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Human Microbiome Journal

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2016

ISSN2452-2317

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2021-07-22). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal is inactive. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.206

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2,735

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Human Microbiome Journal is a specialist open access journal dedicated to research on the impact of the microbiome on human health and disease. It publishes original research, reviews, comments, human microbe descriptions and genome, and letters. The journal publishes articles related to Medicine.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 11 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2021)

Total Publications76

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2452-2317

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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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

377

2016

434

2017

998

2018

808

2019

160

2020

2021

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.

Infectious DiseasesQ4

Microbiology (medical)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gut microbiota and healthClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProbiotics and Fermented FoodsDiet and metabolism studiesUrinary Tract Infections ManagementInfant Nutrition and HealthGastrointestinal motility and disordersReproductive tract infections research

Frequently asked questions about Human Microbiome Journal

Is Human Microbiome Journal a predatory journal?

Human Microbiome Journal was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal is inactive" (2021-07-22). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Human Microbiome Journal?

Human Microbiome Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.206.

Is Human Microbiome Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Human Microbiome Journal is indexed in Scopus.