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International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Microbiology Society · United Kingdom · Est. 1959

ISSN1466-5026eISSN1466-5034

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.631

H-Indexi

226

SNIPi

0.686

Total Worksi

15,315

Total Citationsi

569,543

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1959

FrequencyMonthly, 2006-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications15,315

Publisher OrgMicrobiology Society

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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?

Microbiology Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1466-5026 / 1466-5034

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

811

11k

2019

702

15k

2020

478

5.6k

2021

478

3.9k

2022

540

2023

407

2.5k

2024

395

690

2025

261

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 SystematicsQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

MicrobiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMedicine (miscellaneous)Microbiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBacteriophages and microbial interactionsPlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsIdentification and Quantification in FoodMicrobial Natural Products and BiosynthesisProbiotics and Fermented FoodsEnzyme Production and CharacterizationAquaculture disease management and microbiota

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Is International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary 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 International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology?

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary 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 2.60.

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

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology?