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Microbial Cell

Shared Science Publishers OG · Austria · Est. 2014

ISSN2311-2638eISSN2311-2638

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

1.179

H-Index

CiteScore

7.2

SNIP

1.21

Total Works

651

Total Citations

12,260

2yr Mean Citedness

3.14

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Aims & Scope

Microbial Cell is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes exceptionally relevant research works that implement the use of unicellular organisms (and multicellular microorganisms) to understand cellular responses to internal and external stimuli and/or human diseases.

⚡ 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 / RegionAustria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications651

Publisher OrgShared Science Publishers OG

OA Since2013

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

The Austrian National Library

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Shared Science Publishers OG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2311-2638 / 2311-2638

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

The Austrian National Library

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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.

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

MicrobiologyQ1

ParasitologyQ1

VirologyQ1

Cell BiologyQ2

GeneticsQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsVirologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMicrobiologyMolecular BiologyCell BiologyParasitology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fungal and yeast genetics researchBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyMitochondrial Function and PathologyRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsGut microbiota and healthGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionDNA Repair MechanismsAutophagy in Disease and TherapyEndoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease