Journal profile · Infectious Diseases
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
ISSN 0899-823X · eISSN 1559-6834 · Cambridge University Press · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 264 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 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 Infection Control in Healthcare, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Legal and Regulatory Analysis, together about 23.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology ISSN: 0899-823X (Print), 1559-6834 (Online) Frequency: 12 issues per year Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology publishes scientifically authoritative, clinically applicable, peer-reviewed research on control and evaluation of the transmission of pathogens in healthcare institutions and on the use of epidemiological principles and methods to evaluate and improve the delivery of care. Major topics covered include infection control practices, surveillance, antimicrobial stewardship, cost-benefit analyses, resource use, occupational health, and regulatory issues. ICHE is the official publication of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Infectious Diseases
Editor-in-chief David P. CalfeePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 59, Canada 4, Singapore 2, Hong Kong, China 1, India 1 (72 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Infection Control in HealthcareMedicine8.7%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences7.6%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences7.6%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering7.6%
- Nosocomial Infections in ICUMedicine7.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology5.9%
- Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMedicine5.8%
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 4 |
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
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
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 125LetPub ·
- h-index
- 198OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,918OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 58.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 172LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 18,553 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 176 | 129 | 27 |
| 2025 | 264 | 198 | 400 |
| 2024 | 242 | 194 | 722 |
| 2023 | 304 | 228 | 2,618 |
| 2022 | 308 | 231 | 3,351 |
| 2021 | 563 | 410 | 5,872 |
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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
Article types accepted10
- commentariesCommentaries are by invitation only. Please contact the journal office if you are interested in writing a Commentary.Length not stated
- commentaryOriginal Articles* should include a title page, a structured abstract of no more than 250 words (see below), a text of no more than 3,000 words, no more than 7 …Length not stated
- concise communicationsConcise Communications* should include a title page, a narrative abstract of no more than 50 words, a text of no more than 1,200 words, no more than 2 tables or…Length not stated
- editorialOriginal Articles* should include a title page, a structured abstract of no more than 250 words (see below), a text of no more than 3,000 words, no more than 7 …Length not stated
- invited reviewsInvited Reviews,* including guidelines and position papers: committees, task forces, and authors under the auspices of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology o…Length not stated
- letters to the editorOriginal Articles* should include a title page, a structured abstract of no more than 250 words (see below), a text of no more than 3,000 words, no more than 7 …Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Articles* should include a title page, a structured abstract of no more than 250 words (see below), a text of no more than 3,000 words, no more than 7 …Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal Articles* should include a title page, a structured abstract of no more than 250 words (see below), a text of no more than 3,000 words, no more than 7 …Length not stated
- research briefsResearch Briefs* should include a title page, a text of no more than 900 words, no more than 1 table or figure, and no more than 10 references.Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Articles* should include a title page, a structured abstract of no more than 250 words (see below), a text of no more than 3,000 words, no more than 7 …Length not stated
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0899-823X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1559-6834
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
What CAS zone is Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 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 Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 198.
How long does peer review take at Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology based?
Of the 72 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (59), Canada (4) and Singapore (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology open access, and what is the APC?
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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: .