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Microbiology Spectrum

American Society for Microbiology · United States · Est. 1985

ISSN2165-0497eISSN2165-0497

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.206

H-Indexi

133

SNIPi

0.927

Total Worksi

9,090

Total Citationsi

153,814

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Ecology; Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous); Infectious Diseases; Microbiology (medical); Physiology; Cell Biology; Genetics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

FrequencyBimonthly, 2014-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,090

Publisher OrgAmerican Society for Microbiology

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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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?

2165-0497 / 2165-0497

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

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

112

10k

2019

228

2020

563

14k

2021

2.1k

41k

2022

2.2k

27k

2023

1.4k

11k

2024

1.6k

4.4k

2025

1.1k

264

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.

EcologyQ1

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q1

Infectious DiseasesQ1

Microbiology (medical)Q1

PhysiologyQ1

Cell BiologyQ2

GeneticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsPhysiologyImmunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Infectious DiseasesEcologyMicrobiology (medical)Cell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaGut microbiota and healthBacteriophages and microbial interactionsBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingMycobacterium research and diagnosisTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusVibrio bacteria research studies

Frequently asked questions about Microbiology Spectrum

Is Microbiology Spectrum a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Microbiology Spectrum: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Microbiology Spectrum?

Microbiology Spectrum 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 3.05.

Is Microbiology Spectrum indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Microbiology Spectrum is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Microbiology Spectrum?