Epidemics

Aims & Scope

Epidemics publishes papers on infectious disease dynamics in the broadest sense.

Its scope covers both within-host dynamics of infectious agents and dynamics at the population level, particularly the interaction between the two.

Areas of emphasis include: spread, transmission, persistence, implications and population dynamics of infectious diseases; population and public health as well as policy aspects of control and prevention; dynamics at the individual level; interaction with the environment, ecology and evolution of infectious diseases, as well as population genetics of infectious agents.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Immunology and Microbiology and 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.

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• Plagiarism url
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Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

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

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,860.00 USD. Learn more.

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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.

• Improved inference of time-varying reproduction numbers during infectious disease outbreaks

  Citation: 434

  Authors: R.N., J.E., R.D., J.A., Z.N., P.A., E., S., E., T., J., S., A.

• A generalized-growth model to characterize the early ascending phase of infectious disease outbreaks

  Citation: 239

  Authors: Cécile, Lone, Gerardo

• Nine challenges in incorporating the dynamics of behaviour in infectious diseases models

  Citation: 210

  Authors: Sebastian, Shweta, Chris T., Ken T.D., W. John, Alison P., Petra

• The early phase of the COVID-19 epidemic in Lombardy, Italy

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Danilo, Mattia, Marcello, Francesca, Vittorio, Marco, Piero, Filippo, Giorgio, Valentina, Raffaella, Antonio, Michele, Silvia, Giulio, Massimo, Marino, Angelo, Raffaele, Elena, Giacomo, Alessandra, Maria, Fausto, Alessia, Stefano

• The RAPIDD ebola forecasting challenge: Synthesis and lessons learnt

  Citation: 170

  Authors: Cécile, Kaiyuan, Robert, Marco, Laura, Stefano, Qian, Gerardo, Lone, Alessandro

• Thirteen challenges in modelling plant diseases

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Nik J., Britt, C. Jessica, Stephen, Tim R., Christopher A.

• Eight challenges for network epidemic models

  Citation: 155

  Authors: Lorenzo, Frank, Shweta, Ken, Thomas, Valerie, Pieter

• On the relative role of different age groups in influenza epidemics

  Citation: 155

  Authors: Colin J., Sandra S., Jacco, Marc, Lyn, Edward

• Five challenges for spatial epidemic models

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Steven, Ken, Valerie, Denis, Pieter

• Using data-driven agent-based models for forecasting emerging infectious diseases

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Srinivasan, Bryan, Jiangzhuo, Dave, Anil, Madhav