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Applied Microscopy

Springer Nature · Singapore · Est. 1969

ISSN2287-5123

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.299

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.548

Total Worksi

1,269

Total Citationsi

2,914

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Microbiology.

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1969

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,269

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2018

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2287-5123

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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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?

N/A

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

268

2019

478

2020

253

2021

2022

2023

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 BiotechnologyQ3

MicrobiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchSperm and Testicular FunctionAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthFish Biology and Ecology StudiesSilk-based biomaterials and applications

Frequently asked questions about Applied Microscopy

Is Applied Microscopy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Microscopy: it is indexed in 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 Applied Microscopy?

Applied Microscopy is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.299.

Is Applied Microscopy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Microscopy is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Applied Microscopy?