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The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1413-8670

The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases is the official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (SBI). It aims to publish relevant articles in the broadest sense on all aspects of microbiology, infectious diseases and immune response to infectious agents.
The BJID is a bimonthly publication and one of the most influential journals in its field in Brazil and Latin America with a high impact factor. Since its inception it has garnered a growing share of the publishing market.

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Impact factor

The Impact Factor measures the average number of citations received in a particular year by papers published in the journal during the two preceding years.

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Impact factor 2024

2.8

Citescore

CiteScore measures average citations received per document published.

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Citescore 2024

4.5

SJR

SRJ is a prestige metric based on the idea that not all citations are the same. SJR uses a similar algorithm as the Google page rank; it provides a quantitative and qualitative measure of the journal's impact.

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SJR 2024

0.644

SNIP

SNIP measures contextual citation impact by wighting citations based on the total number of citations in a subject field.

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SNIP 2024

0.738

Time to first decision

The median number of days it takes for an article to go from submission to first editorial decision.

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Time to first decision

42 days

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Assessment of exertional capacity using the six-minute step test in COVID-19 survivors six months after hospitalization: a prospective observational study in Paraíba, Brazil

Vanessa L.A. Teotonio, Andre M. Siqueira, Giselle Duarte, Emanuelly Arruda, Ygor Soares, Alvaro Maciel, Eric L.A. Teotonio, José Moreira

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 105787

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HIV-1 integrase resistance in the context of antiretroviral therapy in paediatric patients ‒ Northeast Brazil

Aldicléya Lima Luz, Élcio Leal, Kledoaldo Lima, Mikhael Morais de Souza, Michelle Lima de Carvalho Silva, Mayra Moura Lima, Paloma Gomes Tavares Sette, Yasmim Leandra Moura de Almeida, Heloísa Ramos Lacerda de Melo

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 105788

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health situation of the Brazilian population

Célia Landmann Szwarcwald, Wanessa da Silva de Almeida, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Junior, Euclides Ayres de Castilho, Giseli Nogueira Damacena, Crizian Saar Gomes, Deborah Carvalho Malta

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 105790

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Tuberculosis-related hospitalizations in Brazil: a nine-year experience in a high-burden setting

Gabriela Pizarro Ossa Ferro Henriques, Guilherme Barbosa Pinto, Erika Yukie Ishigaki, Nicoly Caroline de Andrade Delmondes, Daniel Ayabe Ninomiya, Olavo Henrique Munhoz Leite, Marcello Mihailenko Chaves Magri

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 105789

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Cover Vol. 30. Issue 2. (In progress)

Vol. 30. Issue 2. (In progress)

(March - April 2026)

This issue is in progress but contains articles that are final and fully citable.

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Racial disparities in HIV incidence and PrEP non-adherence among gay, bisexual and other Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and transgender women using oral PrEP in Brazil: Results from the ImPrEP study

Lucilene Araujo Freitas, Carolina Coutinho, Debora Castanheira, Ronaldo Ismerio, Pedro Leite, Iuri C. Leite, Marcelo Cunha, Josias Freitas, ... Thiago S. Torres

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 104614

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Tuberculosis-related hospitalizations in Brazil: a nine-year experience in a high-burden setting

Gabriela Pizarro Ossa Ferro Henriques, Guilherme Barbosa Pinto, Erika Yukie Ishigaki, Nicoly Caroline de Andrade Delmondes, Daniel Ayabe Ninomiya, Olavo Henrique Munhoz Leite, Marcello Mihailenko Chaves Magri

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 105789

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Serum cytokines and tissue doppler imaging as markers of prognosis of chronic myocarditis due to chagas disease

Ivan Santana Batista Soares, Edmundo Câmara, Manoel Barral-Netto, Carlos Rico Quintero, Benelson Guimarães Carvalho, Fábio Bulhões, Alex Cleber Improta-Caria, Roque Aras-Júnior

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 105786

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health situation of the Brazilian population

Célia Landmann Szwarcwald, Wanessa da Silva de Almeida, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Junior, Euclides Ayres de Castilho, Giseli Nogueira Damacena, Crizian Saar Gomes, Deborah Carvalho Malta

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 105790

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Editorial Board

Luciano Goldani

Luciano Goldani, MD, PhD

Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

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IX Congresso de Infectologia do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

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Tenofovir vs. entecavir in chronic hepatitis B: A retrospective cohort study of hepatocellular carcinoma risk in a tertiary hospital in southern Brazil

Adriana Neis Stamm, Cristiane Valle Tovo, Andressa Noal, Camila Ubirajara Silva, Jaysa Pizzi, Pedro Moreno Fonseca, Dimas Alexandre Kliemann

10.1016/j.bjid.2025.104603

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