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Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

American Society for Microbiology · United States · Est. 1995

ISSN1098-5557

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

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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 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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

3.769

H-Indexi

315

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.7

Total Worksi

984

Total Citationsi

340,467

2yr Mean Citednessi

9.71

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous); Infectious Diseases; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications984

Publisher OrgAmerican Society for Microbiology

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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?

American Society for Microbiology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1098-5557

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

2019

2020

2.1k

2021

2022

963

2023

1.1k

2024

277

2025

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.

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q1

Infectious DiseasesQ1

MicrobiologyQ1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Infectious DiseasesMicrobiologyMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBacteriophages and microbial interactionsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsFungal and yeast genetics researchAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Is Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews: 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 Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews?

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 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 9.71.

Is Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews?