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Access Microbiology

Microbiology Society · United Kingdom · Est. 1962

ISSN2516-8290

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ PubMed/MEDLINE56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

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

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.406

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.475

Total Worksi

2,203

Total Citationsi

5,283

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Access Microbiology is an innovative open research platform. As a sound science, open research platform, Access Microbiology offers a new service for members of our community to disseminate their work rapidly, transparently and rigorously. It supports the publication of replication studies, negative or null results, research proposals, data management plans, additions to established methods, case reports, software development, educational and outreach methods, and interdisciplinary work. We welcome work from all branches of microbiology and virology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1962

Annual Volume~ 155 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,203

Publisher OrgMicrobiology Society

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Microbiology Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2516-8290

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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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

754

1.4k

2019

524

1.3k

2020

160

894

2021

251

741

2022

158

685

2023

171

457

2024

136

124

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.

MicrobiologyQ3

Microbiology (medical)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Microbiology (medical)Microbiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityBacteriophages and microbial interactionsAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingGut microbiota and healthMycobacterium research and diagnosisViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Frequently asked questions about Access Microbiology

Is Access Microbiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Access Microbiology: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Access Microbiology?

Access Microbiology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.406.

Is Access Microbiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Access Microbiology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.