Editor profiles
Adrian Gonzalez Lopez
Back to topAdrian joined the BioMed Central family as the Editor of BMC Infectious Diseases in March 2021. Before entering the editorial world, Adrian spent twelve years in basic and clinical research studying lung pathologies commonly present in critically ill patients. From 2016 he worked as Principal Investigator at Charité University Hospital in Berlin, developing his research in Ventilator Induced Lung/Brain Injury. The years spent as a researcher make Adrian appreciate the value of open access and the importance of working for a science based on quality and ethical standards.
Annual Journal Metrics
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Speed
24 days to first decision for all manuscripts
78 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
184 days from submission to acceptance
14 days from acceptance to publicationCitation Impact
3.090 - 2-year Impact Factor
3.401 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.581 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.278 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)Usage
14,215,125 Downloads (2021)
4,959 Altmetric Mentions
Peer-review Terminology
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The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:
Identity transparency: Single anonymized
Reviewer interacts with: Editor
Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication