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mSystems

American Society for Microbiology · United States · Est. 1965

ISSN2379-5077eISSN2379-5077

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

110

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 56d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.671

H-Indexi

117

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.081

Total Worksi

2,885

Total Citationsi

89,179

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Biochemistry; Computer Science Applications; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Genetics; Modeling and Simulation; Molecular Biology; Physiology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1965

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,885

Publisher OrgAmerican Society for Microbiology

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 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

LOCKSSPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Society for Microbiology

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2379-5077 / 2379-5077

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PMC

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

229

13k

2019

331

18k

2020

478

15k

2021

351

8.6k

2022

296

4.2k

2023

387

3.9k

2024

414

1.4k

2025

166

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.

BiochemistryQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

GeneticsQ1

MicrobiologyQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

Molecular BiologyQ1

PhysiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsBiochemistryComputer Science ApplicationsPhysiologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsModeling and SimulationMicrobiologyMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gut microbiota and healthMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBacteriophages and microbial interactionsBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionProbiotics and Fermented FoodsBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

Frequently asked questions about mSystems

Is mSystems a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of mSystems?

mSystems 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 4.78.

Is mSystems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of mSystems?