International Journal of Pathogens

International Journal of Pathogens [3048-829X(e)] is a peer-reviewed online journal launched in 2024  that focuses on publishing high-quality original research, reviews, and perspectives in the field of pathogens and infectious diseases. The journal aims to provide a platform for researchers, clinicians, and other professionals working in this field to publish and disseminate their work. The International Journal of Pathogens welcomes submissions of original research articles, reviews, case reports, and perspectives from all over the world. The journal follows a rigorous peer-review process to ensure the quality and relevance of the articles published. The target audience for the International Journal of Pathogens includes researchers, clinicians, public health professionals, policymakers, and other professionals working in the field of infectious diseases. The journal aims to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information, as well as to promote collaboration and networking among professionals in the field.

• • Pathogenesis and Virulence Mechanisms: Virulence factors and their regulation, adhesins, invasion-associated proteins, type III and type IV secretion systems, exotoxins, endotoxin and lipopolysaccharide, hemolysins, capsules, flagella, biofilms, quorum sensing, microbial persistence.
  • Host–Pathogen Interactions and Immune Responses: Innate and adaptive immunity to infection, pattern recognition and Toll-like receptors, antigen presentation, T cell activation, antibody responses, cytokines and chemokines, immune evasion, immunomodulation, immunodeficiency, bacterial, viral, fungal, and protozoan infection biology.
  • Pathology and Pathophysiology of Infection: Histopathology, cellular responses, immunopathology, inflammation, necrosis and apoptosis, viral tropism and latency, microbial clearance.
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics of Infectious Agents: Genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, metagenomics, phylogenetics, pathogen evolution, horizontal gene transfer, pathogenicity islands, CRISPR/Cas systems, resistance genes, viral replication.
  • Epidemiology and Transmission: Incidence, prevalence, seroprevalence, transmission routes, contagiousness, contact tracing, outbreak investigation, case-control, cohort, and cross-sectional studies, reproduction number, transmission modeling, nosocomial, vector-borne, waterborne, and foodborne infection.
  • Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention: Culture, serology, molecular diagnostics, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal therapy, immunotherapy, chemoprophylaxis, hygiene, disinfection and sterilization, isolation and quarantine, infection prevention and control.
  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship: Multidrug resistance, beta-lactamases and ESBLs, carbapenemases, MRSA, VRSA, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, colistin resistance, resistance surveillance, prescribing practice, de-escalation, duration and combination therapy, stewardship training.
  • Vaccines and Vaccine Development: Inactivated, live-attenuated, subunit, mRNA, DNA, and viral vector vaccines, adjuvants and delivery, immunogenicity, neutralizing antibody and T cell responses, efficacy and safety, vaccine-preventable disease, herd immunity, vaccine hesitancy.
  • Emerging Infections, Public Health, and Global Health: Emerging and re-emerging pathogens, arboviruses, zoonoses and One Health, neglected tropical diseases, travel medicine, epidemic and pandemic preparedness, biosecurity, global health security, health system resilience, rapid response and containment, health policy, health equity.

  The journal publishes original research articles, reviews, case reports, and perspectives. Non-infectious disease studies, and microbiology with no pathogen or host component, are out of scope. The journal serves microbiologists, infectious disease clinicians, immunologists, epidemiologists, public health professionals, and policymakers.