Journal profile · INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS
ISSN 2589-0557 · eISSN 2589-0565 · Wolters Kluwer Health
Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; median 62 days to acceptance (111 articles, last 24 months); 80 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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 Reproductive tract infections research, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and Genital Health and Disease, together about 40% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive tract infections researchImmunology and Microbiology15.3%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine14.9%
- Genital Health and DiseaseMedicine9.9%
- Syphilis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7.4%
- Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchMedicine5.7%
- HIV Research and TreatmentImmunology and Microbiology5.4%
- Herpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsMedicine4%
- HIV, TB, and STIs EpidemiologySocial Sciences4%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dermatology | Q3 | 107/152 | 29th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 545/725 | 24th |
| Infectious Diseases | Q4 | 279/361 | 22nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 182OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 77.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,004 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 32 | 374 |
| 2025 | 80 | 80 | 678 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | 730 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 703 |
| 2022 | 90 | 88 | 626 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 633 |
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 Crossref · to
62 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 28 days – 144 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 156 days (111 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 242 days
- Sample
- 111 articles with submission and acceptance dates (129 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".
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 2589-0557
- Electronic ISSN
- 2589-0565
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Infectious Diseases. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS?
Based on the dates recorded on 111 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 62 days (interquartile range 28–144 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 Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS 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; 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: .