Eurosurveillance Awarded First Impact Factor of 6.15

Eurosurveillance, a European peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to the epidemiology, surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases, was awarded its first impact factor, an exciting 6.15 for 201 1 (1). This places it at rank 6 among the 70 journals in the category Infectious Diseases. Eurosurveillance Journal is grateful to all experts for their involvement in the journal over the years and thank the m for their support.

The figure of 6.15 gives Eurosurveillance a firm basis that it can build on in the future. The editorial team will keep on striving to provide timely information that supports infectious disease prevention and control in orderte influence the public health...