Journal profile · Infectious Diseases
Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
ISSN 1344-6304 · eISSN 1884-2836 · National Institute of Health · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1999
Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.07; fully open access; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 54 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases is published by National Institute of Health 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 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Respiratory viral infections research and Viral Infections and Vectors, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases (JJID), an official bimonthly publication of National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan, publishes papers dealing with basic research on infectious diseases relevant to humans in the fields of bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, medical entomology, vaccinology, and toxinology. Pathology, immunology, biochemistry, and blood safety related to microbial pathogens are among the fields covered. Sections include: original papers, short communications, epidemiological reports, methods, laboratory and epidemiology communications, letters to the editor, and reviews.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Infectious Diseases
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine8.3%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine8.1%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine7.6%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine6.5%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Viral Infections and Immunology ResearchMedicine4.6%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Influenza Virus Research StudiesMedicine4.3%
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
- 1.07LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,410OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 89.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,859 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 57 | 2 |
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | 40 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 106 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 204 |
| 2022 | 74 | 74 | 425 |
| 2021 | 110 | 110 | 766 |
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)
- 50%LetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- National Institute of Health
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1344-6304
- Electronic ISSN
- 1884-2836
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
What CAS zone is Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Infectious Diseases. 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 Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.07; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .