34 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Infectious Diseases
34 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Infectious Diseases charge no APC and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. The quartile shown is the journal’s quartile in this category (not its best one elsewhere): 2 are Q1 and 2 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 18% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 12 weeks. Most are published in Russia (8), Iran (4) and United States (4). 76% accept manuscripts in English and 32% accept at least one other language.
All 34 free-to-publish journals in Infectious Diseases
Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).
| # | Journal | Quartile | SJR | H-index | Publisher | Country | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eurosurveillance 1560-7917 | Q1 | 2.81 | 143 | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control | Sweden | 30 wk |
| 2 | Emerging Infectious Diseases 1080-6040 · 1080-6059 | Q1 | 2.034 | 287 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | United States | 8 wk |
| 3 | Pathogens and Immunity 2469-2964 | Q2 | 0.753 | 26 | Case Western Reserve University | United States | 10 wk |
| 4 | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 0037-8682 · 1678-9849 | Q2 | 0.618 | 67 | Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) | Brazil | 8 wk |
| 5 | Zoonoses 2737-7466 · 2737-7474 | Q3 | 0.485 | 14 | Compuscript Ltd | Ireland | 17 wk |
| 6 | Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives 2210-9099 · 2233-6052 | Q3 | 0.469 | 42 | Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency | South Korea | 16 wk |
| 7 | Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research 2287-3651 · 2287-366X | Q3 | 0.404 | 25 | Korean Vaccine Society; Korean Society of Zoonoses | South Korea | 8 wk |
| 8 | Indian Dermatology Online Journal 2229-5178 · 2249-5673 | Q3 | 0.404 | 29 | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications | India | 34 wk |
| 9 | Journal of Vector Borne Diseases 0972-9062 | Q3 | 0.399 | 51 | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications | India | 15 wk |
| 10 | Western Pacific Surveillance and Response 2094-7321 · 2094-7313 | Q3 | 0.352 | 25 | World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific | Philippines | 30 wk |
| 11 | Current Medical Mycology 2423-3439 · 2423-3420 | Q3 | 0.346 | 20 | Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences | Iran | 4 wk |
| 12 | Leprosy Review 0305-7518 · 2162-8807 | Q3 | 0.295 | 53 | LEPRA (The British Leprosy Relief Association) | United Kingdom | 8 wk |
| 13 | Вопросы вирусологии 0507-4088 · 2411-2097 | Q3 | 0.26 | 20 | Central Research Institute for Epidemiology | Russia | 12 wk |
| 14 | International Journal of Dermatology and Venerology 2096-5540 · 2641-8746 | Q3 | 0.256 | 12 | Wolters Kluwer Health | United States | 12 wk |
| 15 | Infectious Diseases & Immunity 2096-9511 · 2693-8839 | Q3 | 0.252 | 9 | Wolters Kluwer Health - Lippincott Williams Wilkins | United States | 9 wk |
| 16 | International Maritime Health 1641-9251 · 2081-3252 | Q3 | 0.243 | 30 | Via Medica | Poland | 20 wk |
| 17 | Проблемы особо опасных инфекций 0370-1069 · 2658-719X | Q3 | 0.235 | 12 | Federal Government Health Institution, Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe” | Russia | 12 wk |
| 18 | Journal of Zoonotic Diseases 2717-2910 | Q3 | 0.224 | 6 | University of Tabriz | Iran | 6 wk |
| 19 | Туберкулез и болезни лёгких 2075-1230 · 2542-1506 | Q4 | 0.219 | 22 | New Terra Publishing House | Russia | 8 wk |
| 20 | Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика 2073-3046 · 2619-0494 | Q4 | 0.202 | 11 | Numikom LLC | Russia | 8 wk |
| 21 | Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials 2147-673X | Q4 | 0.189 | 6 | Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialty Society of Turkey | Türkiye | 21 wk |
| 22 | Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health 2664-2824 | Q4 | 0.181 | 4 | African Field Epidemiology Network | Uganda | 48 wk |
| 23 | Инфекция и иммунитет 2220-7619 · 2313-7398 | Q4 | 0.164 | 14 | Sankt-Peterburg : NIIÈM imeni Pastera | Russia | 10 wk |
| 24 | Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия 1684-4386 · 2686-9586 | Q4 | 0.164 | 11 | Interregional Association for Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | Russia | 8 wk |
| 25 | Infection, Epidemiology and Microbiology 2588-4107 · 2588-4115 | Q4 | 0.154 | 6 | University of Tarbiat Modares | Iran | 6 wk |
| 26 | Turkderm Turkish Archives of Dermatology and Venereology 2651-5164 | Q4 | 0.147 | 13 | Society of Dermatology and Venereology | Türkiye | 42 wk |
| 27 | Viral Hepatitis Journal 2147-2939 | Q4 | 0.141 | 3 | Galenos Publishing House | Türkiye | 13 wk |
| 28 | Антибиотики и Химиотерапия 0235-2990 | Q4 | 0.14 | 16 | LLC "Publishing House OKI" | Russia | 8 wk |
| 29 | Журнал инфектологии 2072-6732 | Q4 | 0.14 | 11 | Journal Infectology | Russia | 8 wk |
| 30 | سلامت و محیط 2008-2029 · 2008-3718 | Q4 | 0.139 | 7 | Tehran University of Medical Sciences | Iran | 12 wk |
| 31 | Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine 2379-4054 | Q4 | 0.126 | 4 | Verduci Editore | Italy | 8 wk |
| 32 | Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 0204-9155 · 2815-2808 | Q4 | 0.124 | 6 | National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases | Bulgaria | 20 wk |
| 33 | Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care 2707-3521 · 2708-9134 | Q4 | 0.117 | 2 | Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College | Pakistan | 16 wk |
| 34 | One Health & Risk Management 2587-3458 · 2587-3466 | Q4 | 0.117 | 3 | Asociatia de Biosiguranta si Biosecuritate | Moldova | 12 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top countries of publication
- Russia 8
- Iran 4
- United States 4
- Türkiye 3
- India 2
- South Korea 2
Top publishers
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2
- African Field Epidemiology Network 1
- Asociatia de Biosiguranta si Biosecuritate 1
- Case Western Reserve University 1
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1
- Central Research Institute for Epidemiology 1
About this list
Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.
Before submitting, always confirm the journal on its own website and in the DOAJ, verify Scopus indexing by ISSN with the Scopus check rather than trusting claims on the journal’s site, and watch out for look-alike titles (see the predatory journal checklist).