Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance (JGAR) is a journal of the International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC) and the Asia-Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection (APSCMI).
JGAR is a fully open access journal with no subscription charges. Authors publishing in JGAR can make their work immediately, permanently, and freely accessible to researchers worldwide.
As of 1 October 2024, the Editor in Chief of JGAR is Athanasios Tsakris (Professor and Head of the Department of Microbiology at the Medical School, University of Athens, Greece). Prof. Tsakris succeeds Prof. Stefania Stefani who founded the journal in 2013.
The 2024 Impact Factor of JGAR is 3.2 (© Clarivate Analytics). JGAR is now ranked in the following positions in the Journal Citation Reports:
• Infectious Diseases: 43 / 137 journals.
• Pharmacology & Pharmacy: 127 / 353 journals.
The journal is a quarterly online journal run by an international Editorial Board that focuses on the global spread of antibiotic-resistant microbes. The Journal aims to track the resistance threat worldwide and to give a comprehensive view of how infectious disease experts are challenging the problem.
Featuring peer-reviewed and up to date articles, reviews and short communications, JGAR will cover the topical aspects of antimicrobial resistance proposing themes on:
- resistance mechanisms and gene transfer
- antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antiparasitic resistance
- microbiological and clinical studies stewardship resistance to disinfectants
- microbicides
- antimicrobial resistance testing detection and diagnostic
- PK/PD and resistance
- surveillance studies of resistant pathogens affecting humans at the global level, isolated from different hosts and environments
Webinar
How to get your paper published in IJAA / JGAR
This expert-led webinar, hosted by ISAC and Elsevier, offers practical insights into publishing high quality antimicrobial research. The session covered the latest developments in scientific publishing from Elsevier, guidance on publishing successfully in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents (IJAA) and editorial insights from the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance on what journals look for in strong submissions.
