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AMB Express

SpringerOpen · Germany · Est. 1958

ISSN2191-0855eISSN2191-0855

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?

120

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 92d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.797

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.011

Total Worksi

2,230

Total Citationsi

59,473

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Biophysics.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1958

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,230

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, 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

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

SpringerOpen

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2191-0855 / 2191-0855

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 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

211

7.3k

2019

219

5.8k

2020

180

4.3k

2021

162

2.8k

2022

148

1.7k

2023

145

950

2024

195

608

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.

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ2

BiophysicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

BiophysicsApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biofuel production and bioconversionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionEnzyme Production and CharacterizationEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationGut microbiota and healthProbiotics and Fermented FoodsFungal Biology and ApplicationsBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactants

Frequently asked questions about AMB Express

Is AMB Express a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for AMB Express: 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 AMB Express?

AMB Express 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 3.14.

Is AMB Express indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

AMB Express is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of AMB Express?