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Journal overview

Emerging Microbes & Infections is a peer-reviewed open access journal publishing research on emerging infections.

Emerging Microbes & Infections aims to disseminate information on microbes and infections, especially those associated with increasing biological and clinical significance and pathogenic frequency. The journal is committed to bridging the gap between scientific communities in developed and developing countries.

Emerging Microbes & Infections is the sister journal of EMI: Animal & Environment which publishes groundbreaking scientific research on emerging pathogenic organisms from animals or environment which have inter- and intra-species transmission potentials with a specific focus on those influenced by the change of environment.

Emerging Microbes & Infections covers relevant topics of critical biological and clinical value including, but not limited to:

  • Epidemic surveillance
  • Clinical manifestation
  • Diagnosis and management
  • Cellular and molecular pathogenesis
  • Innate and acquired immune responses between emerging microbes and their hosts
  • Drug discovery
  • Vaccine development research


Emerging Microbes & Infections
accepts original research articles, review articles, letters, and commentaries.

Emerging Microbes & Infections is ranked 8/132 in Infectious Diseases,  14/161 in Microbiology and 16/181 in Immunology in the JCR.

It is ranked 2/66 in Parasitology, 3/156 in Drug Discovery, 3/115 in Epidemiology, 5/75 in Virology, 6/163 in Microbiology, 8/304 in Infectious Diseases, and 14/217 in Immunology in Scopus. 

The journal operates a single-anonymized peer review policy.

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