About the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR ) series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Often called “the voice of CDC,” the MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations.
MMWR readership predominantly consists of physicians, nurses, public health practitioners, epidemiologists and other scientists, researchers, educators, and laboratorians.
All material in the MMWR series is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without special permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated. Questions or comments about the MMWR Series can be sent to mmwrq@cdc.gov or to the following:
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MMWR Series: 2023 Journal Impact Factors (Journal Citation Reports, 2024)
- Recommendations and Reports – 70.2; ranked 1st
- Surveillance Summaries – 37.3; ranked 2nd
- Weekly – 21.0; ranked 6th
- Ranked out of 408 journals in the subject category of PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH.
MMWR Series: 2022 Scimago Journal Rank
- Recommendations and Reports ‒ 23.962; ranked 7th
- Weekly ‒ 16.786; ranked 20th
- Surveillance Summaries ‒ 15.178; ranked 27th
- Supplements – 13.467; ranked 40th
- All ranked out of 27,955 journals.
MMWR Weekly: Google Scholar h-Index (2024)
- h5-index:193; h5-median:326
- Ranked 50th of top 100 publications overall
- Ranked 16th of top 20 publications in Health & Medical Sciences
- Ranked 1st of top 20 publications in Epidemiology.
Circulation
- More than 147,000 electronic subscribers
- The journal site receives more than 17 million page views (CDC Web Statistics).
The MMWR series of publications is identifiable by the following ISSN numbers:
Publication | ISSN | eISSN* |
---|---|---|
MMWR Weekly | 0149-2195 | 1545-861X |
MMWR Recommendations and Reports | 1057-5987 | 1545-8601 |
MMWR Surveillance Summaries | 1546-0738 | 1545-8636 |
MMWR Supplements | 2380-8950 | 2380-8942 |
*Electronic version of the publication