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AIMS Microbiology

AIMS Press · United States · Est. 2001

ISSN2471-1888eISSN2471-1888

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.067

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.786

Total Worksi

406

Total Citationsi

12,736

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

Citations received

859

2019

1.6k

2020

627

2021

814

2022

651

2023

528

2024

157

2025

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.

Microbiology (medical)Q1

MicrobiologyQ2

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

Frequently asked questions about AIMS Microbiology

Is AIMS Microbiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for AIMS Microbiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 AIMS Microbiology?

AIMS Microbiology 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 5.31.

Is AIMS Microbiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

AIMS Microbiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.