GERMS
Published by European Academy of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases
eISSN : 2248-2997
Abbreviation : GERMS
Aims & Scope
GERMS is a peer-reviewed English-language infectious diseases journal, published quarterly (March, June, September, December) by the Association for Increasing the Visibility of Scientific Research (ACVCS), and endorsed by the National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Prof.
Dr.
Matei BalÅŸâ€, Romania, and the European Academy of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases.
The Journal aims to provide access to knowledge and practice in the area of infectious diseases in humans at the highest standards for health, social and education professionals.
The Journal publishes articles on a wide range of topics, describing research results in all areas connected to microorganisms, including, but not limited to, prevention, pathogenesis, clinical description, optimal practices of diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases in humans, microbiology, immunology, epidemiology, public health, evaluation of current and novel treatments, updates in infectious diseases, etc.
The Journal welcomes the submission of the following types of work: reports of original research, original clinical observations accompanied by analysis and discussion, critical reviews, statistical compilations, descriptions of evaluation of methods or procedures, case reports with discussions, practice guidelines, letters to the editor, comments, etc.
View Aims & ScopeMetrics & Ranking
Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.7 |
Journal Rank
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 13028 |
Journal Citation Indicator
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 337 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.434 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Q3 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 |
Impact Factor Trend
Abstracting & Indexing
Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.
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.