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BMC Microbiology

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1887

ISSN1471-2180eISSN1471-2180

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.141

H-Indexi

179

SNIPi

1.089

Total Worksi

7,204

Total Citationsi

257,780

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Microbiology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1887

Annual Volume~ 619 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,204

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2000

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1471-2180 / 1471-2180

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PMC

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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

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

312

14k

2019

372

13k

2020

353

10k

2021

325

7.3k

2022

405

2023

552

5.9k

2024

900

3.6k

2025

924

219

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.

Microbiology (medical)Q1

MicrobiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

MicrobiologyMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gut microbiota and healthBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingProbiotics and Fermented FoodsEscherichia coli research studiesVibrio bacteria research studiesAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Frequently asked questions about BMC Microbiology

Is BMC Microbiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BMC 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 BMC Microbiology?

BMC 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 3.56.

Is BMC Microbiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BMC Microbiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of BMC Microbiology?