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Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1991

ISSN1476-0711eISSN1476-0711

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

143

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 115d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.19

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.235

Total Worksi

1,178

Total Citationsi

43,534

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 96 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,178

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2001

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1476-0711 / 1476-0711

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PMC

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

2019

3.7k

2020

2.5k

2021

1.1k

2022

109

1.6k

2023

109

2024

244

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.

Infectious DiseasesQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Microbiology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Infectious DiseasesMedicine (miscellaneous)Microbiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusAntibiotic Use and ResistanceNosocomial Infections in ICUAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyInfections and bacterial resistance

Frequently asked questions about Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

Is Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials?

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 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 5.36.

Is Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials?