Journal profile · Medicine-Microbiology (medical)
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
ISSN 1687-708X · eISSN 1687-7098 · John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · USA
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases: fully open access; APC about USD 950; median 269 days to acceptance (44 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 35% (journal website); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antibiotic Use and Resistance and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, together about 20.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases is an open access journal publishing original research articles, review articles, and clinical studies related to all aspects of infectious diseases.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Microbiology (medical)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.2%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology7.2%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.8%
- Infection Control in HealthcareMedicine5.6%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine5%
- Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine5%
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology4.6%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine4.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parasitology | Q2 | 28/82 | 66th |
| Infectious Diseases | Q2 | 148/361 | 59th |
| Virology | Q2 | 38/86 | 56th |
| Microbiology (medical) | Q2 | 70/147 | 52nd |
| Microbiology | Q3 | 112/194 | 42nd |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 239OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 408 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 644 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 1,014 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 1,206 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 1,242 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 1,329 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 1,247 |
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
269 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 156 days – 354 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (44 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 299 days
- Sample
- 44 articles with submission and acceptance dates (44 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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 80 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 950 / GBP 640 / EUR 820 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 860 / EUR 740 / GBP 640 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 800 | Yes | — |
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)
Article types accepted6
- editorialInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases publishes the following types of submissions: Original Research Review Article Editorial Letter to the Edi…Length not stated
- letter to the editorInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases publishes the following types of submissions: Original Research Review Article Editorial Letter to the Edi…Length not stated
- original researchInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases publishes the following types of submissions: Original Research Review Article Editorial Letter to the Edi…Length not stated
- perspectiveInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases publishes the following types of submissions: Original Research Review Article Editorial Letter to the Edi…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article Open access The Need of Handwash Station Resources in Health Education Institutions to Promote Standardized WHO Handwashing ModelsLength not stated
- review articleInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases publishes the following types of submissions: Original Research Review Article Editorial Letter to the Edi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section. Find more details on Wiley’s AI guidelines for researchers and Wiley’s AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. You can review the Authorship section of Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics for Wiley’s definition of authorship.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest (COIs)
A common reason for third-party complaints of published articles is an allegation that author(s) have not fully disclosed perceived conflicts of interest (COIs). Such complaints may lead to ethics investigations by the journal and publisher. Therefore, when submitting your manuscript, you should disclose any potential conflicts of interests (also referred to as “competing interests”) that might ap…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing
This journal encourages data sharing. You can learn more about data sharing in Wiley’s Data Sharing Policies resource.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics COPE
This journal adheres to the ethical standards set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to uphold integrity in scholarly research and publishing. While COPE previously organized its guidance around "core practices," these have since been replaced with a topic-based structure to better reflect the evolving needs of the research community. You can learn more about this transition and explore…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and licensing
This is an open access journal. Authors of accepted papers pay an Article Publication Charge (APC) and their papers are published under a Creative Commons (CC) license. For more information on this journal’s APCs and licensing policy, please visit this journal’s Open Access page. Note: Some funders require authors to use a particular type of CC license. Please check directly with your funder to de…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
This is an open access journal. Submissions will be subject to an Article Publication Charge (APC) if accepted and published in the journal. Please read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts through your institution, your funder, or a country waiver at Wiley Author Services.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Model
Peer review model: single-anonymized. Model summary
We follow a single-anonymized peer-review model, for applicable article types. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by at least one anonymous reviewer and an Associate or Assistant Editor. Papers authored by Editors or Editorial Board members of the journal will be sent to Editors unaffiliated with the author or institution and monitored carefully to ensure there is no peer…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: preprints accepted. Model summary
The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited. You will be asked to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published ar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving definitions and policies
This journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions. You can learn more by reading Wiley’s self-archiving policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: Wiley Biological and Biomedical Scienc…
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
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Country or region
- USA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1687-708X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1687-7098
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
How long does peer review take at Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases?
Based on the dates recorded on 44 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 269 days (interquartile range 156–354 days); authors report an average review time of about 18 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35%. 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 Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 950.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .