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Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education

American Society for Microbiology · United States · Est. 1995

ISSN1935-7877eISSN1935-7885

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total88

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

216

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 81d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.443

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.76

Total Worksi

1,549

Total Citationsi

12,618

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education, Scientific Disciplines; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Education; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencySemiannual, 2010-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,549

Publisher OrgAmerican Society for Microbiology

OA Since1999

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~22 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

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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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Society for Microbiology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1935-7877 / 1935-7885

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

548

2019

1.1k

2020

149

1.5k

2021

104

924

2022

578

2023

204

2024

131

137

2025

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

EducationQ2

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education, Scientific Disciplines

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovative Teaching MethodsGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical ResearchBiomedical and Engineering EducationScience Education and PedagogyCareer Development and DiversityProblem and Project Based LearningEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentEducational Strategies and EpistemologiesExperimental Learning in EngineeringInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education

Is Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 88/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education?

Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 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 0.98.

Is Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.