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Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Elsevier GmbH · Germany · Est. 1947

ISSN1618-0984

SJR Q1✓ 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.848

H-Indexi

157

SNIPi

1.116

Total Worksi

3,359

Total Citationsi

155,950

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Systematic and Applied Microbiology deals with various aspects of microbial diversity and systematics of prokaryotes, focusing on Bacteria and Archaea. Eukaryotic microorganisms are considered only in rare cases. The journal aims to contribute to the understanding of microbial processes and their applications.

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General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1947

FrequencyBimonthly, 2018-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,359

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1618-0984

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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

1.5k

2019

1.7k

2020

1.6k

2021

810

2022

421

2023

395

2024

174

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ2

MicrobiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisProbiotics and Fermented FoodsBacteriophages and microbial interactionsPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAquaculture disease management and microbiotaWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal

Frequently asked questions about Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Is Systematic and Applied Microbiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Systematic and Applied 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 Systematic and Applied Microbiology?

Systematic and Applied 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 2.93.

Is Systematic and Applied Microbiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Systematic and Applied Microbiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.