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Microbiology (Russian Federation)

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN1608-3237

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.308

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.425

Total Worksi

2,922

Total Citationsi

35,693

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Microbiology is an international peer-reviewed journal that addresses a broad spectrum of topics in both fundamental and applied microbiology. Publishes experimental and theoretical articles, critical reviews, and short communications. The target audience is specialists at research institutions and medical workers. The journal welcomes manuscripts from all countries.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,922

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1608-3237

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

1.1k

2019

1.1k

2020

760

2021

603

2022

120

462

2023

153

260

2024

193

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 BiotechnologyQ3

MicrobiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactantsMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingEnzyme Production and CharacterizationBacteriophages and microbial interactionsBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyAlgal biology and biofuel production

Frequently asked questions about Microbiology (Russian Federation)

Is Microbiology (Russian Federation) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Microbiology (Russian Federation): 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 Microbiology (Russian Federation)?

Microbiology (Russian Federation) 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 0.72.

Is Microbiology (Russian Federation) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Microbiology (Russian Federation) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.