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African Journal of Microbiology Research

African Journal of Microbiology Research is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Academic Journals.

ISSN 1996-0808Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Academic Journals

Scopus · Inactive
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Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
Not listed in Web of Science.
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Not listed in ABDC.
DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
FT50Financial Times research list
Not listed in FT50.
UT DallasUTD top-100 business research
Not listed in UT Dallas.
ONOS · APC coveredOne Nation One Subscription (Govt of India)
Not in the ONOS APC-supported list.
Publishing in this journal is not centrally APC-funded under One Nation One Subscription.

Is African Journal of Microbiology Research indexed in Scopus? No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2010–2011).

What is the impact factor of African Journal of Microbiology Research? African Journal of Microbiology Research has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for Web of Science SCIE and SSCI titles — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.

Is African Journal of Microbiology Research in Web of Science? No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is African Journal of Microbiology Research open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

Impact & reach — open metrics via OpenAlex

72
h-index
11.76
2-yr mean citations
1,732
i10-index
5,028
works indexed
57,020
total citations
Papers published per year
01002002017: 196 papers19620172018: 131 papers13120182019: 84 papers8420192020: 76 papers7620202021: 72 papers7220212022: 26 papers2620222023: 22 papers2220232024: 5 papers520242025: 29 papers2920252026: 24 papers so far242026*

African Journal of Microbiology Research published 29 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 196. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesProbiotics and Fermented FoodsAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-09-24.

Who publishes here — latest 64 articles, 2022–2026

Author countriesNigeriaNigeria16.4%ChinaChina8.6%Burkina FasoBurkina Faso7.6%KenyaKenya7%TanzaniaTanzania5.5%United StatesUnited States5.2% Most frequent institutions (papers)Université Joseph Ki-ZerboUniversité Joseph Ki-Zerbo4Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et TechnologiqueCentre National de la Recherche…4Sokoine University of AgricultureSokoine University of Agricultu…4Université d'Abomey-CalaviUniversité d'Abomey-Calavi3Addis Ababa Science and Technology UniversityAddis Ababa Science and Technol…2

In its latest 64 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from Nigeria (16.4%), China (8.6%) and Burkina Faso (7.6%). Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Integrity signals — indicators, not proof of misconduct

  • Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2011
  • Retracted papers 1 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers

Retractions and authorship from OpenAlex; Scopus status from the Scopus source list. A signal marks something to look at more closely; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Scopus source ↗ ISSN Portal · 1996-0808 ↗

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