Journal profile · INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Infectious Diseases of Poverty
ISSN 2049-9957 · BioMed Central · ENGLAND · Founded 2012
Infectious Diseases of Poverty: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.29; fully open access; APC about USD 2,780; median 126 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); 127 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Infectious Diseases of Poverty is published by BioMed Central and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Parasites and Host Interactions, Malaria Research and Control and Mosquito-borne diseases and control, together about 33.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Infectious Diseases of Poverty is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing topic areas and methods that address essential public health questions relating to infectious diseases of poverty. These include various aspects of the biology of pathogens and vectors, diagnosis and detection, treatment and case management, epidemiology and modeling, zoonotic hosts and animal reservoirs, control strategies and implementation, new technologies and application. Transdisciplinary or multisectoral effects on health systems, ecohealth, environmental management, and innovative technology are also considered. Infectious Diseases of Poverty aims to identify and assess research and information gaps that hinder progress towards new interventions for a particular public health problem in the developing world. Moreover, it provides a platform for discussion of the issues raised, in order to advance research and evidence building for improved public health interventions in poor settings.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Editor-in-chief Xiao-Nong ZhouPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 15 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Mainland China 15, Switzerland 6, United States 5, United Kingdom 4, Australia 4 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology16.8%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine9%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine8.1%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine6.7%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Zoonotic diseases and public healthMedicine6.4%
- Parasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentMedicine5.6%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 7.29LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,108OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 117LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,700,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,546 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 104 | 104 | 66 |
| 2025 | 127 | 127 | 671 |
| 2024 | 99 | 99 | 1,456 |
| 2023 | 116 | 116 | 2,888 |
| 2022 | 126 | 126 | 3,336 |
| 2021 | 142 | 142 | 4,478 |
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
126 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 105 days – 170 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 148 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (263 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | EUR 2,370 / USD 2,780 / GBP 2,059 | Yes | CC BY, CC0 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,690 / EUR 2,290 / GBP 1,990 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,950 / USD 2,680 / EUR 2,260 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,059 / USD 278 / USD 2,780 / EUR 2,370 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted9
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
CC0 data policy; CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication waiver applies to all published data. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access under CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence). Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Infectious Diseases of Poverty articles are published open access under a CC BY (Creative Commons Attributio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
APC waivers/discounts for corresponding authors from lowest income countries. Model summary
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Manuscripts must be submitted by an author, not a third party. Model summary
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2012
- ISSN
- 2049-9957
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Infectious Diseases of Poverty
What CAS zone is Infectious Diseases of Poverty in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Infectious Diseases of Poverty is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Infectious Diseases / Parasitology / Tropical Medicine; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Infectious Diseases of Poverty?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.29; CiteScore 10.2, h-index 97.
How long does peer review take at Infectious Diseases of Poverty?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 126 days (interquartile range 105–170 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Infectious Diseases of Poverty based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 15 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (15), Switzerland (6) and United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Infectious Diseases of Poverty?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Infectious Diseases of Poverty is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Infectious Diseases of Poverty open access, and what is the APC?
Infectious Diseases of Poverty is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,780.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .