Journal profile
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
ISSN 1180-2332 · eISSN 1918-1493 · Hindawi Limited · United Kingdom
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases: impact factor 2.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,380; median 213 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 31% (journal website); 88 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases is published by Hindawi Limited. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, together about 21.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles and review articles related to infectious diseases of bacterial, viral and parasitic origin. The journal welcomes articles describing research on pathogenesis, epidemiology of infection, diagnosis and treatment, antibiotics and resistance, and immunology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Tingtao ChenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 11%); most named United States 11, Italy 8, Mainland China 7, Canada 7, India 5 (64 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.9%
- Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMedicine7.1%
- Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMedicine6.8%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology6.2%
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Streptococcal Infections and TreatmentsMedicine4.3%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine4%
- Bacterial Infections and VaccinesImmunology and Microbiology3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEWeb of ScienceScopusPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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 (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 867OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.37OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 85Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 296,458Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,587 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 68 | 15 |
| 2025 | 88 | 88 | 153 |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | 347 |
| 2023 | 70 | 70 | 617 |
| 2022 | 122 | 122 | 1,531 |
| 2021 | 77 | 77 | 1,523 |
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
213 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 154 days – 290 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 249 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (161 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 176 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,380 / GBP 1,590 / EUR 1,880 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,160 / EUR 1,880 / GBP 1,590 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted9
- case reportpublishing original research articles, review articles, and clinical studiesLength not stated
- original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- researchpublishing original research articles, review articles, and clinical studiesLength not stated
- research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles should present the results of an original research study. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was conducted and provide…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- reviewsA review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Title and authorship information
The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
Concurrent submissions: max 3 manuscripts under review Model summary
Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and permissions
Copyright: authors retain copyright, CC BY license Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal Model summary
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology is an open access journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Peer review model: single-anonymized Model summary
The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint policy: preprint servers allowed Model summary
The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Hindawi Limited
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1180-2332
- Print ISSN
- 1712-9532
- Electronic ISSN
- 1918-1493
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
What is the impact factor of Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 65.
How long does peer review take at Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 213 days (interquartile range 154–290 days); authors report an average review time of about 19 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 31% (2025). 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 Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases based?
Of the 64 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (11), Italy (8) and Mainland China (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Embase, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,380.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .