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International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Elsevier GmbH · Germany · Est. 2000

ISSN1438-4221eISSN1618-0607
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.93
H-Indexi
128
SNIPi
1.12
Total Worksi
2,242
Total Citationsi
92,048
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.43
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Virology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Infectious Diseases; Microbiology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2000
FrequencyEight No. A Year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,242
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
OA Since2019
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1438-4221 / 1618-0607
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
75
1.7k
2019
57
1.2k
2020
57
1.3k
2021
16
262
2022
22
243
2023
45
282
2024
54
79
2025
34
6
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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Infectious DiseasesQ2
MicrobiologyQ2
Microbiology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

MicrobiologyVirology

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)Microbiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusEscherichia coli research studiesBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaVector-borne infectious diseasesBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyVibrio bacteria research studiesViral Infections and VectorsViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologySalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Is International Journal of Medical Microbiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Medical Microbiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Medical Microbiology?

International Journal of Medical Microbiology 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 2.43.

Is International Journal of Medical Microbiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Medical Microbiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Medical Microbiology?

Subject areas: Microbiology; Virology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Infectious Diseases; Microbiology (medical).

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref