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ISME Communications

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2011

eISSN2730-6151

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Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total25

Journal Impact Factor

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H-Index

Total Works

864

Total Citations

11,761

2yr Mean Citedness

3.99

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on microbial communities and their interactions within various ecosystems. Studies investigate microbial roles in nutrient cycling, biogeochemical processes, and responses to environmental factors like pollution, nutrient availability, and land-use change. The scope also includes microbial ecology, host-microbe symbioses, and the application of molecular techniques for community analysis.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications864

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

APC Cost$2,200Above median

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

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Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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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?

2730-6151

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$2,200

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGut microbiota and healthBacteriophages and microbial interactionsMarine and coastal ecosystemsProtist diversity and phylogenyMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics