American Journal of Infection Control

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| abbreviation = Am. J. Infect. Control

| discipline = Microbiology

| language = English

| editor = Patricia Stone

| publisher = Elsevier

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| history = 1966–present

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| ISSN = 0196-6553

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| website = https://www.ajicjournal.org/

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The American Journal of Infection Control is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier on behalf of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.{{cite web |title=American Journal of Infection Control |url=http://www.journals.elsevier.com/ajic-american-journal-of-infection-control/ |publisher=Elsevier |accessdate=21 August 2016}}{{cite web |title=American Journal of Infection Control |url=http://www.ajicjournal.org/ |publisher=Elsevier |accessdate=21 August 2016}} The journal publishes articles describing original research on the epidemiology, infection control, and infectious diseases. According to the 2020 Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 4.9.{{cite web |url=http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/ |title=Master Journal List |publisher=Thomson Reuters |work=Intellectual Property & Science |accessdate=2016-08-22 |archive-date=2017-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926150543/http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/ |url-status=dead }}

The journal was established in 1966 and the editor-in-chief is Patricia Stone (Columbia University).

{{cite journal |title=Patricia Stone, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Takes the Helm at AJIC |journal=American Journal of Infection Control |date=January 1, 2020 |volume=48 |issue=1 |page=1 |doi=10.1016/j.ajic.2019.11.021 |url=https://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553(19)30987-3/fulltext |access-date=May 11, 2021|doi-access=free |pmid=31882063 |url-access=subscription }}