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Fermentation

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1981

ISSN2311-5637eISSN2311-5637

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.735

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.845

Total Worksi

4,144

Total Citationsi

55,518

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Plant Science; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous); Food Science.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 793 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,144

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 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

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2311-5637 / 2311-5637

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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?

Swiss National Library, 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

Citations received

102

4.1k

2019

127

4.8k

2020

335

7.7k

2021

776

13k

2022

13k

2023

635

5.1k

2024

719

2.5k

2025

297

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.

Plant ScienceQ1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Food ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Plant ScienceFood Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biofuel production and bioconversionFermentation and Sensory AnalysisProbiotics and Fermented FoodsMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionHorticultural and Viticultural ResearchRuminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization

Frequently asked questions about Fermentation

Is Fermentation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fermentation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Fermentation?

Fermentation 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 3.92.

Is Fermentation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fermentation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Fermentation?