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Journal of Basic Microbiology

Wiley-VCH Verlag · Germany · Est. 1953

ISSN1521-4028

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.708

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.983

Total Worksi

8,661

Total Citationsi

83,356

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1953

Annual Volume~ 160 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,661

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

Wiley-VCH Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1521-4028

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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

158

2.2k

2019

114

1.9k

2020

163

2021

147

1.6k

2022

145

2023

167

928

2024

167

350

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.

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisBacteriophages and microbial interactionsFungal Biology and ApplicationsPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionEnzyme Production and CharacterizationPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityMicrobial Natural Products and BiosynthesisBiofuel production and bioconversion

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Basic Microbiology

Is Journal of Basic Microbiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Basic 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 Journal of Basic Microbiology?

Journal of Basic 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 2.52.

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

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

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