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Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins

Springer · United States · Est. 1802

ISSN1867-1314

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

147

days submission → published

measured · last 12 articles · accept 104d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.137

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.131

Total Worksi

2,004

Total Citationsi

40,817

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins publishes reviews, original articles, letters and short notes and technical/methodological communications aimed at advancing fundamental knowledge and exploration of the applications of probiotics, natural antimicrobial proteins and their derivatives in biomedical, agricultural, veterinary, food, and cosmetic products. The Journal welcomes fundamental research articles and reports on applications of these microorganisms and substances, and encourages structural studies and studies that correlate the structure and functional properties of antimicrobial proteins.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1802

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,004

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1867-1314

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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

125

2019

101

3.4k

2020

149

4.2k

2021

155

3.2k

2022

174

2.5k

2023

230

2.2k

2024

444

1.5k

2025

230

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.

MicrobiologyQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Molecular MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

MicrobiologyMolecular MedicineMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Probiotics and Fermented FoodsGut microbiota and healthAntimicrobial Peptides and ActivitiesMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesAquaculture disease management and microbiotaAnimal Nutrition and PhysiologyAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthDiet and metabolism studiesClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

Frequently asked questions about Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins

Is Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins?

Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins 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 3.61.

Is Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.