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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1852

ISSN2235-2988eISSN2235-2988

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

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.393

H-Index

182

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.191

Total Works

11,485

Total Citations

291,364

2yr Mean Citedness

3.82

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology is a multidisciplinary open-access journal that publishes rigorous and high-quality research on all aspects of cellular and infection microbiology. The journal covers a broad range of topics including bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections, host-pathogen interactions, immunology, antimicrobial resistance, diagnostics, and therapeutic strategies. We aim to provide a platform for researchers to share their findings and advance the understanding of microbial pathogenesis and host defense mechanisms.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1852

Annual Volume~ 1,421 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,485

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 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

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2235-2988 / 2235-2988

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

ImmunologyQ1

Infectious DiseasesQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

MicrobiologyQ1

Microbiology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ImmunologyMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)Microbiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gut microbiota and healthAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchOral microbiology and periodontitis researchAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityMosquito-borne diseases and controlTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyBacteriophages and microbial interactionsReproductive tract infections research