| Title | Infection and Immunity |
| Abbreviation | Infect. Immun. |
| Publication Type | Journal |
| Subject Area, Categories, Scope | Infectious Diseases (Q1); Parasitology (Q1); Immunology (Q2); Microbiology (Q2) |
| h-index | 249 |
| Overall Rank/Ranking | 4432 |
| SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) | 1.054 |
| Impact Score | 2.78 |
| Publisher | American Society for Microbiology |
| Country | United States |
| ISSN | 10985522, 00199567 |
| Best Quartile | Q1 |
| Coverage History | 1971-2025 |
Infection and Immunity focuses on host-pathogen interactions and encompasses a wide range of topics of interest to microbiologists, immunologists, epidemiologists, pathologists, and clinicians. Areas of interest include infections caused by pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and parasites; mechanisms of pathogenicity; interactions of virulence factors with host cells; host resistance, inflammation, and susceptibility to infection; the immunology of infectious diseases; development and evaluation of vaccines against nonviral pathogens; and the genomes of pathogenic bacteria.
Infection and Immunity is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Infectious Diseases (Q1); Parasitology (Q1); Immunology (Q2); Microbiology (Q2). It is published by American Society for Microbiology. The overall rank of Infection and Immunity is 4432. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.054. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 249. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.
The ISSN of Infection and Immunity journal is 10985522, 00199567. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Infection and Immunity is cited by a total of 1879 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).
The Impact IF 2024 of Infection and Immunity is 2.78, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Infection and Immunity IF is decreased by a factor of 0.07 and approximate percentage change is -2.46% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a falling trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.
Impact IF 2024 of Infection and Immunity is 2.78. If the same downward trend persists, Impact IF may fall in 2025 as well.
| Year | Impact IF |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 2.78 |
| 2023 | 2.85 |
| 2022 | 2.98 |
| 2021 | 3.53 |
| 2020 | 3.31 |
| 2019 | 3.23 |
| 2018 | 3.03 |
| 2017 | 3.45 |
| 2016 | 3.75 |
| 2015 | 3.91 |
| 2014 | 4.15 |
Infection and Immunity has an h-index of 249. It means 249 articles of this journal have more than 249 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.
The ISSN of Infection and Immunity is 10985522, 00199567. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.
An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.
The overall rank of Infection and Immunity is 4432. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.054. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.
| Year | SJR |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 1.054 |
| 2023 | 1.042 |
| 2022 | 0.923 |
| 2021 | 1.139 |
| 2020 | 1.508 |
| 2019 | 1.581 |
| 2018 | 1.591 |
| 2017 | 1.954 |
| 2016 | 2.040 |
| 2015 | 2.361 |
| 2014 | 2.344 |
| Year | Ranking |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 4432 |
| 2023 | 4136 |
| 2022 | 4781 |
| 2021 | 3313 |
| 2020 | 2258 |
| 2019 | 2027 |
| 2018 | 2031 |
| 2017 | 1444 |
| 2016 | 1337 |
| 2015 | 1054 |
| 2014 | 1051 |
Infection and Immunity is published by American Society for Microbiology. It's publishing house is located in United States. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1971-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.
Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.
The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Infection and Immunity is Infect. Immun.. This abbreviation ('Infect. Immun.') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.
ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.
If your research field is/are related to Infectious Diseases (Q1); Parasitology (Q1); Immunology (Q2); Microbiology (Q2), then please visit the official website of this journal.
The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.
It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.
The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.
Infection and Immunity latest impact IF is 2.78. It's evaluated in the year 2024. The highest and the lowest impact IF or impact score of this journal are 4.15 (2014) and 2.78 (2024), respectively, in the last 11 years. Moreover, its average IS is 3.36 in the previous 11 years.
The Infection and Immunity has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 1.054, according to the latest data. It is computed in the year 2025. In the past 11 years, this journal has recorded a range of SJR, with the highest being 2.361 in 2015 and the lowest being 0.923 in 2022. Furthermore, the average SJR of the Infection and Immunity over the previous 11-year period stands at 3.36.
The latest h-index of the Infection and Immunity is 249.
The Infection and Immunity is published by the American Society for Microbiology, with its country of publication being the United States.
The Infection and Immunity is currently ranked 4432 out of 27955 Journals, Conferences, and Book Series in the latest ranking. Over the course of the last 11 years, this journal has experienced varying rankings, reaching its highest position of 1051 in 2014 and its lowest position of 4781 in 2022.
The standard ISO4 abbreviation for the Infection and Immunity is Infect. Immun..
Infection and Immunity is classified as a journal that the American Society for Microbiology publishes.
The Infection and Immunity encompasses the following areas:
For a more comprehensive understanding of its scope, check the official website of this journal.
The Infection and Immunity is assigned the following International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN): 10985522, 00199567.
The best quartile for the Infection and Immunity is Q1 (2024).
The Infection and Immunity coverage history can be summarized as follows: 1971-2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Year | Impact Score (IS) |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 2.78 |
| 2023 | 2.85 |
| 2022 | 2.98 |
| 2021 | 3.53 |
| 2020 | 3.31 |
| 2019 | 3.23 |
| 2018 | 3.03 |
| 2017 | 3.45 |
| 2016 | 3.75 |
| 2015 | 3.91 |
| 2014 | 4.15 |
