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ISME Journal

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1970

ISSN1751-7362eISSN1751-7370

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

3.415

H-Indexi

304

SNIPi

2.63

Total Worksi

4,385

Total Citationsi

512,034

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,385

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2023

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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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?

1751-7362 / 1751-7370

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

PMC

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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

243

27k

2019

285

25k

2020

319

25k

2021

177

8.9k

2022

201

7.5k

2023

300

2024

298

2.2k

2025

223

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

MicrobiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGut microbiota and healthProtist diversity and phylogenyMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaMarine and coastal ecosystemsBacteriophages and microbial interactionsWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEvolution and Genetic DynamicsMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

Frequently asked questions about ISME Journal

Is ISME Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for ISME Journal: 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 ISME Journal?

ISME Journal 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 8.31.

Is ISME Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ISME Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of ISME Journal?