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Epidemics

Epidemics is the Journal on Infectious Disease Dynamics and publishes papers on infectious disease dynamics with a particular emphasis on transmission modeling and phylodynamics. Its scope spans within-host and between-host processes, with special interest in work that links these scales through data-driven mathematical, statistical, and computational models. Key areas include modeling of population-level disease dynamics; phylodynamic inference of transmission histories, epidemic trajectories, and evolutionary patterns from genetic sequence data; and integration of biological, epidemiological, genomic, and ecological data to understand pathogen evolution, host–pathogen interactions, and population genetics of infectious agents. The journal welcomes model-based studies that address infectious disease dynamics in any hosts and those that inform policy for control and prevention.

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Subject Infectious Diseases

Impact Factor 2.4

Quartile Q3

Open Access Type Open

ISSN 1755-4365

eISSN 1878-0067

Invitation Only No

Cost Range Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,780 (excluding taxes).

Submission Instructions

Epidemics accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Papers

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.

Abstract A concise and factual abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract should be unstructured and able to stand alone.

Manuscript Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined sections using headings. Manuscript must include 1 to 7 English keywords, a separate editable highlights file with 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each, a graphical abstract submitted as a separate file, and an AI-use declaration section before the references when generative AI was used in manuscript preparation.

References References may be in any consistent style using author-date citations in the text. References must include complete bibliographic details, be arranged alphabetically and then chronologically if needed, use letters after the year for multiple same-year items by the same author, and abbreviate journal names according to the List of Title Word Abbreviations.

Figures & Tables Tables must be placed next to the relevant text or on separate pages at the end of the article, while figures must be supplied as separate files along with the manuscript. Tables must be editable text with captions and all tables and figures must be cited in the text, numbered consecutively, and accompanied by captions.

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Methodological Manuscripts

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.

Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract should be unstructured and concise and factual.

Manuscript Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined sections with headings and, for this article type, must present a clear and relevant biological application for which novel insight is gained. Manuscript must include 1 to 7 English keywords, a declaration of generative AI use in a section before the references if applicable, and separate submission of 3 to 5 highlights bullet points.

References References may be in any consistent style. Text citations must use author name and year, and the reference list must be arranged alphabetically and then chronologically if needed.

Figures & Tables Tables must be placed next to the relevant text or on separate pages at the end of the article, while figures must be uploaded as separate files. Tables must be editable text rather than images, and all figures and tables must be cited in the manuscript and include captions.

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Recent Publications

What you saw was what you got? Correcting reported incidence data for testing intensity

Rasmus Kristoffer Pedersen, Christian Berrig, Tamás Tekeli, Gergely Röst, Viggo Andreasen

10.1016/j.epidem.2026.100949

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Spatiotemporal disease suitability prediction for Oropouche virus and the role of vectors across the Americas

Jenicca Poongavanan, Marcel Dunaiski, Graeme D’or, Moritz U.G. Kraemer, Marta Giovanetti, Ahyoung Lim, Oliver J. Brady, Cheryl Baxter, Vagner Fonseca, Luiz Alcantara, Tulio de Oliveira, Houriiyah Tegally

10.1016/j.epidem.2026.100950

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Phylodynamic inference of the contribution of transmission routes in infectious disease outbreaks

Bastiaan R. van der Roest, Don Klinkenberg, Egil A.J. Fischer, Martin C.J. Bootsma, Mirjam E.E. Kretzschmar

10.1016/j.epidem.2026.100951

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Clustering of COVID-19 testing and incidence time series: a method to understand epidemic dynamics at the territorial scale

Luka Canton, Pierre Schalkwijk, Jordi Landier, Stanislas Rebaudet, Eva Legendre, Emilie Mosnier, Pascal Handschumacher, Laurent Lehot, David Nerini, Florian Franke, Stève Nauleau, Guy Launoy, Cyrille Delpierre, Michelle Kelly Irving, Smaili Sabira, Stephanie Vandentorren, Jean Gaudart

10.1016/j.epidem.2026.100948

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Evaluating classification rules for predicting local hospitalization surges exclusively from simulated pandemics

Xavier Emiliano Guaracha, Reza Yaesoubi

10.1016/j.epidem.2026.100947

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Proof corrections are requested within two days.

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What are the publication costs?

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,780 (excluding taxes).

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Research Topics

COVID-19 epidemiological studies Influenza Virus Research Studies Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Data-Driven Disease Surveillance SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Viral Infections and Vectors Zoonotic diseases and public health Mosquito-borne diseases and control HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models Respiratory viral infections research Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing HIV Research and Treatment Evolution and Genetic Dynamics HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Virology and Viral Diseases Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies COVID-19 and Mental Health Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

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