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Status
Active
Coverage
2001–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
39.2
SJR · SCImago
5.549
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
317
Best quartile
Q1 · 99th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases | 3 / 361 | 99th | Q1 |
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The Lancet Infectious Diseases
The Lancet Infectious Diseases is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 39.2), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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ISSN 1473-3099Verify ISSN ↗1474-4457Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
39.2
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$7,280 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is The Lancet Infectious Diseases indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2001–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 39.2.
What quartile is The Lancet Infectious Diseases in Scopus?
The Lancet Infectious Diseases is Q1 in Infectious Diseases (rank 3 of 361), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of The Lancet Infectious Diseases?
The Lancet Infectious Diseases is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 39.2, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 99th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 5.549, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 317.
How much does it cost to publish in The Lancet Infectious Diseases?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$7,280 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes The Lancet Infectious Diseases and what is its ISSN?
The Lancet Infectious Diseases is published by Elsevier Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1473-3099 and its online ISSN is 1474-4457.
Is The Lancet Infectious Diseases covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is The Lancet Infectious Diseases in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is The Lancet Infectious Diseases open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is The Lancet Infectious Diseases? — open metrics via OpenAlex
The Lancet Infectious Diseases has an h-index of 376 and a 2-year mean of 12 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 39.2, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #8 of 354 Scopus journals in Infectious Diseases.
376
h-index
12
2-yr mean citations
4,169
i10-index
10,927
works indexed
667,088
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$7,280
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#8 of 354 Top 3% Infectious Diseases
The Lancet Infectious Diseases published 520 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 689. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in The Lancet Infectious Diseases? — latest 67 articles, 2026
In its latest 67 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (17.7%), United Kingdom (13.3%) and Germany (6.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for The Lancet Infectious Diseases? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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