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Canadian Journal of Microbiology

National Research Council of Canada · Canada

ISSN0008-4166eISSN1480-3275

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.453

H-Indexi

166

SNIPi

0.694

Total Worksi

12,449

Total Citationsi

318,438

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Microbiology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Genetics; Immunology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, 1967-

StatusActive

Total Publications12,449

Publisher OrgCanadian Science Publishing

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Research Council of Canada

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0008-4166 / 1480-3275

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.8k

2019

1.5k

2020

945

2021

443

2022

323

2023

336

2024

130

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ3

GeneticsQ3

ImmunologyQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

MicrobiologyQ3

Molecular BiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyGeneticsApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMedicine (miscellaneous)MicrobiologyMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisBacteriophages and microbial interactionsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Is Canadian Journal of Microbiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Canadian Journal of Microbiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Canadian Journal of Microbiology?

Canadian Journal of Microbiology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.14.

Is Canadian Journal of Microbiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Canadian Journal of Microbiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Canadian Journal of Microbiology?