Journal profile · Infectious Diseases
Revista Chilena de Infectologia
ISSN 0716-1018 · Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia · CHILE · Bimonthly · Founded 1984
Revista Chilena de Infectologia: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.26; fully open access; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Chilena de Infectologia is published by Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia 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 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Nosocomial Infections in ICU and Antibiotic Use and Resistance, together about 20.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Revista Chilena de infectology publishes Original Articles product of research, clinical experiences systematized derived from medical practice, Reviews in Infectious Diseases, documents issued by the Committees of the Company or other interest, contributions to the Clinical Laboratory and Epidemiology, Clinical Cases Letters to the Editor and they represent a contribution to our specialists in the areas of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and/or Adult and Clinical Microbiology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Infectious Diseases
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 10, Argentina 2 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMedicine7.2%
- Nosocomial Infections in ICUMedicine6.8%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology6.1%
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityMedicine6%
- Streptococcal Infections and TreatmentsMedicine5.2%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine5.2%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
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
- 0.26LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 412OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 77.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 70LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,823 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 54 | 0 |
| 2025 | 93 | 93 | 12 |
| 2024 | 83 | 83 | 49 |
| 2023 | 96 | 96 | 72 |
| 2022 | 106 | 106 | 171 |
| 2021 | 130 | 130 | 330 |
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution License Model summary
All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License
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
- Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia
- Country or region
- CHILE
- Language
- Spanish
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1984
- ISSN
- 0716-1018
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Chilena de Infectologia
What CAS zone is Revista Chilena de Infectologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Chilena de Infectologia 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 Revista Chilena de Infectologia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.26; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Revista Chilena de Infectologia?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Chilena de Infectologia based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (10) and Argentina (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Chilena de Infectologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Chilena de Infectologia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Revista Chilena de Infectologia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Chilena de Infectologia 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .