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Microbial Pathogenesis

Academic Press · United States · Est. 1978

ISSN1096-1208

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.825

H-Index

137

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.895

Total Works

9,068

Total Citations

211,838

2yr Mean Citedness

3.02

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Microbial Pathogenesis publishes research on pathogenesis, virulence factors, host susceptibility or resistance, immune mechanisms, identification and sequencing of relevant genes, genetic studies, viruses, prokaryotic organisms, protozoa, microbiota, systems biology related to infectious diseases, and targets for vaccine design in pre-clinical studies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

Annual Volume~ 683 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,068

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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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?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1096-1208

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Infectious DiseasesQ2

MicrobiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ImmunologyMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensingAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaEscherichia coli research studiesAquaculture disease management and microbiotaVibrio bacteria research studiesBacteriophages and microbial interactionsViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyGut microbiota and healthSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyMicrobial infections and disease research