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Research in Microbiology

Elsevier Masson s.r.l. · France

ISSN0923-2508eISSN1769-7123

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 (2 more)+12

Total90

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.916

H-Indexi

151

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.797

Total Worksi

3,883

Total Citationsi

144,225

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 59 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,883

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Masson s.r.l.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0923-2508 / 1769-7123

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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

Citations received

2.5k

2018

1.7k

2019

852

2020

929

2021

751

2022

959

2023

184

2024

2025

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)Q1

MicrobiologyQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)MicrobiologyMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBacteriophages and microbial interactionsGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology

Frequently asked questions about Research in Microbiology

Is Research in Microbiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Research in Microbiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Research in Microbiology?

Research in 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 2.61.

Is Research in Microbiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Research in Microbiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Research in Microbiology?