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Microbial Pathogenesis

Academic Press · United States · Est. 1978

ISSN1096-1208

SJR Q2✓ 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

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⚡ 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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.936

H-Indexi

137

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.895

Total Worksi

9,068

Total Citationsi

211,838

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

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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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,068

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

582

18k

2019

677

17k

2020

558

11k

2021

493

7.8k

2022

459

5.1k

2023

650

4.5k

2024

944

2.3k

2025

387

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 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

Frequently asked questions about Microbial Pathogenesis

Is Microbial Pathogenesis a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Microbial Pathogenesis: 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 Microbial Pathogenesis?

Microbial Pathogenesis 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 3.02.

Is Microbial Pathogenesis indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Microbial Pathogenesis is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.