Journal profile · Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology and Infection
ISSN 0950-2688 · eISSN 1469-4409 · Cambridge University Press · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1987
Epidemiology and Infection: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.56; fully open access; APC about USD 3,550; review 3–6 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 141 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Epidemiology and Infection is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 25.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-Chief: Dr Susan Hahné, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The NetherlandsEditorial BoardEpidemiology & Infection is a fully open access scientific journal publishing original reports and reviews of the epidemiology of infectious diseases in humans. Due to the dynamic infection risk from animals, food and the environment, reports pertaining to these reservoirs may also be of interest to Epidemiology & Infection, provided they are relevant to the epidemiology of infection diseases in people.Epidemiology & Infection is the journal with by far the longest history in the field, dating back to the first publication of its predecessor, The Journal of Hygiene, in 1901. Over more than 120 years, Epidemiology & Infection has evolved its scope to match developments in the epidemiology of infectious diseases, as well as the main approaches for their prevention and control.Publications are made available online on the journal’s website as soon as possible, with an average of 15 to 20 publications per month. Epidemiology & Infection has a global scope, publishing papers from all over the world, including low, middle and high-income settings.The vision of Epidemiology & Infection is to be a generalist, high-quality scientific journal for infectious disease epidemiologists and their colleagues in related fields, providing a platform for accessing and publishing research of international epidemiological and public health relevance. In this way, Epidemiology & Infection advances research in infectious disease epidemiology, strengthens the evidence base for the prevention and control of infectious diseases, and ultimately contributes to limiting the burden of infectious diseases while promoting health equity.Image credits: Doctor giving injection to baby © Ezz Mika Elya/shutterstock; Ebola Virus Particles - Courtesy of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Fruit bat (flying fox) hanging in Tree © gallimaufry/shutterstock
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Infectious Diseases
Editor-in-chief Susan HahnéPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine10.3%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics5.5%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine5.3%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine4.7%
- Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMedicine4.6%
- Influenza Virus Research StudiesMedicine4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.56LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 77Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 169OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,196OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 128LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,614 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 | 111 | 34 |
| 2025 | 141 | 141 | 361 |
| 2024 | 175 | 175 | 855 |
| 2023 | 198 | 198 | 1,721 |
| 2022 | 207 | 207 | 2,182 |
| 2021 | 271 | 271 | 4,529 |
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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0950-2688
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-4409
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Epidemiology and Infection
What CAS zone is Epidemiology and Infection in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Epidemiology and Infection is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Infectious Diseases / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Epidemiology and Infection?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.56; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 169.
How long does peer review take at Epidemiology and Infection?
Authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Epidemiology and Infection?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Epidemiology and Infection is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Epidemiology and Infection open access, and what is the APC?
Epidemiology and Infection is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,550.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .