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Infection And Chemotherapy

Infection & Chemotherapy is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access English-language journal focused on infectious diseases worldwide, with a regional emphasis on Korea. It is published quarterly in print and online as the official publication of multiple Korean infectious disease societies and covers clinical and basic research, public health, microbiology, parasitology, immunity, treatments, antimicrobial stewardship, and regional and emerging infectious disease topics.

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Subject Infectious Diseases
Impact Factor 2.9
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 2093-2340
eISSN 2092-6448
Invitation Only No
Cost Range No submission charge. Minimum article processing charges are due for every accepted manuscript. English editing is $100 (USD) per 1,000 words when required after acceptance.

Submission Instructions

Infection And Chemotherapy accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Review Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must include the corresponding author's complete contact information, confirm that all authors have seen and approved the manuscript and contributed significantly to the work, and disclose any use of AI-assisted technologies during manuscript preparation.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be unstructured and limited to 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 6,500 words excluding the abstract. Manuscript should follow the layout of title page, abstract and key words, text, funding disclosure, conflicts of interest disclosure, acknowledgments, ORCID, authors’ contributions, appendix, supplementary materials, references, tables, and figure legends. Up to five MeSH keywords should be listed at the end of the abstract, and any use of AI-assisted technologies during manuscript preparation must be disclosed on the title page.
References Review Articles must include no more than 100 references. References must be numbered consecutively in the order they appear in the text, with citation numbers shown in brackets.
Figures & Tables Manuscript should be submitted as a single file except figures, which may be uploaded separately, and graphic files must be included separately. Data in the text should not be repeated extensively in tables or figures.
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Original Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must include the corresponding author’s complete contact information, state that all authors have seen and approved the manuscript and contributed significantly to the work, and disclose any use of AI-assisted technologies during manuscript preparation.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must be no more than 400 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract headings must be Background, Materials and Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 5,500 words excluding the abstract. Text must be organized as Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. Manuscript must include up to five MeSH keywords at the end of the abstract and disclose any use of AI-assisted technologies on the title page.
References References must be 40 or fewer. References must be numbered consecutively in the order they appear in the text, with in-text reference numbers shown in brackets.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded separately, while tables are included in the manuscript on separate pages. Data should not be repeated extensively in the text and in tables or figures.
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Brief Communication

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must include the corresponding author's complete contact information, state that all authors have seen and approved the manuscript and contributed significantly to the work, and disclose any use of AI-assisted technologies during manuscript preparation.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be unstructured and limited to 100 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 1,500 words. Manuscript should follow the journal layout but Brief Communications must not use subheadings. Up to five MeSH keywords should be listed at the end of the abstract, and any use of AI-assisted technologies during manuscript preparation must be disclosed on the title page.
References References must not exceed 20. References must be numbered consecutively in the order they appear in the text, with reference numbers shown in brackets.
Figures & Tables Brief Communications may include a maximum of 3 figures or tables. Figures must be uploaded separately, while tables are included in the manuscript on separate pages. Each table must have a title and be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, and figure legends must be placed on a separate numbered manuscript sheet.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must include the corresponding author’s complete contact information, state that all authors have seen and approved the manuscript and contributed significantly to the work, and disclose any use of AI-assisted technologies during manuscript preparation.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Correspondence must not exceed 500 words. Correspondence must begin with “Dear Editor” and must not use subheadings.
References Correspondence must include 10 or fewer references. References must be numbered consecutively in the order they appear in the text, with reference numbers shown in brackets.
Figures & Tables Correspondence may include a maximum of 1 figure or table. Figures may be uploaded separately, while the manuscript should be submitted as a single file except for figures.
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Case Report

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is not required because Case Reports cannot be submitted.
Manuscript Manuscript requirements are not specified.
References References requirements are not specified.
Figures & Tables Figures & Tables requirements are not specified.
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Recent Publications

Co-Administration Dosing of Ceftazidime–Avibactam and Aztreonam in Patients with Varying Renal Function for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Infections via Monte Carlo Simulation

Jatapat Hemapanpairoa, Weerayuth Saelim, Dhitiwat Changpradub, Wichai Santimaleeworagun

10.3947/ic.2025.0132
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A Stepwise Household Transmission of Vaccine-Strain Varicella-Zoster Virus Resulting in Neonatal Varicella

Tae-Yang Choi, Yun-Kyung Kim, Youngkyu Shim, Minsoo Shin

10.3947/ic.2025.0133
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St. Sebastian and the Epidemic Imagination: Why a Third-Century Martyr Still Matters in the Age of COVID-19

Kun Hwang

10.3947/ic.2025.0150
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NDM-producing Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Korea: A Growing Threat Requiring National Attention

Bongyoung Kim

10.3947/ic.2025.0145
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Reply: NDM-producing Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Korea: A Growing Threat Requiring National Attention

Tark Kim, Yong Pil Chong

10.3947/ic.2026.0020
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Published quarterly on the last day of March, June, September, and December.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required as a separate file. It must include complete corresponding author contact information, confirm that all authors approved the manuscript, contributed significantly, and that the manuscript is not previously published or under consideration elsewhere. It must also disclose any AI-assisted technologies used and include preprint information and DOI when applicable. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

No submission charge. Minimum article processing charges are due for every accepted manuscript. English editing is charged at $100 (USD) per 1,000 words when required after acceptance.

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Research Topics

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Respiratory viral infections research SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Urinary Tract Infections Management COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Antibiotic Use and Resistance HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Fungal Infections and Studies Viral Infections and Vectors Influenza Virus Research Studies HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Mosquito-borne diseases and control Vector-borne infectious diseases Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

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