Journal profile · Infectious Diseases
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
ISSN 1530-3667 · eISSN 1557-7759 · Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2001
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.8; hybrid open access; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 87 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases is published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc. 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 Viral Infections and Vectors, Vector-borne infectious diseases and Mosquito-borne diseases and control, together about 53% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases is an authoritative, peer-reviewed journal providing basic and applied research on diseases transmitted to humans by invertebrate vectors or non-human vertebrates. The Journal examines geographic, seasonal, and other risk factors that influence the transmission, diagnosis, management, and prevention of this group of infectious diseases, and identifies global trends that have the potential to result in major epidemics. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases coverage includes: -Ecology -Entomology -Epidemiology -Infectious diseases -Microbiology -Parasitology -Pathology -Public health -Tropical medicine -Wildlife biology -Bacterial, rickettsial, viral, and parasitic zoonoses
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Infectious Diseases
Editor-in-chief Stephen HiggsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 22, Japan 2, France 2, Mainland China 1, Germany 1 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine23.6%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology15.4%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine14%
- Vector-Borne Animal DiseasesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine4.3%
- Zoonotic diseases and public healthMedicine4.1%
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.8%
- Bartonella species infections researchImmunology and Microbiology2.5%
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 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
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 | 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 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | 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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,835OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 85LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,798 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 85 | 7 | 13 |
| 2025 | 87 | 18 | 154 |
| 2024 | 118 | 29 | 347 |
| 2023 | 103 | 34 | 771 |
| 2022 | 78 | 20 | 677 |
| 2021 | 100 | 29 | 1,140 |
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)
- 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
- Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1530-3667
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-7759
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
What CAS zone is Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Infectious Diseases / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. 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 Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.8; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 105.
How long does peer review take at Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (22), Japan (2) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .