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Journal of Medical Microbiology

Microbiology Society · United Kingdom · Est. 1944

ISSN1473-5644

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.723

H-Indexi

167

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.749

Total Worksi

9,654

Total Citationsi

297,778

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Microbiology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1944

FrequencyMonthly, 1988-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,654

Publisher OrgMicrobiology Society

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Microbiology Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1473-5644

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

217

4.6k

2019

161

3.6k

2020

181

2.6k

2021

163

1.5k

2022

151

944

2023

156

763

2024

160

331

2025

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

MicrobiologyQ2

Microbiology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)MicrobiologyMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingStreptococcal Infections and TreatmentsEscherichia coli research studiesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchAntifungal resistance and susceptibilitySalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medical Microbiology

Is Journal of Medical Microbiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Medical Microbiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Medical Microbiology?

Journal of Medical 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 2.45.

Is Journal of Medical Microbiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Medical Microbiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Medical Microbiology?