| Journal of Infection | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated title (ISO) | J. Infect. |
| Discipline | Infectious disease |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Robert C. Read |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publication history | 1979–present |
| Frequency | 12 per year |
| Impact factor (2009) |
3.060 |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0163-4453 (print) 1532-2742 (web) |
| CODEN | JINFD2 |
| OCLC number | 04392967 |
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The Journal of Infection is a peer-reviewed scientific and medical journal in the field of infectious disease, covering microbiology, epidemiology and clinical practice. Established in 1979, the journal is currently published monthly by Elsevier under the Saunders imprint. Journal of Infection is the official publication of the British Infection Association (formerly the British Infection Society and the British Society for the Study of Infection).[1][2][3] As of 2010[update], the editor in chief is Robert C. Read (University of Sheffield, UK).[4]
All issues are available online via ScienceDirect as PDFs; access is by subscription only.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal's 2009 impact factor is 3.060.[1][5] In addition, the Journal of Infection is indexed in MEDLINE and Scopus.[3][6]