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.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartileQ2Parasitology · rank 28/82 · 66th percentile
Review time269 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 44 articles, last 24 months · Crossref
APCUSD 950Fully open access
Acceptance35%From the journal's website
Articles per year292025 · OpenAlex count

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

  1. Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.2%
  2. Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology7.2%
  3. COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.8%
  4. Infection Control in HealthcareMedicine5.6%
  5. Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine5%
  6. Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine5%
  7. Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology4.6%
  8. 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)

SubjectQuartileRankPercentile
ParasitologyQ228/8266th
Infectious DiseasesQ2148/36159th
VirologyQ238/8656th
Microbiology (medical)Q270/14752nd
MicrobiologyQ3112/19442nd

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

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
20262020644
202529291,014
2024661,206
202315151,242
202257571,329
202116161,247

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

Fully open accessDOAJ

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJUSD 950 / GBP 640 / EUR 820YesCC BY
OpenAlexUSD 860 / EUR 740 / GBP 640——
LetPubUSD 800Yes—

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
  1. editorialInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases publishes the following types of submissions: Original Research Review Article Editorial Letter to the Edi…Length not stated
  2. 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
  3. original researchInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases publishes the following types of submissions: Original Research Review Article Editorial Letter to the Edi…Length not stated
  4. perspectiveInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases publishes the following types of submissions: Original Research Review Article Editorial Letter to the Edi…Length not stated
  5. research articleResearch Article Open access The Need of Handwash Station Resources in Health Education Institutions to Promote Standardized WHO Handwashing ModelsLength not stated
  6. review articleInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases publishes the following types of submissions: Original Research Review Article Editorial Letter to the Edi…Length not stated
Publisher website
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

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: .