10th Anniversary of Pathogens

Pathogens was indexed in PubMed.

Pathogens was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).

Pathogens was indexed in Scopus.

Pathogens was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).

The first edition of the Travel Awards was announced.

Pathogens established five new sections.

The sections Human Pathogens, Animal Pathogens, Waterborne/Foodborne/Airborne Pathogens, Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms, and Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments were established.

Pathogens published its 500th paper.

Pathogens received its first Impact Factor of 3.405.

Outstanding Reviewer Awards.

Pathogens announced the first edition of the Outstanding Reviewer Awards.

Best Paper Awards.

Pathogens announced the first edition of the Best Paper Awards.

Pathogens adopted a monthly publication schedule.

Pathogens established a new section: Ticks.

Pathogens published its 1000th paper.

Section EiC of Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms: Prof. Dr. Hinh Ly.

Prof. Dr. Hinh Ly is Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, USA. His research interests focus on hemorrhagic fever viruses; arenaviruses; Lassa fever; host–virus interactions; innate immunity; viral pathogenesis; and host defense. Dr. Ly's lab has a keen interest in understanding the molecular mechanisms of arenavirus-mediated immune suppression. 

Section EiC of Vaccines and Therapeutic Developments: Prof. Roberto Paganelli.

Prof. Dr. Roberto Paganelli is based at the Department of Medicine and Sciences of Aging, University "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti-Pescara 66013, Italy. His research interests are immunoglobulins; B and T lymphocyte subpopulations; HIV infection; cytokines; autoimmunity; allergic diseases; and inflammation.

Section EiC of Ticks: Dr. Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz.

After graduation as a Doctor in Veterinary Medicine in 2006, Alejandro joined the Center of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Havana, where he was involved in the study of molecular biology, genetic engineering and biotechnology applied to tick control. In 2013, Alejandro obtained a Marie Curie scholarship and joined the EU-funded project POSTICK at the Institute of Parasitology in the Czech Republic, and completed his master’s degree in Parasitology. In 2013, Alejandro enrolled in two PhD programs simultaneously and completed them in 2014 (Spain) and 2016 (France). After a brief post-doc, in 2017, he joined INRAE as a Principal Investigator at the UMR-BIPAR, France. Since 2012, Alejandro has published 150 manuscripts on different aspects of tick research and is the inventor of two international patents. His scientific results have been recognized by the scientific community and, in 2017, he was awarded the 'Odile Bain Memorial Prize' for his outstanding contribution to Parasitology.

Pathogens Latest Impact Factor.

Pathogens received an updated impact factor of 3.492 for the year of 2021.

Pathogens reorganized its journal sections.

Four sections—Plant Pathogens, Human Pathogens, Animal Pathogens and Waterborne/Foodborne/Airborne Pathogens—were closed. At the same time, six new sections— Bacterial Pathogens, Fungal Pathogens, Viral Pathogens, Parasitic Pathogens, Emerging Pathogens and Prions—were established.

Section EiC of Parasitic Pathogens: Dr. Sébastien Besteiro.

Dr. Sébastien Besteiro is based at Inserm, University of Montpellier, France. His research interests are cellular parasitology; Apicomplexa; Toxoplasma; autophagy; metabolism; and cell biology.

Section EiC of Viral Pathogens: Dr. Anna Honko.

Dr. Anna Honko is Research Associate Professor and Microbiology Associate Director at National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, USA. Her research interests are filoviruses; emerging viruses; aerobiology; animal model development; medical countermeasures to hazard group 4 viruses; and survival and inactivation of hazard group 4 viruses.

Section EiC of Bacterial Pathogens: Prof. Dr. David Rodríguez-Lázaro.

Prof. Dr. David Rodríguez-Lázaro is based at the Microbiology Division, Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, Spain. His research interests are food safety; food microbiology; one health; veterinary microbiology; and antimicrobial resistance.