Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Open Forum Infectious Diseases is a fully open access journal of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, publishing high-quality clinical and translational research that improves patient care and public health outcomes in infectious diseases.《传染病论坛》（Open Forum Infectious Diseases）是美国传染病学会的完全开放获取期刊，发表改善传染病患者照护与公共卫生结局的高质量临床与转化研究。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to advance the field of infectious diseases by publishing and promoting high-quality research, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为通过发表与推广高质量研究推进传染病领域，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Clinical infectious diseases: research on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases in humans, including bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections, and the management of common and emerging pathogens.临床传染病： 关于人类传染病诊断、治疗与预防的研究，涵盖细菌、病毒、真菌与寄生虫感染以及常见与新兴病原体的管理等。
• Translational research: work that bridges basic science and clinical practice in infectious diseases, including antimicrobial drug development, vaccine research, diagnostic development, and the translation of mechanistic findings into clinical applications.转化研究： 连接传染病基础科学与临床实践的工作，涵盖抗微生物药物开发、疫苗研究、诊断开发以及机制发现向临床应用的转化等。
• Epidemiology and public health: studies on the epidemiology of infectious diseases, surveillance, outbreak investigations, antimicrobial resistance, healthcare-associated infections, and the public health impact of infectious diseases.流行病学与公共卫生： 关于传染病流行病学、监测、暴发调查、抗微生物耐药性、医疗相关感染以及传染病公共卫生影响的研究。
• Special populations and settings: research on infectious diseases in resource-limited settings, immunocompromised hosts, pregnant women, children, older adults, and other populations with specific infectious disease needs.特殊人群与场景： 关于资源有限环境、免疫功能低下宿主、孕妇、儿童、老年人及其他有特定传染病需求人群中传染病的研究。
• Article types: original research articles, brief reports, reviews, perspectives, and guidelines-related content, with an emphasis on work that improves patient care and public health outcomes.栏目设置： 接受原创研究论文、简报、综述、观点与指南相关内容，强调改善患者照护与公共卫生结局的工作。

History

• Founding: the journal was launched in 2014 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America as a fully open access companion to the society's established journals, broadening the dissemination of infectious diseases research.创刊： 该刊 2014 年由美国传染病学会创刊，作为学会既有期刊的完全开放获取姊妹刊，扩大传染病研究的传播。
• IDSA journal: throughout its history the journal has been a member of the IDSA family of journals, published by Oxford University Press, sharing the society's mission to improve infectious diseases care and research.IDSA 期刊： 在整个历史中该刊一直是 IDSA 期刊家族成员，由牛津大学出版社出版，共享学会改善传染病照护与研究的使命。
• Open access commitment: the journal was established as a fully open access publication from its inception, reflecting IDSA's commitment to the free dissemination of infectious diseases research.开放获取承诺： 该刊自创立起即为完全开放获取出版物，体现 IDSA 对传染病研究免费传播的承诺。

Editors

The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by deputy editors and an editorial board:该刊由主编领导，副编辑与编委会协助工作：

• Editor-in-chief: Roger J. Bedimo, MD, Chief of the Infectious Diseases Section at the VA North Texas Health Care System and Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, whose research focuses on HIV medicine, infections in resource-limited settings, and antimicrobial stewardship.主编： 罗杰·贝迪莫（Roger J. Bedimo），医学博士，北德克萨斯退伍军人事务医疗系统传染病科主任、得克萨斯大学西南医学中心内科学教授，研究方向为 HIV 医学、资源有限环境中的感染与抗微生物管理。
• Deputy and associate editors: deputy and associate editors are drawn from across the major areas of infectious diseases and support the handling of manuscripts within their areas of expertise.副编辑团队： 副编辑来自传染病各主要领域，协助处理其专长范围内的稿件。
• Review model: manuscripts undergo single-blind peer review by external experts, with final decisions made by the editor-in-chief based on scientific rigor, novelty, and relevance to infectious diseases patient care and public health.评审模式： 稿件由外部专家进行单盲同行评审，主编基于科学严谨性、新颖性与对传染病患者照护和公共卫生的相关性做出最终决定。