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Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Inter-Research · Germany · Est. 1995

ISSN1616-1564

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 (2 more)+12

Total90

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.383

H-Indexi

135

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.497

Total Worksi

2,047

Total Citationsi

109,974

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Marine & Freshwater Biology; Microbiology; Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyThree No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,047

Publisher OrgInter-Research Science Center

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Inter-Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1616-1564

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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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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

192

2019

313

2020

299

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Aquatic ScienceQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyMarine & Freshwater BiologyMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyMarine and coastal ecosystemsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchProtist diversity and phylogenyAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalBacteriophages and microbial interactionsEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Frequently asked questions about Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Is Aquatic Microbial Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Aquatic Microbial Ecology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Aquatic Microbial Ecology?

Aquatic Microbial Ecology 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 3.04.

Is Aquatic Microbial Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Aquatic Microbial Ecology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Aquatic Microbial Ecology?