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Malaysian Journal of Microbiology

Universiti Sains Malaysia · Malaysia · Est. 2005

ISSN2231-7538

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.154

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.209

Total Worksi

1,163

Total Citationsi

5,589

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionMalaysia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Frequency6 issues per year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,163

Publisher OrgMalaysian Society for Microbiology

OA Since2004

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universiti Sains Malaysia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2231-7538

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

216

2019

249

2020

157

2021

102

2022

2023

136

2024

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 BiotechnologyQ4

Infectious DiseasesQ4

MicrobiologyQ4

Microbiology (medical)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyInfectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)Microbiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiofuel production and bioconversionProbiotics and Fermented FoodsEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesMicrobial Metabolism and ApplicationsMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationFungal Biology and ApplicationsProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides

Frequently asked questions about Malaysian Journal of Microbiology

Is Malaysian Journal of Microbiology a predatory journal?

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

Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 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 0.15.

Is Malaysian Journal of Microbiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Malaysian Journal of Microbiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Malaysian Journal of Microbiology?