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BMC Infectious Diseases

BMC Infectious Diseases is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of infectious and sexually transmitted diseases in humans and animals, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

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Subject Infectious Diseases
Impact Factor 3
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Open
eISSN 1471-2334
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Article processing charge: £2590.00 GBP / $3190.00 USD / €2790.00 EUR, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

BMC Infectious Diseases accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research Article

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in BMC Infectious Diseases, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Trial registration.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a Declarations section with all required subheadings, and the title should include the study design if appropriate. Manuscript must provide three to ten keywords, include a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and document any use of a Large Language Model in the Methods section or another suitable section.
References References must follow Vancouver reference style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and public preprints may be cited, unpublished abstracts or data and personal communications must be excluded from the reference list, and all URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript while larger tables may be placed at the end, and uncropped full-length gels and blots must be included as a single supplementary figure when cropped versions appear in the main text. Cropped gels and blots in the main text must show evident cropping and be identified in the figure legend, and figure legends must state that full-length blots or gels are presented in the supplementary figure.
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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name any special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, provide a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, define abbreviations at first use, and document any use of a Large Language Model in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available preprints may be cited, unpublished abstracts/data and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full with site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript while longer tables may be placed at the end, and tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files. Figures must be numbered in order of first mention and multipart figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered and cited in sequence using Arabic numerals.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in BMC Infectious Diseases, note any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must include Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions, and authors who have registered their systematic review should include the registration number as the last line of the abstract.
Manuscript The manuscript should describe a meta-analysis, systematic review, scoping review, or umbrella review that synthesizes published research. The manuscript must include 3 to 10 keywords, a Declarations section with the required subheadings, and any use of a Large Language Model must be documented in the Methods section or a suitable alternative part if no Methods section is available.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Only articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts that are published, in press, or available on public preprint servers may be cited, and web links or URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full.
Figures & Tables Tables under one page may be placed within the manuscript, larger tables may be placed at the end of the text file, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file. Figures should be numbered in the order first mentioned, and tables should be numbered and cited in sequence using Arabic numerals.
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Case Report

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must describe why the manuscript should be published, address any policy issues, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and explain how the case is rare or unusual and its educational and/or scientific merits.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must include the headings Background, Case presentation, and Conclusions.
Manuscript The manuscript must include the sections Background, Case presentation, Discussion and Conclusions, and a Declarations section with all required subheadings. The manuscript must include three to ten keywords, include all relevant positive and negative findings from history, examination and investigation, state in the Consent for publication section that consent to publish was obtained, document any use of a Large Language Model, and write 'Not applicable' in any Declarations subsection that is not relevant.
References References must follow Vancouver style. References must not be cited in the abstract, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and any web references must be listed in full with the site title, full URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, and longer tables may be placed at the end of the document. Figures must be numbered in the order cited and uploaded in that order, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and clinical photographs must be accompanied by a statement that written consent to publish was obtained from the patient or patients.
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Scoping Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in BMC Infectious Diseases, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript The manuscript must include a Methods section and a Declarations section with the required subheadings. The manuscript must provide three to ten keywords, include a Declarations section with required statements and 'Not applicable' where a subsection is irrelevant, and document any use of a Large Language Model in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available preprints may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript while longer tables may be placed at the end, and tables must not be embedded as figures. Figures and tables must be numbered in sequence, figure titles and table titles must not exceed 15 words, and figure legends and table legends must not exceed 300 words.
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Recent Publications

Clinical effectiveness of three months once-weekly Isoniazid and Rifapentine regimen for treatment of Latent TB Infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Malaisamy Muniyandi, Bhaskara Chary Kothoju, Karthick Chelvanayagam, Balagopal Balachandran, Bharathidasan Palani, Venkateshprabhu Janagaraj, Vijaykaravell Thirupathi, Karikalan Nagarajan

10.1186/s12879-026-13607-w
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Assessment of scabies diagnosis and the impact of MDA for onchocerciasis on the burden of scabies in an endemic community in Ghana

Jubin Osei-Mensah, Cornelia Appiah-Kwarteng, Abdul Rahim Mohammed Sabtiu, Richmond Darko, Vera Serwaa Opoku, Nancy Ackam, Stephen Yaw Armoh, Abraham Domo Koyaara, Marion Okoh-Owusu, John Appiah-Poku, Yaw Asare Afrane

10.1186/s12879-026-13682-z
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Multicenter validation of a simple clinical risk score for early prediction of severe dengue among adults in Thailand

Surangrat Pongpan, Patcharin Khamnuan, Pantitcha Thanatrakolsri, Supa Vittaporn, Punnaphat Daraswang

10.1186/s12879-026-13719-3
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of invasive fungal infections in critically ill patients with liver cirrhosis

Jessica Seeßle, Elena Pelivan, Marietta Kirchner, Monica Boxberger, Patrick Michl, Uta Merle

10.1186/s12879-026-13709-5
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Survival and predictors of mortality among TB–HIV co-infected children attending ART clinics in public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

Abrham Tesfaye Habteyes, Tebabere Moltot, Enguday Demeke Gebeyaw, Awraris Hailu Bilchut

10.1186/s12879-026-13716-6
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 7 days

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in BMC Infectious Diseases, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

An article processing charge applies for each accepted article. The current APC is £2590.00 GBP / $3190.00 USD / €2790.00 EUR, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Respiratory viral infections research HIV Research and Treatment COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Hepatitis B Virus Studies Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Mosquito-borne diseases and control Hepatitis C virus research Viral Infections and Vectors SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research COVID-19 epidemiological studies Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Influenza Virus Research Studies HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Antibiotic Use and Resistance Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

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