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Microbial Physiology

S. Karger AG · Switzerland · Est. 2002

ISSN2673-1665eISSN2673-1673

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ 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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.492

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.956

Total Worksi

797

Total Citationsi

26,006

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Microbiology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Biochemistry; Biotechnology; Physiology; Cell Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 11 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications797

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~18 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

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

S. Karger AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-1665 / 2673-1673

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Citations received

2019

2020

635

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyMicrobiology

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyBiochemistryPhysiologyApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMicrobiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBacteriophages and microbial interactionsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesEnzyme Structure and FunctionProbiotics and Fermented FoodsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyBiofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme Production and Characterization

Frequently asked questions about Microbial Physiology

Is Microbial Physiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Microbial Physiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Microbial Physiology?

Microbial Physiology 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 2.69.

Is Microbial Physiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Microbial Physiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Microbial Physiology?