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Current Opinion in Microbiology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1978

ISSN1879-0364

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.495

H-Index

246

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.582

Total Works

3,450

Total Citations

279,214

2yr Mean Citedness

6.26

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Current Opinion in Microbiology publishes authoritative, comprehensive, and systematic reviews to help specialists keep up to date with information published in the field of microbiology. It aims to provide specialists with a unique and educational platform to stay current with expanding information in microbiology.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,450

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-0364

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Infectious DiseasesQ1

MicrobiologyQ1

Microbiology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)Microbiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBacteriophages and microbial interactionsGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsGut microbiota and healthAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingVibrio bacteria research studies