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Microbial Biotechnology

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN1751-7915eISSN1751-7915

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

125

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 99d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.392

H-Indexi

134

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.119

Total Worksi

2,785

Total Citationsi

93,251

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Microbiology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Biochemistry; Bioengineering; Biotechnology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,785

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

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

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10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1751-7915 / 1751-7915

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

164

7.8k

2019

208

7.7k

2020

254

6.8k

2021

202

2022

187

2.8k

2023

254

2024

249

916

2025

112

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 BiotechnologyQ1

BiochemistryQ1

BioengineeringQ1

BiotechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyBiochemistryBioengineeringApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiofuel production and bioconversionMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGut microbiota and healthBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBacteriophages and microbial interactionsPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityProbiotics and Fermented FoodsGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization

Frequently asked questions about Microbial Biotechnology

Is Microbial Biotechnology a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Microbial Biotechnology?

Microbial Biotechnology 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 5.79.

Is Microbial Biotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Microbial Biotechnology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Microbial Biotechnology?