Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America is a quarterly journal published by Elsevier that updates clinicians on the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases, established in 1987 with each issue devoted to a single topic, with a 2025 impact factor of 4.2（Infectious Disease Clinics of North America）是 Elsevier 出版的季刊，为临床医生提供感染性疾病诊断与管理的最新进展，1987 年创刊，每期聚焦单一主题，2025 年影响因子为 4.2。

Scope

• The journal updates readers on the latest trends in the clinical diagnosis and management of patients with infectious diseases该刊向读者介绍感染性疾病患者临床诊断与管理方面的最新趋势。
• Each issue focuses on a single topic in infectious disease每一期聚焦感染性疾病中的一个专题。
• Recurring themes include clinical microbiology, compromised-host infections and gastrointestinal infections常见主题包括临床微生物学、免疫受损宿主感染与胃肠道感染。
• Topics also cover global health, hepatitis, HIV and AIDS and hospital-acquired infections主题还涵盖全球健康、肝炎、HIV 与艾滋病以及医院获得性感染。
• Travel medicine, infection control and bacterial infections are further areas of focus旅行医学、感染控制与细菌感染是另外一些重点领域。

History

• The journal was established in 1987 and was first published by W. B. Saunders in Philadelphia该刊 1987 年创办，最初由费城的（W. B. Saunders）出版。
• It began on a quarterly schedule and has been published by Elsevier since 2005创刊时为季刊，自 2005 年起由 Elsevier 出版。
• It belongs to the Clinics review series, in which invited experts edit each themed issue该刊属于（Clinics）综述系列，每期主题专号由受邀专家编辑。
• Its 2025 impact factor is 4.2, having ranged widely from 3.7 to 6.1 over recent years2025 年影响因子 4.2，近年大致在 3.7 至 6.1 之间波动。

Editors

• The consulting editor is Helen W. Boucher of Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston顾问编辑为波士顿（Tufts University School of Medicine）的 Helen W. Boucher。
• Guest editors are invited for each themed issue and select expert contributors每期主题专号均邀请客座编辑，并由其遴选专家撰稿人。
• Editorial input is drawn largely from the United States, reflecting the Clinics series' North American readership编辑力量主要来自美国，反映该（Clinics）系列以北美读者为主。
• Contributions are commissioned reviews rather than unsolicited original research稿件多为邀约综述，而非自由投稿的原创研究。