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Antibiotics

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1952

ISSN2079-6382eISSN2079-6382

SJR Q1✓ 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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.276

H-Indexi

140

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.244

Total Worksi

10,078

Total Citationsi

186,747

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Infectious Diseases; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Biochemistry; Microbiology; Microbiology (medical); Pharmacology (medical); Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1952

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,078

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2079-6382 / 2079-6382

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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

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS

✅

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

289

12k

2019

947

38k

2020

1.6k

45k

2021

1.9k

42k

2022

1.7k

29k

2023

1.2k

11k

2024

1.3k

5.6k

2025

623

227

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.

BiochemistryQ1

Infectious DiseasesQ1

MicrobiologyQ1

Microbiology (medical)Q1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious DiseasesPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)BiochemistryInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyMicrobiology (medical)Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaAntibiotic Use and ResistanceAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingAntimicrobial Peptides and ActivitiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityPneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Frequently asked questions about Antibiotics

Is Antibiotics a predatory journal?

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

Antibiotics 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 4.69.

Is Antibiotics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Antibiotics?