaborative field of infectious disease research. With editors well-versed in both chemistry and the biology of infectious diseases, the journal aims to bridge the gap between these two disciplines. ACS Infectious Diseases welcomes submission of articles reporting investigations into chemistry and biology of infectious diseases, and encourages discussions centered on specific pathogen- and disease-related issues relating to bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. We also encourage submissions related to microbial toxins and prions. Topics covered by the journal include but are not limited to the following: Therapeutics Diagnostics Anti-infective Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Systems Drug Resistance Pathogens and Host-Pathogen Interactions Vaccines
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, MEDICINALINFECTIOUS DISEASES&nb-INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Editor-in-chief Jayanta HaldarPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.9%
- Antimicrobial Peptides and ActivitiesImmunology and Microbiology7.9%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine6.6%
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities5.3%
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedCASPublisher website
Other: Portico
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 4.49LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,454OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 299LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 861,231Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,894 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 262 | 123 | 124 |
| 2025 | 345 | 178 | 1,077 |
| 2024 | 363 | 174 | 3,441 |
| 2023 | 241 | 131 | 3,090 |
| 2022 | 238 | 117 | 3,867 |
| 2021 | 285 | 169 | 6,603 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
104 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 136 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (2 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 220 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (644 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- First decision after review
- 36.6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 93.8 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2015
- ISSN
- 2373-8227
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACS Infectious Diseases
What CAS zone is ACS Infectious Diseases in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACS Infectious Diseases is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Chemistry, Medicinal / Infectious Diseases. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACS Infectious Diseases?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.49; CiteScore 6.5, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at ACS Infectious Diseases?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 104 days (interquartile range 73–136 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ACS Infectious Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACS Infectious Diseases is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ACS Infectious Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
ACS Infectious Diseases is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .