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MicrobiologyOpen

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1964

ISSN2045-8827eISSN2045-8827

SJR Q2✓ 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?

158

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 125d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · 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 (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.082

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.04

Total Worksi

1,759

Total Citationsi

38,563

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1964

FrequencyFour Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,759

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~20 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

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2045-8827 / 2045-8827

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

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

201

4.8k

2019

172

3.6k

2020

102

1.9k

2021

1.7k

2022

400

2023

293

2024

183

275

2025

156

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Microbiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGut microbiota and healthBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBacteriophages and microbial interactionsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaVibrio bacteria research studiesProbiotics and Fermented FoodsPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Frequently asked questions about MicrobiologyOpen

Is MicrobiologyOpen a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for MicrobiologyOpen: 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 MicrobiologyOpen?

MicrobiologyOpen 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 1.22.

Is MicrobiologyOpen indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

MicrobiologyOpen is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of MicrobiologyOpen?