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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0305-7453eISSN1460-2091

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.258

H-Indexi

265

SNIPi

1.12

Total Worksi

22,085

Total Citationsi

857,532

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Infectious Diseases; Microbiology; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Microbiology (medical); Pharmacology; Pharmacology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications22,085

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0305-7453 / 1460-2091

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

Citations received

571

18k

2019

571

19k

2020

502

9.2k

2021

436

6.2k

2022

417

4.4k

2023

477

3.3k

2024

511

1.2k

2025

231

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.

Infectious DiseasesQ1

Microbiology (medical)Q1

PharmacologyQ1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious DiseasesMicrobiologyPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmacology (medical)Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Is Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy?

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 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 3.14.

Is Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy?