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Annual Review of Microbiology

Annual Reviews Inc. · United States

ISSN0066-4227eISSN1545-3251

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

4.505

H-Index

319

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.792

Total Works

2,426

Total Citations

379,095

2yr Mean Citedness

7.75

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on microbial life, exploring its diverse structures, functions, and interactions. Topics include microbial metabolites, physiology, and adaptation to various environments, such as marine and host-associated settings. The scope also encompasses microbial genetics, evolution, and their roles in ecosystems and human health, including antimicrobial resistance and host-pathogen dynamics. Research extends to microbial communities, their ecological roles, and the application of microbial systems in biotechnology and bioenergy.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications2,426

Publisher OrgAnnual Reviews

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Annual Reviews Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0066-4227 / 1545-3251

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

MicrobiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Microbiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms