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Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy is the official journal of the Japanese Society of Chemotherapy, The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, and Japanese Society for Infection Prevention and Control. It welcomes original papers, review papers, laboratory or clinical studies, case reports, notes, committee reports, surveillance, and guidelines on all aspects of chemotherapy, including the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and control of infection, with particular interest in animal models, pharmacokinetics, epidemiology, and clinical trials.

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Subject Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Impact Factor 1.5
Quartile Q4
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1341-321X
eISSN 1437-7780
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Open Access APC: USD 3,000 (excluding taxes); subscription: no publication fee charged to authors

Submission Instructions

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

Original Article

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required for Original Articles. Abstract must be less than 250 words. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Main text must be less than 3,000 words excluding Acknowledgement, conflict of interest description, tables, figures, and references. Manuscript must be organized into Introduction, Materials and Methods or Patients and Methods, Results, and Discussion sections. Manuscript must include 3–6 keywords, a summary declaration of interest statement, and an AI-use declaration at the end of the manuscript before the references if generative AI was used in manuscript preparation.
References References must use numbered citations in square brackets. References must be numbered in the order of appearance in the text, and for works with more than 6 authors, the first 6 authors must be listed followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Figure captions must be provided separately after the References section, figures must be uploaded as separate files, and tables may be placed next to the relevant text or on separate pages at the end. Tables must be submitted as editable text rather than images, and each table and figure must be numbered consecutively in the order cited in the text.
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Review Article

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be a maximum of 250 words. Abstract may be structured or unstructured.
Manuscript Review Article text must be 2500 to 5000 words excluding Acknowledgement and conflict of interest description. Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined sections with brief subsection headings. Manuscript must include 3–6 keywords, a declaration of interest statement, and an AI use declaration at the end of the manuscript before the references if generative AI was used in preparation.
References References must be cited by number in square brackets. References must be numbered in the order of appearance in the text, and for works with more than 6 authors the first 6 must be listed followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Figure captions must be placed after the Reference section, and tables may be placed next to the relevant text in the article or on separate pages at the end. Tables must be submitted as editable text rather than images and each figure and table must be numbered consecutively in the order cited in the text.
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Case Report

Cover Letter Submission implies publication is approved by all authors.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be unstructured and less than 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be structured into Introduction, Case Report, and Discussion sections. Manuscript must include keywords, with 3–6 keywords provided immediately after the abstract, and include a declaration of interest statement plus an AI-use declaration at the end of the manuscript before the references if generative AI was used.
References References must be cited by number in square brackets and listed in numerical order, consistent with Vancouver style. References must be numbered in the order of appearance in the text, and for works with more than 6 authors, the first 6 authors should be listed followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Figure captions must be included after the reference section, figures must be submitted as separate files, and tables may be placed next to the relevant text or on separate pages at the end. Tables must be submitted as editable text rather than images and must include titles, descriptions, and footnotes.
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Note

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be unstructured and less than 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Text must be less than 1800 words excluding the abstract, acknowledgement, and conflict of interest description. Manuscript must not contain any section headings. Keywords are required, and declarations of interest and any generative AI use statement must be included in the manuscript.
References References must not exceed 15. References must be cited by number in square brackets. Reference list must be numbered in the order of appearance in the text, and references with more than 6 authors must list the first 6 followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Tables and/or figures must not exceed 3 in total. Tables may be placed next to the relevant text in the article or on separate pages at the end, and each illustration must be submitted as a separate file with captions provided separately after the references. Tables must be editable text rather than images, and figure captions must include a brief title and description with all symbols and abbreviations explained.
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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is not required.
Manuscript Article must be divided into clearly defined sections with brief subsection headings on separate lines. Include a declaration of interest statement in the manuscript file, add any AI-use declaration at the end of the manuscript before the references, and include the statement that all authors meet the ICMJE authorship criteria on the title page.
References References must be cited by number in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered in order of appearance in the text, and references with more than 6 authors must list the first 6 followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Figure captions must be included after the references section, tables may be placed next to the relevant text or on separate pages at the end, and each illustration must be submitted as a separate file. Tables must be editable text rather than images, and all tables must include titles, descriptions, and footnotes.
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Guideline

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be unstructured and less than 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Article must be divided into clearly defined sections with brief subsection headings on separate lines. Manuscript must include 3–6 keywords after the abstract, a declaration of interest statement in the manuscript, an AI-use declaration before the references if generative AI was used, and an ICMJE authorship criteria statement on the title page.
References References must be cited by number in square brackets. Reference list must be numbered in the order of appearance in the text, and for works with more than 6 authors list the first 6 followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Figure captions must be included after the reference section, figures must be submitted as separate files, and tables may be placed next to the relevant text or on separate pages at the end. Tables must be editable text with titles, descriptions, and footnotes, and every figure and table cited in the text must match the files provided.
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Recent Publications

Continuation of anti-tuberculosis therapy after Clostridioides difficile infection: a retrospective cohort study

Katsuhiro Itogawa, Osamu Narumoto, Keita Takeda, Takafumi Kato, Kengo Sato, Masaomi Maeda, Eri Nakano, Yurina Usui, Masahiro Shimada, Yoshiteru Morio, Atsuhisa Tamura, Yuka Sasaki, Hirotoshi Matsui

10.1016/j.jiac.2026.103016
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Associations between delays in appropriate antimicrobial therapy or adequate source control and mortality adults with community-onset bacteremia: etiologic anaerobes vs. aerobes

Ya-Ching Hsu, Ming-Yuan Hong, Chih-Hsuan Tsai, Bo-An Su, Ching-Chi Lee

10.1016/j.jiac.2026.103031
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Legionnaire's disease with limbic encephalitis

Kazuyuki Saito, Kazumasa Ozawa, Maya Higuma, Yoshiaki Wada

10.1016/j.jiac.2026.103028
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Early-onset pyomyoma mimicking post-embolization syndrome after uterine artery embolization: a case report and review of the literature

Koji Ohyama, Akiko Furusawa, Yuka Kudo-Nagata, Nao Kino, Noritaka Sekiya

10.1016/j.jiac.2026.103029
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Quantitative evaluation of pyuria with a hemocytometer in children on clean intermittent catheterization

Eiki Ogawa, Yuto Fukuda, Eiji Hisamatsu, Kenta Ito

10.1016/j.jiac.2026.103027
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

32 days from submission to decision after review; 88 days from submission to acceptance; 1 day from acceptance to online publication.

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What are the publication costs?

Open Access APC: USD 3,000 (excluding taxes). Subscription publication: no publication fee charged to authors.

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Research Topics

Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Respiratory viral infections research Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Urinary Tract Infections Management Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Fungal Infections and Studies Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Antibiotic Use and Resistance Reproductive tract infections research Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Influenza Virus Research Studies Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Nosocomial Infections in ICU Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Infectious Diseases and Mycology

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