Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
MMWR Recommendations and Reports
ISSN 1057-5987 · eISSN 1545-8601 · CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION · UNITED STATES
MMWR Recommendations and Reports: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 32.83; fully open access; 2 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MMWR Recommendations and Reports is published by CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Influenza Virus Research Studies, Respiratory viral infections research and Hepatitis B Virus Studies, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR ) series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Often called “the voice of CDC,” the MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. MMWR readership predominantly consists of physicians, nurses, public health practitioners, epidemiologists and other scientists, researchers, educators, and laboratorians.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 20%); most named United States 4, Mainland China 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Influenza Virus Research StudiesMedicine10.9%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine9.1%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine6.4%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine5.5%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine5.5%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine4.6%
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchMedicine4.6%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 32.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 96.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 131.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 27.97LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 27.9Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 24.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 132.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 46.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 54 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 53 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 1,139 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 745 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 2,315 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 3,657 |
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.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
All material in the MMWR Series is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without special permission; citation as to source is appreciated. Model summary
All material in the MMWR Series is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without special permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.
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
- CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1057-5987
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-8601
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MMWR Recommendations and Reports
What CAS zone is MMWR Recommendations and Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, MMWR Recommendations and Reports is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of MMWR Recommendations and Reports?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 32.83; CiteScore 131.2, h-index 47.
Where are the editorial board members of MMWR Recommendations and Reports based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index MMWR Recommendations and Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MMWR Recommendations and Reports is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is MMWR Recommendations and Reports open access, and what is the APC?
MMWR Recommendations and Reports 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, 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: .