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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #5,028CAS 3区Hybrid

BMC Infectious Diseases

Abbreviation (ISO):BMC INFECT DIS
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.983•SCImago Rank: #5,028•Identifier (ISSN):1471-2334(Print)•Articles / Year: 1,247•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,347 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3.2
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
88

88 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate2.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,247articles/year
99.98% Gold OA•94.39% 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: 3.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.2)
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20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.7)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.667)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.09)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.688)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.565)
🔵 Computed
20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.62)
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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

BMC Infectious Diseases is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of infectious and sexually transmitted diseases in humans, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine98.9%Biology95.1%Immunology80.3%Pathology79.4%Internal medicine77.9%Virology72.6%Genetics69.8%Microbiology63.9%Medical microbiology51.1%Chemistry43.2%Biochemistry41.3%Surgery40.7%Mathematics36.7%Statistics30.6%Sociology29.6%Demography27.1%Environmental health25.9%Geology25.1%Psychology24.8%Virus24.7%Family medicine24.5%Paleontology24.1%Zoology21.7%Computer science21.5%Psychiatry21%Pediatrics20.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,028Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2001-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.983

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
143

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.21

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,347 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations10,848
3-Year Documents3,278
Citable Documents3,267

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)5

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate46.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Infectious DiseasesQ1

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
BioMed Central
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Irregular
Founding Year
2001
Editorial Address
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON, ENGLAND, WC1X 8HL
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
JCRSCIE
55/141Q2
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
JCISCIE
43/141Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—2,023488
202532,0466,298
20243.41,48810,504
20233.790710,628
20223.66796915,953
20213.091,28330,949
20202.68896225,788
20192.5651,09834,809
20182.6271224,815
2017—81230,127
2016—69426,277
2015—66127,635
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for BMC Infectious Diseases

WoS Q2
1245201820192020202120222023202420253.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01