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Journal of Microbiological Methods

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1935

ISSN1872-8359

SJR Q3✓ 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.524

H-Indexi

181

SNIPi

0.655

Total Worksi

7,493

Total Citationsi

252,664

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemical Research Methods; Microbiology; Microbiology (medical); Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1935

Annual Volume~ 171 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,493

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 B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1872-8359

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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

246

5.4k

2019

231

3.8k

2020

197

2.3k

2021

177

1.5k

2022

145

912

2023

133

676

2024

234

355

2025

249

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.

MicrobiologyQ3

Microbiology (medical)Q3

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

Microbiology (medical)MicrobiologyMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyBacteriophages and microbial interactionsBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyBiosensors and Analytical DetectionMycobacterium research and diagnosisBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingProbiotics and Fermented FoodsAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Microbiological Methods

Is Journal of Microbiological Methods a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Microbiological Methods: 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 Journal of Microbiological Methods?

Journal of Microbiological Methods 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 1.47.

Is Journal of Microbiological Methods indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Microbiological Methods is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Microbiological Methods?