Journal profile · INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
ISSN 0974-777X · eISSN 0974-8245 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of Global Infectious Diseases: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 650; median 137 days to acceptance (61 articles, last 24 months); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Global Infectious Diseases is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis, together about 22.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To evaluate the prevalence of nonthyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS) in hospitalized patients with CDI and its impact on the length of hospitalization and patient survival.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Editor-in-chief Dhanashree KelkarPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4, India 3 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine9%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine7.7%
- Infectious Diseases and TuberculosisMedicine5.7%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine4.4%
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosisMedicine4.4%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine4.3%
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityMedicine4.3%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · INFECTIOUS DISEASES · rank 118/141
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 353OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 871 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 43 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 57 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | 183 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 211 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 250 |
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
137 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 79 days – 185 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 159 days (61 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 316 days
- Sample
- 61 articles with submission and acceptance dates (69 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 29 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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 | USD 650 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 400 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 650 | Yes | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0974-777X
- Electronic ISSN
- 0974-8245
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- 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 Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
What CAS zone is Journal of Global Infectious Diseases in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Global 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 Journal of Global Infectious Diseases?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Global Infectious Diseases?
Based on the dates recorded on 61 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 137 days (interquartile range 79–185 days); authors report an average review time of about 29 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.
What JCR quartile is Journal of Global Infectious Diseases in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, INFECTIOUS DISEASES Q4 (118/141). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Global Infectious Diseases based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4) and India (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Global Infectious Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Global Infectious Diseases is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Global Infectious Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Global Infectious Diseases is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 650.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .