Journal profile · Infectious Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Infections
ISSN 1368-4973 · eISSN 1472-3263 · BMJ Publishing Group · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1998
Sexually Transmitted Infections: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.72; hybrid open access; median 121 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 141 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sexually Transmitted Infections is published by BMJ Publishing Group and is in Zone 3 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, Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, together about 46.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Homepage of Sexually Transmitted Infections, a medical journal publishing research on transmission, prevention and treatment of STIs and HIV.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Infectious Diseases
Editor-in-chief Anna Maria GerettiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive tract infections researchImmunology and Microbiology21.7%
- Syphilis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine13.5%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine11.2%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions9.2%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine6.6%
- Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchMedicine6.1%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Genital Health and DiseaseMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.72LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90LetPub ·
- h-index
- 139OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,513OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 93LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,457 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 96 | 41 | 26 |
| 2025 | 141 | 63 | 197 |
| 2024 | 140 | 79 | 667 |
| 2023 | 96 | 64 | 508 |
| 2022 | 112 | 62 | 932 |
| 2021 | 151 | 76 | 2,034 |
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
121 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 98 days – 160 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 57 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 204 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (309 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)
- 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
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
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1368-4973
- Electronic ISSN
- 1472-3263
- Society / sponsor
- British Association of Sexual Health and HIV
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sexually Transmitted Infections
What CAS zone is Sexually Transmitted Infections in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sexually Transmitted Infections is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 Infections?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.72; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 139.
How long does peer review take at Sexually Transmitted Infections?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 121 days (interquartile range 98–160 days); 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.
Which databases index Sexually Transmitted Infections?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sexually Transmitted Infections is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Sexually Transmitted Infections open access, and what is the APC?
Sexually Transmitted Infections 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .