Journal History
| 2012 | The inaugural issue was released. Pathogens was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2014 | Pathogens was indexed in PubMed—National Library of Medicine (NLM), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2015 | Pathogens was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2016 | Pathogens was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2017 | Pathogens established the following section: -Plant Pathogens. |
| 2018 | Pathogens was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| Pathogens announced the first edition of the Travel Award. | |
| Pathogens established the following sections: -Human Pathogens; -Animal Pathogens; -Waterborne/Foodborne/Airborne Pathogens; -Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms; -Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments. |
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| 2019 | Pathogens received its first Impact Factor (3.405). |
| Pathogens announced the first edition of the Outstanding Reviewer Award and Best Paper Award. | |
| Pathogens published its 500th paper. | |
| 2020 | Pathogens adopted a monthly publication schedule. |
| Pathogens established the following section: -Ticks. |
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| Pathogens published its 1,000th paper. | |
| 2021 | Pathogens established the following sections: -Bacterial Pathogens; -Fungal Pathogens; -Viral Pathogens; -Parasitic Pathogens; -Emerging Pathogens; -Prions; |
| -Plant Pathogens was discontinued. -Human Pathogens was discontinued. -Animal Pathogens was discontinued. -Waterborne/Foodborne/Airborne Pathogens was discontinued. |
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| 2022 | The year 2022 marked the 10th Anniversary of Pathogens. Pathogens established the following section: -Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases. |
| 2023 | -Section Prions was discontinued. |
| 2024 | Pathogens was indexed in MEDLINE—National Library of Medicine (NLM), starting with Volume 13 (Issue 1). |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2012–2024 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Lawrence S. Young (Founding Editor) |
| 2024–2026 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Hinh Ly |
| 2026–Present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Moriya Tsuji |
Section Editor-in-Chief
| 2020–2024 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Hinh Ly for the section on Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms |
| 2020–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Roberto Paganelli for the section on Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz for the section on Ticks |
| 2021–2023 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Anna Honko for the section on Viral Pathogens Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. David Rodríguez-Lázaro for the section on Bacterial Pathogens |
| 2021–2024 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Sébastien Besteiro for the section on Parasitic Pathogens |
| 2022–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Tian Wang for the section on Emerging Pathogens |
| 2022–2025 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Rebecca A. Drummond for the section on Fungal Pathogens |
| 2023–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Yuying Liang for the section on Viral Pathogens |
| 2024–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Jacob Lorenzo-Morales for the section on Parasitic Pathogens Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Wei Liu for the section on Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Deborah Anderson for the section on Bacterial Pathogens |
| 2025–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Leonel L. Mendoza for the section on Fungal Pathogens |
| 2026–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Hinh Ly for the section on Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms |
Pathogens - ISSN 2076-0817