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Microbe (Netherlands)

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2023

ISSN2950-1946eISSN2950-1946
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.718
H-Indexi
22
Total Worksi
709
Total Citationsi
2,688
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.67
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Microbiology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2023
Annual Volume~ 216 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications709
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
OA Since2022
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, 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
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier B.V.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2950-1946 / 2950-1946
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
30
234
2023
198
1.9k
2024
421
1.9k
2025
128
83
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 BiotechnologyQ2
MicrobiologyQ2
Microbiology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaProbiotics and Fermented FoodsBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingGut microbiota and healthEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunitySalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsAquaculture disease management and microbiotaPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Frequently asked questions about Microbe (Netherlands)

Is Microbe (Netherlands) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Microbe (Netherlands): it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Microbe (Netherlands)?

Microbe (Netherlands) 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 3.67.

Is Microbe (Netherlands) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Microbe (Netherlands) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Microbe (Netherlands)?

Subject areas: Microbiology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Microbiology (medical).

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref