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iMeta

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1987

ISSN2770-5986eISSN2770-596X

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?

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 44d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

9.121

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

421

Total Citationsi

18,386

2yr Mean Citednessi

18.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Biotechnology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications421

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~7 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2770-5986 / 2770-596X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

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?

Portico, PMC, 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

1997

2002

2003

8.7k

2022

5.9k

2023

116

4.5k

2024

122

1.6k

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.

BiotechnologyQ1

MicrobiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gut microbiota and healthGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksDiet and metabolism studiesClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchProbiotics and Fermented FoodsSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomicsGene expression and cancer classification

Frequently asked questions about iMeta

Is iMeta a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for iMeta: 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 iMeta?

iMeta 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 18.68.

Is iMeta indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

iMeta is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of iMeta?