Bacteria

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1951

ISSN2674-1334

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.851

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

206

Total Citationsi

1,020

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1951

Annual Volume~ 37 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications206

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2674-1334

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Swiss National Library, 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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2011

2013

2021

199

2022

230

2023

550

2024

334

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyProbiotics and Fermented FoodsSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAntibiotic Use and ResistanceVibrio bacteria research studiesBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGut microbiota and health

Frequently asked questions about Bacteria

Is Bacteria a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Bacteria: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Bacteria?

Bacteria is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.851.

Is Bacteria indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Bacteria is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Bacteria?