Emerging Infectious Diseases

Aims & Scope

Emerging Infectious Diseases is an open access, peer-reviewed journal published monthly by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The journal was established expressly to promote the recognition of new and reemerging infectious diseases around the world and to improve the understanding of factors involved in disease emergence, prevention, and elimination.

Emerging Infectious Diseases is intended for professionals in infectious diseases and related sciences.

The journal welcomes contributions from infectious disease specialists in academia, industry, clinical practice, and public health, as well as from specialists in economics, social sciences, and other disciplines.

Manuscripts in all categories should explain the contents in public health terms.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Foodborne Illness Acquired in the United States—Major Pathogens

  Citation: 5933

  Authors: Elaine, Robert M., Frederick J., Robert V., Marc-Alain, Sharon L., Jeffery L., Patricia M.

• Food-Related Illness and Death in the United States

  Citation: 5002

  Authors: Paul S., Laurence, Vance, Linda F., Joseph S., Craig, Patricia M., Robert V.

• Biofilms: Microbial Life on Surfaces

  Citation: 3685

  Authors: Rodney M.

• Global Spread of Carbapenemase-producing<i>Enterobacteriaceae</i>

  Citation: 1879

  Authors: Patrice, Thierry, Laurent

• Genetic and Serologic Properties of Zika Virus Associated with an Epidemic, Yap State, Micronesia, 2007

  Citation: 1825

  Authors: Robert S., Olga L., Janeen J., Jason O., Amy J., Alison J., Stephanie M., Mark R.

• SARS Control and Psychological Effects of Quarantine, Toronto, Canada

  Citation: 1535

  Authors: Laura, Wayne L., Susan, Stephen, Sandro, Rima

• Global Illness and Deaths Caused by Rotavirus Disease in Children

  Citation: 1362

  Authors: Umesh D., Erik G., Joseph S., Mark A., Roger I.

• Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Carrying Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Genes: Worldwide Emergence

  Citation: 1333

  Authors: François, Timothy, Mark C., Gerard, Graeme R., Helen, Nadia, Michèle, Timothy, Marie-Elisabeth, Jerome

• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2−Specific Antibody Responses in Coronavirus Disease Patients

  Citation: 1331

  Authors: Nisreen M.A., Marcel A., Wentao, Chunyan, Corine H., Victor M., Mart M., Reina S., Erwin, Felicity D., Yazdan, Quentin, Diane, Nadhira, Chantal B.E.M., Berend-Jan, Christian, Marion P.G., Bart L.

• 1918 Influenza: the Mother of All Pandemics

  Citation: 1237

  Authors: Jeffery K., David M.