APMIS

Blackwell Munksgaard · Denmark

ISSN0903-4641eISSN1600-0463

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.726

H-Indexi

123

SNIPi

0.787

Total Worksi

6,556

Total Citationsi

128,258

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

APMIS publishes original research in the fields of pathology, microbiology, and immunology. The journal also covers related developing areas of modern biomedicine, focusing on disease mechanisms including infection, inflammation, immune responses, and tissue pathology.

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General Information

Country / RegionDenmark

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications6,556

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Blackwell Munksgaard

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0903-4641 / 1600-0463

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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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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

121

2.6k

2019

100

1.4k

2020

111

2021

102

925

2022

105

619

2023

135

501

2024

155

250

2025

126

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Microbiology (medical)Q2

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ2

Immunology and AllergyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ImmunologyMicrobiologyPathology

Scopus Categories

Immunology and AllergyPathology and Forensic MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)Microbiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about APMIS

Is APMIS a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for APMIS: 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 APMIS?

APMIS 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 1.39.

Is APMIS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

APMIS is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.