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MicroLife

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2020

ISSN2633-6693

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

1.407

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.755

Total Works

183

Total Citations

1,507

2yr Mean Citedness

1.99

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on microbial life, encompassing studies of bacterial gene regulation, microbial interactions, and host-pathogen dynamics. Recent articles explore mechanisms of bacterial communication and defense, the role of microbial communities in host health, and the molecular strategies employed by pathogens to infect hosts. Research also extends to fungal biology, including their interactions with hosts and the development of new research tools for studying microbial systems.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 41 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications183

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

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

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2633-6693

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

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

Times cited

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.

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringVibrio bacteria research studiesRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyEscherichia coli research studiesEvolution and Genetic Dynamics