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The Lancet Microbe

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN2666-5247eISSN2666-5247

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

5.192

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.282

Total Worksi

1,341

Total Citationsi

39,374

2yr Mean Citednessi

10.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Infectious Diseases; Microbiology; Microbiology (medical); Virology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,341

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, 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

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2666-5247 / 2666-5247

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

2014

122

11k

2020

199

8.8k

2021

212

8.5k

2022

222

6.3k

2023

263

2024

245

1.3k

2025

148

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.

Infectious DiseasesQ1

MicrobiologyQ1

Microbiology (medical)Q1

VirologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

VirologyInfectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)Microbiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaAntibiotic Use and ResistanceTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingRespiratory viral infections researchViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingZoonotic diseases and public health

Frequently asked questions about The Lancet Microbe

Is The Lancet Microbe a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of The Lancet Microbe?

The Lancet Microbe 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 10.45.

Is The Lancet Microbe indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

The Lancet Microbe is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of The Lancet Microbe?