Venereology

Venereology is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal covering all aspects of research on sexually transmitted infections (STIs/STDs) and HIV, published quarterly online by MDPI.

• Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
• High Visibility: indexed within Scopus and other databases.
• Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 21.2 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 3.7 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2026).
• Recognition of Reviewers: Reviewers whose reports are timely and of high quality receive an APC discount voucher for a future publication in an MDPI journal. Become a reviewer.