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Microbes and Infection

Elsevier Masson s.r.l. · France · Est. 1916

ISSN1286-4579eISSN1769-714X

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

0.744

H-Index

185

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.578

Total Works

4,203

Total Citations

193,431

2yr Mean Citedness

2.80

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the interactions between pathogenic microbes and host defense mechanisms, including complement evasion by Leptospira, the role of cathepsins in COVID-19 susceptibility, and Campylobacter jejuni's exploitation of host cell stress responses.

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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 / RegionFrance

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1916

Annual Volume~ 105 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications4,203

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?

Elsevier Masson s.r.l.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1286-4579 / 1769-714X

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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

Times cited

2018

2019

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2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

ImmunologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ImmunologyInfectious DiseasesMicrobiology

Scopus Categories