International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Infectious Diseases (IJID) is published monthly by the International Society for Infectious Diseases.

IJID is a peer-reviewed, open access journal and publishes original clinical and laboratory-based research, together with reports of clinical trials, reviews, and some case reports dealing with the epidemiology, clinical diagnosis, treatment, and control of infectious diseases with particular emphasis placed on those diseases that are most common in under-resourced countries.

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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

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
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

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 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 2,500.00 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.

• Prevalence of comorbidities and its effects in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Citation: 2999

  Authors: Jing, Ya, Xi, Ke, Zhaofeng, Qinghong, Rui, Haojia, Yuping, Yongning

• The continuing 2019-nCoV epidemic threat of novel coronaviruses to global health — The latest 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China

  Citation: 2503

  Authors: David S., Esam, Tariq A., Francine, Richard, Osman, Giuseppe, Timothy D., Ziad A., Christian, Alimuddin, Eskild

• A first case of meningitis/encephalitis associated with SARS-Coronavirus-2

  Citation: 1578

  Authors: Takeshi, Norikazu, Junko, Daiki, Hisanori, Junichi, Masateru, Hiroki, Kengo, Natsuhiko, Atsuhito, Masayuki, Hirotaka, Osamu, Katsue, Kayo, Shinji, Tomoyuki, Hiroyuki, Hiroyuki, Masami, Hiroshi, Tatsuya, Yu, Nobuyuki, Hiroshi, Shiomi, Tomoko, Shinji

• Preliminary estimation of the basic reproduction number of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China, from 2019 to 2020: A data-driven analysis in the early phase of the outbreak

  Citation: 1279

  Authors: Shi, Qianyin, Jinjun, Salihu S., Guangpu, Weiming, Yijun, Daozhou, Lin, Daihai, Maggie H.

• The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak: What we know

  Citation: 929

  Authors: Di, Tiantian, Qun, Zhicong

• Estimation of the asymptomatic ratio of novel coronavirus infections (COVID-19)

  Citation: 927

  Authors: Hiroshi, Tetsuro, Takeshi, Ayako, Sung-mok, Katsuma, Ryo, Yichi, Baoyin, Andrei R., Natalie M.

• A conceptual model for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Wuhan, China with individual reaction and governmental action

  Citation: 821

  Authors: Qianying, Shi, Daozhou, Yijun, Shu, Salihu S., Maggie H., Yongli, Weiming, Lin, Daihai

• Serial interval of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections

  Citation: 804

  Authors: Hiroshi, Natalie M., Andrei R.

• Echinococcosis: a review

  Citation: 799

  Authors: Pedro, Peter M.

• Global Tuberculosis Report 2020 – Reflections on the Global TB burden, treatment and prevention efforts

  Citation: 767

  Authors: Jeremiah, Mishal, Francine, Eleni, Razia, Peter, Nathan, Sayoki, Seyed Ehtesham, Patrick D.M.C., André N.H., Nadia A., Jean B., Simon, Timothy D., Ibrahim, Alimuddin