Journal profile · Infectious Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
ISSN 0148-5717 · eISSN 1537-4521 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1977
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.85; JCR Q3 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 111 days to acceptance (29 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 197 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sexually Transmitted Diseases is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Reproductive tract infections research, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 52.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Infectious Diseases
Editor-in-chief Barbara Van Der PolPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive tract infections researchImmunology and Microbiology25.6%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions13.9%
- Syphilis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine12.5%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine10.3%
- Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchMedicine6.7%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine4.1%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Urinary Tract Infections ManagementMedicine2.6%
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 | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · INFECTIOUS DISEASES · rank 103/141
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
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
- 1.85LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 140OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,849OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 131LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,795 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 122 | 46 | 20 |
| 2025 | 197 | 90 | 183 |
| 2024 | 213 | 102 | 567 |
| 2023 | 171 | 91 | 868 |
| 2022 | 167 | 101 | 1,092 |
| 2021 | 250 | 141 | 3,926 |
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
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 85 days – 147 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (29 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 132 days
- Sample
- 29 articles with submission and acceptance dates (335 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)
- 3–8 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1977
- ISSN
- 0148-5717
- Electronic ISSN
- 1537-4521
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sexually Transmitted Diseases
What CAS zone is Sexually Transmitted Diseases in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sexually Transmitted 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.85; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 140.
How long does peer review take at Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
Based on the dates recorded on 29 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 85–147 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 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.
What JCR quartile is Sexually Transmitted Diseases in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, INFECTIOUS DISEASES Q3 (103/141). 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.
Which databases index Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sexually Transmitted Diseases is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Sexually Transmitted Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Sexually Transmitted Diseases is a hybrid 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: .