Journal profile · Infectious Diseases
AIDS Patient Care and STDs
ISSN 1087-2914 · eISSN 1557-7449 · Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1996
AIDS Patient Care and STDs: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.35; hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 68 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AIDS Patient Care and STDs is published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc. 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 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, together about 50.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIDS Patient Care and STDs is the foremost journal providing the latest developments and research in diagnostics and therapeutics designed to prolong the lifespan and improve the quality of life for HIV/AIDS patients. The journal delivers cutting-edge clinical, basic science, sociologic, and behavior-based investigations in HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. Clinical trials, quantitative and qualitative analyses of pilot studies, comprehensive reviews, and case reports are presented from leading experts and scientists around the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Infectious Diseases
Editor-in-chief Jeffrey LaurencePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 17, Japan 2, Mainland China 1, India 1, Spain 1 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine28.3%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine13.5%
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatmentMedicine9%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions8.3%
- HIV Research and TreatmentImmunology and Microbiology8%
- HIV-related health complications and treatmentsMedicine5.8%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences3.6%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine3.3%
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 | Infectious Diseases | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 2 |
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 4.35LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,667OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 27.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,108 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 68 | 28 | 142 |
| 2024 | 61 | 33 | 416 |
| 2023 | 65 | 36 | 663 |
| 2022 | 73 | 58 | 995 |
| 2021 | 64 | 49 | 1,217 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1996
- ISSN
- 1087-2914
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-7449
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AIDS Patient Care and STDs
What CAS zone is AIDS Patient Care and STDs in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AIDS Patient Care and STDs is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Infectious Diseases / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. 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 AIDS Patient Care and STDs?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.35; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 119.
How long does peer review take at AIDS Patient Care and STDs?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of AIDS Patient Care and STDs based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (17), Japan (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index AIDS Patient Care and STDs?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AIDS Patient Care and STDs is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is AIDS Patient Care and STDs open access, and what is the APC?
AIDS Patient Care and STDs is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .