Journal profile · Infectious Diseases
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
ISSN 0951-7375 · eISSN 1473-6527 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.53; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 89 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Fungal Infections and Studies, Antifungal resistance and susceptibility and Nosocomial Infections in ICU, together about 18.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This reader-friendly, bimonthly resource provides a powerful, broad-based perspective on the most important advances from throughout the world literature. Featuring renowned guest editors and focusing exclusively on two topics, every issue of Current Opinion in Infectious Disease delivers unvarnished, expert assessments of developments from the previous year. Insightful editorials and on-the-mark invited reviews cover key subjects such as HIV infection and AIDS; skin and soft tissue infections; respiratory infections; paediatric and neonatal infections; gastrointestinal infections; tropical and travel-associated diseases; and antimicrobial agents.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Infectious Diseases
Editor-in-chief Thomas PattersonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fungal Infections and StudiesMedicine6.8%
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityMedicine6.3%
- Nosocomial Infections in ICUMedicine5.7%
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchMedicine5.4%
- Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMedicine5.2%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine4.8%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMedicine4.5%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · INFECTIOUS DISEASES · rank 28/141
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 4.53LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 142OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,884OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,796 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 13 | 10 |
| 2025 | 89 | 22 | 258 |
| 2024 | 82 | 21 | 570 |
| 2023 | 97 | 26 | 1,460 |
| 2022 | 77 | 25 | 1,316 |
| 2021 | 96 | 25 | 1,719 |
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0951-7375
- Electronic ISSN
- 1473-6527
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
What CAS zone is Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category 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 Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.53; CiteScore 7, h-index 142.
How long does peer review take at Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases?
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.
What JCR quartile is Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, INFECTIOUS DISEASES Q1 (28/141). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .