Journal profile · Infectious Diseases
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN 0022-1899 · eISSN 1537-6613 · Oxford University Press · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1904
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.07; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,763; median 103 days to acceptance (161 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 663 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are HIV Research and Treatment, Respiratory viral infections research and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, together about 19.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published continuously since 1904, The Journal of Infectious Diseases (JID) is the premier global journal for original research on infectious diseases. The editors welcome Major Articles and Brief Reports describing research results on microbiology, immunology, epidemiology, and related disciplines, on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases; on the microbes that cause them; and on disorders of host immune responses. JID is an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Infectious Diseases
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- HIV Research and TreatmentImmunology and Microbiology8.2%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine6.5%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine5.2%
- Herpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsMedicine5%
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchMedicine5%
- Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMedicine4.6%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine4.5%
- Influenza Virus Research StudiesMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 4.07LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 231LetPub ·
- h-index
- 372OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26,044OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 567LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 38,860 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 473 | 266 | 194 |
| 2025 | 663 | 476 | 2,087 |
| 2024 | 656 | 555 | 5,053 |
| 2023 | 609 | 551 | 7,810 |
| 2022 | 488 | 419 | 10,235 |
| 2021 | 636 | 531 | 16,152 |
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 PubMed · to
103 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 70 days – 136 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (69 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 114 days
- Sample
- 161 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,569 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)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,763 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1904
- ISSN
- 0022-1899
- Electronic ISSN
- 1537-6613
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Immunology / Infectious Diseases / Microbiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.07; CiteScore 8.8, h-index 372.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES?
Based on the dates recorded on 161 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 103 days (interquartile range 70–136 days); authors report an average review time of 2–4 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,763.
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: .