WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #9,760CAS 3区Gold OA

Infection Prevention in Practice

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.605•SCImago Rank: #9,760•Identifier (ISSN):2590-0889(Print)•Articles / Year: 73•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,998 USD

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)

Clarivate IF (2026)Q3

2.6

↑ +0.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

21 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3

Self-Citation Rate5.6%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessGold OA

73articles/year

100% Gold OA•0% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.75đ	WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.6)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)	🔵 Computed
2024	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)	🔵 Computed
2023	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 0)	🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Infection Prevention in Practice is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q3 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Medicine90%Biology73.5%Pathology64.3%Internal medicine63.9%Genetics48.7%Chemistry47.4%Surgery41.7%Biochemistry41.3%Microbiology40.4%Intensive care medicine39.6%Political science31.7%Economics31.3%Law30.9%Psychology30.4%Computer science29.6%Geology28.3%Paleontology27.8%Virology27.4%Antibiotics26.1%Psychiatry24.8%Disease24.3%Economic growth24.3%Engineering24.3%Mathematics23.9%Bacteria23.9%Health care22.6%Emergency medicine22.6%Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)22.2%Infectious disease (medical specialty)22.2%Nursing20.9%Outbreak20.9%

Primary Research Areas

Medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #9,760Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2019-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.605

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.45

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,998 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations446

3-Year Documents198

Citable Documents176

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate44.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Infectious DiseasesQ2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

3区 (Zone 3)Medicine

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

Updating

Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

Updating

Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

Updating

Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Gold OA

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Indexing & Databases

DOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
INFECTIOUS DISEASES	JCRESCI	71/141	Q3
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	JCRESCI	173/443	Q2
INFECTIOUS DISEASES	JCIESCI	81/141	Q3
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	JCIESCI	248/443	Q3