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Environmental Microbiology

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1942

ISSN1462-2912eISSN1462-2920

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.269

H-Indexi

269

SNIPi

1.079

Total Worksi

8,051

Total Citationsi

510,719

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1942

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year 2001-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,051

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1462-2912 / 1462-2920

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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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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

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

385

16k

2019

473

16k

2020

493

13k

2021

478

8.3k

2022

262

2.7k

2023

176

1.2k

2024

233

749

2025

218

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

MicrobiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProtist diversity and phylogenyMarine and coastal ecosystemsBacteriophages and microbial interactionsMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingGut microbiota and healthWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Frequently asked questions about Environmental Microbiology

Is Environmental Microbiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Environmental Microbiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Environmental Microbiology?

Environmental 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 2.89.

Is Environmental Microbiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Environmental Microbiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Environmental Microbiology?