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AIMS Microbiology

AIMS Press · United States · Est. 2001

ISSN2471-1888eISSN2471-1888

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total38

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

0.761

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.786

Total Works

406

Total Citations

12,736

2yr Mean Citedness

5.31

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Aims & Scope

AIMS Microbiology is an international Open Access journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed, high quality, original papers in the field of microbiology. We publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Frequencymonthly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications406

Publisher OrgAIMS Press

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

AIMS Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2471-1888 / 2471-1888

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

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?

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.

MicrobiologyQ2

Microbiology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Microbiology (medical)Microbiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Probiotics and Fermented FoodsBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingGut microbiota and healthAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityBacteriophages and microbial interactionsListeria monocytogenes in Food SafetyMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology