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FEMS Microbiology Letters

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1854

ISSN1574-6968

SJR Q3✓ 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

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

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

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.596

H-Indexi

238

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.587

Total Worksi

33,917

Total Citationsi

750,738

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Genetics; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1854

Annual Volume~ 134 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications33,917

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1574-6968

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

281

5.6k

2019

213

3.3k

2020

163

2021

125

1.4k

2022

137

993

2023

116

335

2024

150

237

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.

GeneticsQ3

MicrobiologyQ3

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsMicrobiologyMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBacteriophages and microbial interactionsGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsProbiotics and Fermented FoodsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaEscherichia coli research studiesEnzyme Production and Characterization

Frequently asked questions about FEMS Microbiology Letters

Is FEMS Microbiology Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for FEMS Microbiology Letters: 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 FEMS Microbiology Letters?

FEMS Microbiology Letters 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 1.46.

Is FEMS Microbiology Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

FEMS Microbiology Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of FEMS Microbiology Letters?