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About the Vaccines format

Vaccines is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Influenza Virus Research Studies. Over its lifetime it has published 10,594 papers, which have received 181,811 citations.

PublisherMDPI
Reference styleNumbered (MDPI)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Vaccines 2023, 12, 45–58.

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Publishes research inSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Influenza Virus Research Studies COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
ISSN2076-393X
Citation impact (2-yr)3.98
h-index135
i10-index4,562
Article processing charge$2,382
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
Journal websitewww.mdpi.com
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Papers published in Vaccines per year

44
2014
51
2015
50
2016
83
2017
85
2018
226
2019
827
2020
1.6K
2021
2.2K
2022
1.8K
2023
1.4K
2024
1.3K
2025

Citation impact of Vaccines by publication year

2.4K
2014
4K
2015
3.8K
2016
2.8K
2017
3.4K
2018
6.8K
2019
24.1K
2020
58K
2021
37K
2022
20.6K
2023
9.1K
2024
3.2K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Vaccines

Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Jiahao Wang, Rize Jing, Xiaozhen Lai et al. · 27 Aug 2020

BACKGROUND: Faced with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the development of COVID-19 vaccines has been progressing at an unprecedented rate. This study aimed to evaluate the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination in China and give suggestions for vaccination strategies and immunization programs accordingly. METHODS: In March 2020, an anonymous cross-sectional survey was conducted online among…

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Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

Patrícia Soares, João Victor Rocha, Marta Moniz et al. · 22 Mar 2021

It is critical to develop tailored strategies to increase acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine and decrease hesitancy. Hence, this study aims to assess and identify factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Portugal. We used data from a community-based survey, "COVID-19 Barometer: Social Opinion", which includes data regarding intention to take COVID-19 vaccines, health status,…

High Rates of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Its Association with Conspiracy Beliefs: A Study in Jordan and Kuwait among Other Arab Countries

Malik Sallam, Deema Dababseh, Huda Eid et al. · 12 Jan 2021

Vaccination could be an effective strategy for slowing the spread of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Vaccine hesitancy could pose a serious problem for COVID-19 prevention, due to the spread of misinformation surrounding the ongoing pandemic. The aim of this study was to assess the attitudes towards the prospective COVID-19 vaccines among the…

Peptide Vaccine: Progress and Challenges

Weidang Li, Medha Joshi, Smita S Singhania et al. · 2 Jul 2014

Conventional vaccine strategies have been highly efficacious for several decades in reducing mortality and morbidity due to infectious diseases. The bane of conventional vaccines, such as those that include whole organisms or large proteins, appear to be the inclusion of unnecessary antigenic load that, not only contributes little to the protective immune response, but complicates…

Vaccine Adjuvants: from 1920 to 2015 and Beyond

Alberta Di Pasquale, Scott Preiss, Fernanda Tavares Da Silva et al. · 16 Apr 2015

The concept of stimulating the body's immune response is the basis underlying vaccination. Vaccines act by initiating the innate immune response and activating antigen presenting cells (APCs), thereby inducing a protective adaptive immune response to a pathogen antigen. Adjuvants are substances added to vaccines to enhance the immunogenicity of highly purified antigens that have insufficient…

Vaccines template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Vaccines format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Vaccines template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official MDPI format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Vaccines use?
Vaccines uses Numbered (MDPI) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Vaccines 2023, 12, 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Vaccines?
No. DocuGuru generates the mdpi LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a MDPI-ready Vaccines document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Vaccines template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Vaccines format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Vaccines?
Vaccines - MDPI Journal. It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by MDPI.
Can I export a submission-ready Vaccines PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Vaccines template (the mdpi class) that is ready to submit to MDPI, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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