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International Journal of Microbiology

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1939

ISSN1687-9198

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

0.739

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.303

Total Worksi

1,061

Total Citationsi

30,811

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Microbiology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1939

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,061

Publisher OrgHindawi Publishing Corporation

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1687-9198

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2.5k

2019

143

2020

2.2k

2021

1.6k

2022

505

2023

681

2024

116

299

2025

140

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

MicrobiologyQ2

Microbiology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMicrobiology (medical)Microbiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyVibrio bacteria research studiesAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusProbiotics and Fermented FoodsBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingAntibiotic Use and ResistanceEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityGut microbiota and health

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Microbiology

Is International Journal of Microbiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Microbiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 International Journal of Microbiology?

International Journal of 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 2.75.

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

International Journal of Microbiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

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