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Microbiology Australia

CSIRO Publishing · Australia · Est. 1900

ISSN1324-4272eISSN2201-9189

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total37

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

0.276

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.276

Total Works

1,547

Total Citations

4,581

2yr Mean Citedness

1.25

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the ecological roles and interactions of microbial communities across diverse environments, including marine, terrestrial, and host-associated systems. It examines the impact of environmental changes, particularly climate change, on microbial diversity, function, and resilience. Topics include harmful algal blooms, antimicrobial resistance, soil microbiomes, aquatic microbiomes, and host-microbe symbioses, with an emphasis on their implications for ecosystem health, conservation, and human well-being.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1900

Annual Volume~ 66 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,547

Publisher OrgCSIRO Publishing

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~7 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

CSIRO Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1324-4272 / 2201-9189

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2019

2020

2021

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.

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ3

Microbiology (medical)Q3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

MicrobiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMicrobiologyMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyViral Infections and VectorsViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyZoonotic diseases and public healthGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyInfluenza Virus Research Studies