Journal profile · Medicine-Pharmacology (medical)
Infectio
ISSN 0123-9392 · eISSN 2422-3794 · Asociacion Colombiana de Infectologia · Colombia
Infectio: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); fully open access; APC about USD 100; review about 39 weeks (community reports); 46 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Infectio is published by Asociacion Colombiana de Infectologia and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Antifungal resistance and susceptibility, Public Health and Environmental Issues and Fungal Infections and Studies, together about 22.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pharmacology (medical)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityMedicine8.1%
- Public Health and Environmental IssuesEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Fungal Infections and StudiesMedicine7.1%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology6.7%
- Nosocomial Infections in ICUMedicine6.1%
- Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMedicine5.4%
- Streptococcal Infections and TreatmentsMedicine5.4%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine4.6%
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)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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 56.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,144 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 10 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 27 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 43 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
| 2021 | 78 | 78 | 193 |
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)
- about 39 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 39 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 100 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 100 | Yes | — |
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
- Asociacion Colombiana de Infectologia
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0123-9392
- Electronic ISSN
- 2422-3794
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Infectio
What CAS zone is Infectio in?
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 Infectio?
Authors report an average review time of about 39 weeks. 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 Infectio?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Infectio is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Infectio open access, and what is the APC?
Infectio is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 100.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .