Journal profile · Infectious Diseases
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
ISSN 1027-3719 · eISSN 1815-7920 · International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) · FRANCE · Monthly · Founded 1997
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.49; hybrid open access; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 117 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE is published by International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis, together about 58.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Infectious Diseases
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine38.7%
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosisMedicine12.2%
- Infectious Diseases and TuberculosisMedicine7.9%
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatmentMedicine7.6%
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosisMedicine6.7%
- Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMedicine5.1%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine2.6%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | 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
- 3.49LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 101LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,854OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,088 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 9 | 12 |
| 2025 | 117 | 20 | 118 |
| 2024 | 133 | 32 | 356 |
| 2023 | 191 | 100 | 1,286 |
| 2022 | 229 | 87 | 1,671 |
| 2021 | 238 | 89 | 2,462 |
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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1027-3719
- Electronic ISSN
- 1815-7920
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
What CAS zone is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Infectious Diseases / Respiratory System. 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.
What is the impact factor of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.49; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 91.
How long does peer review take at INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE open access, and what is the APC?
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .