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Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica

· Bulgaria · Est. 1978

ISSN0204-8809

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.15

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.153

Total Worksi

214

Total Citationsi

223

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica is an international scientific journal issued by the Bulgarian Society for Microbiology (Union of Scientists in Bulgaria). The aim of the journal is to publish high-quality research and notable debates on significant scientific problems covering all aspects of Microbiology and numerous sub-disciplines including Virology, Mycology, Parasitology, and Infectious Immunology. The journal publishes reviews, original research works, short communications, letters to the editor, scientific events, “In memoria”, etc.

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria

Primary LanguageEnglish, Bulgarian

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications214

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC-BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

N/A

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0204-8809

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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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, Bulgarian

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

1991

2017

2019

2020

132

2023

2024

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q4

MicrobiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Microbiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaGeochemistry and Geologic MappingMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyAntimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Frequently asked questions about Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica

Is Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica: it is indexed in 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 Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica?

Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.15.

Is Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica is indexed in Scopus.