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Cellular Microbiology

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1980

ISSN1462-5814eISSN1462-5822

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

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

1.124

H-Index

187

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.89

Total Works

3,513

Total Citations

226,799

2yr Mean Citedness

1.18

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology. Topics: molecular biology, microbial genetics, microbiology, microorganisms

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 14 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,513

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

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

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1462-5814 / 1462-5822

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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.

MicrobiologyQ1

ImmunologyQ2

VirologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyVirologyMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Escherichia coli research studiesVibrio bacteria research studiesImmune Response and InflammationMalaria Research and ControlMosquito-borne diseases and controlBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyToxoplasma gondii Research StudiesAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology