Vaccines

Vaccines is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal published monthly online by MDPI. 
  • 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 - Q2 (Medicine, Research and Experimental) / CiteScore - Q1 (Pharmacology (medical))
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 19.6 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.8 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: 3.4 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 3.7 (2024)
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Topic in Animals, Arthropoda, Insects, Vaccines, Veterinary Sciences, Pathogens
Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens: 2nd Edition Topic Editors: Alina Rodriguez-Mallon, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz
Deadline: 31 March 2026
Special Issue in Vaccines
New Technology for Vaccines and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Guest Editor: Jue Liu
Deadline: 20 October 2025
Special Issue in Vaccines
Viral Vector-Based Vaccines and Therapeutics Guest Editor: Sujit Pujhari
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Special Issue in Vaccines
Immunization Strategies for Animal Health Guest Editors: Eva Calvo-Pinilla, Alejandro Marin-Lopez
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Special Issue in Vaccines
Pandemic Influenza Vaccination Guest Editors: Francisco Nogareda, Shoshanna Goldin
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Topical Collection in Vaccines
Research on Monoclonal Antibodies and Antibody Engineering Collection Editor: Tatsuya Yamazaki
Topical Collection in Vaccines
HPV-Vaccines Collection Editor: Gloria Calagna
Topical Collection in Vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Vaccination Collection Editors: Ralph Tripp, Scott Anthony
Topical Collection in Vaccines
Topic Advisory Panel Members’ Collection Series: Immunization and Vaccines for Infectious Diseases Collection Editors: Shumaila Hanif, Ravinder Kumar
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