Antibiotics

Antibiotics is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on all aspects of antibiotics, published monthly online by MDPI. The Croatian Pharmacological Society (CPS) is affiliated with Antibiotics and its members receive discounts on the article processing charges.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, PMC, Embase, CAPlus / SciFinder, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q1 (Infectious Diseases) / CiteScore - Q1 (General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics )
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 15 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.6 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 4.6 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 4.9 (2024)
Add your e-mail address to receive forthcoming issues of this journal:
Topic in Agriculture, Animals, Veterinary Sciences, Antibiotics, Zoonotic Diseases
Animal Diseases in Agricultural Production Systems: Their Veterinary, Zoonotic, and One Health Importance, 2nd Edition Topic Editors: Ewa Tomaszewska, Beata Łebkowska-Wieruszewska, Tomasz Szponder, Joanna Wessely-Szponder
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Topic in Antibiotics, JPM, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutics, Medicines
Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Modelling in Drug Discovery and Development Topic Editors: Inaki F. Troconiz, Victor Mangas Sanjuán, Maria Garcia-Cremades Mira
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Topic in Antibiotics, IJMS, Microbiology Research, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutics, Nanomaterials, Microorganisms
Challenges and Future Prospects of Antibacterial Therapy, 2nd Edition Topic Editors: Kwang-Sun Kim, Zehra Edis
Deadline: 30 November 2026
Topic in Biomolecules, IJMS, Micro, Molecules, Antibiotics, Nanomaterials, Microorganisms, JFB
Antimicrobial Agents and Nanomaterials—2nd Edition Topic Editors: Vasco D. B. Bonifácio, Sandra Pinto
Deadline: 31 December 2026
Special Issue in Antibiotics
Discovery and Design of New Antimicrobial Agents Guest Editor: Jean Michel Brunel
Deadline: 5 August 2025
Special Issue in Antibiotics
Antimicrobial Activity of Different Plant Extracts, Plant-Derived Compounds and Synthetic Derivatives of Natural Compounds on Pathogenic Microorganisms, 3rd Edition Guest Editors: Anna Duda-Madej, Joanna Kozłowska, Katarzyna Wińska
Deadline: 15 August 2025
Special Issue in Antibiotics
Natural Alternatives and Their Synthetic Derivatives to Antibiotics Guest Editor: Simone Carradori
Deadline: 15 August 2025
Special Issue in Antibiotics
Origins and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment Guest Editors: Damian Rolbiecki, Małgorzata Czatzkowska
Deadline: 20 August 2025
Topical Collection in Antibiotics
Antimicrobial Prescribing and Antimicrobial Use in Healthcare Settings Collection Editors: Masayuki Maeda, Yuichi Muraki
Topical Collection in Antibiotics
Staphylococcus— Molecular Pathogenesis, Virulence Regulation and Antibiotics Resistance Collection Editor: Ewa Szczuka
Topical Collection in Antibiotics
Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Structural Aspects of AMPs and Antimicrobials Collection Editors: J. Michael Conlon, Marc Maresca, Bong-Jin Lee, Aurélie Tasiemski
Topical Collection in Antibiotics
Synthetic and Natural Products-Based Antimicrobial and Antiparasitic Agents Collection Editor: Antonio Eduardo Miller Crotti
Back to TopTop