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Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN1469-0691

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.658

H-Indexi

248

SNIPi

1.984

Total Worksi

10,541

Total Citationsi

442,476

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI) publishes peer-reviewed papers presenting basic and applied research relevant to therapy and diagnostics in the fields of microbiology. The journal aims to publish original research and reviews that will assist physicians and clinical microbiologists in the management of their patients, in the prevention of infectious diseases, and in developing and assessing innovative diagnostic approaches.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyMonthly, 1998-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,541

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-0691

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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

350

17k

2019

487

31k

2020

438

20k

2021

390

8.8k

2022

341

5.5k

2023

365

3.3k

2024

395

1.3k

2025

311

166

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.

Infectious DiseasesQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Microbiology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsAntibiotic Use and ResistanceAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityStreptococcal Infections and TreatmentsInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementMycobacterium research and diagnosis

Frequently asked questions about Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Is Clinical Microbiology and Infection a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Clinical Microbiology and Infection: 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 Clinical Microbiology and Infection?

Clinical Microbiology and Infection 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 3.79.

Is Clinical Microbiology and Infection indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Clinical Microbiology and Infection is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.