Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-PARASITOLOGY
Pathogens and Global Health
ISSN 2047-7724 · eISSN 2047-7732 · Maney Publishing · ENGLAND
Pathogens and Global Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.29; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 178 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 45 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pathogens and Global Health is published by Maney Publishing 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, Malaria Research and Control and Parasites and Host Interactions, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pathogens and Global Health is a journal of infectious disease and public health that focuses on translating molecular, immunological, genomic, and epidemiological knowledge into control measures for global health threats. The journal aims to provide a forum for global scientific, ethical, and political discussion of new innovative solutions for controlling and eradicating infectious diseases, particularly those that affect the world's poorest regions. Contributions on health issues from any region of the world and on pathogens, host-pathogen interactions, host response to infection and their molecular and cellular correlates with global health implications are encouraged. We do not welcome submissions of studies describing local epidemiological surveys that do not have general implications for public health or for understanding pathogenic mechanisms. Pathogens and Global Health is currently interested in original research articles, reviews and commentaries covering topics that come under the following themes: Antimicrobial resistance and the impact on healthcare costs and mortality Vector control technology and genomic surveillance Climate change linked to health outcomes, such as the spread of vector- and tick-borne diseases Pandemic Preparedness and Emerging Infectious Diseases, including health priorities, cost-benefit analyses and surveillance Microbiome and immunity Vaccines and novel platforms/potential vaccination candidates addressing global health issues, especially in low- and middle-income countries PGH encourages submissions of the following article types: Review articles: Review Articles provide a comprehensive summary of research on a topic, and a perspective on the state of the field and where it is heading. PGH welcomes the submission of unsolicited reviews. However, to ensure that a review is within the scope and interest of the journal, the Editor recommends that you contact the editorial office at pathogengh@imperial.ac.uk to discuss the topic further. Original Articles: The journal welcomes detailed and thoroughly described original research*, which should include the following headings: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. The research should be in an area of scientific importance within an infectious disease or public health scope. Research findings should be novel and contextualised for an interdisciplinary readership. Commentaries: The journal accepts commentaries, short articles on research, ideas, trends,
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-PARASITOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Andrea CrisantiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United Kingdom 6, Italy 6, Germany 3, United States 2, Mainland China 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine15.9%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine11.5%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology8.3%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine7.2%
- Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine4.3%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics4.2%
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Zoonotic diseases and public healthMedicine3.6%
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 | Parasitology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Tropical Medicine | Zone 3 |
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 | Tropical Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: AGRICOLA, PASCAL, Research Alert®, Tropical Diseases Bulletin
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.29LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.93Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.18Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 482OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 107,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 107,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 895 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| 2025 | 45 | 44 | 89 |
| 2024 | 29 | 27 | 203 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | 473 |
| 2022 | 69 | 69 | 1,078 |
| 2021 | 90 | 82 | 1,560 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 178 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 178 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- commentariesThe journal accepts commentaries, short articles on research, ideas, trends, innovations, and the implications of technological, political, policy and legal cha…Length not stated
- commentaryThe journal accepts commentaries, short articles on research, ideas, trends, innovations, and the implications of technological, political, policy and legal cha…main text ≤ 500 words · references ≤ 5
- data notesData notes are a short peer-reviewed article type that concisely describe research data stored in a repository.Length not stated
- methodsA method article is a regular length peer-reviewed, research-focused article type that aims to answer a specific question.Length not stated
- original articlesThe journal welcomes detailed and thoroughly described original research*, which should include the following headings: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Res…Length not stated
- review articlesReview Articles provide a comprehensive summary of research on a topic, and a perspective on the state of the field and where it is heading. PGH welcomes the su…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Pathogens and Global Health is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Short communications not accepted at initial submission Model summary
Please note that the journal does not accept short communications at the initial submission stage. Short communications are only published in PGH when reviewers suggest that a submitted original article be published but only if it is re-formatted as a short communication.
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
- Maney Publishing
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2047-7724
- Electronic ISSN
- 2047-7732
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 120, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pathogens and Global Health
What CAS zone is Pathogens and Global Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pathogens and Global Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Parasitology / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Tropical Medicine. 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 Pathogens and Global Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.29; CiteScore 7, h-index 70.
How long does peer review take at Pathogens and Global Health?
The publisher reports about 178 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11% (2025). 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 Pathogens and Global Health in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). 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 Pathogens and Global Health based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (6), Italy (6) and Germany (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pathogens and Global Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pathogens and Global Health is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Pathogens and Global Health open access, and what is the APC?
Pathogens and Global Health is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .