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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 2.2), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists.
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
Access depends on your institution’s ONOS participation; the subscribed title list is subject to revision.
Not listed in:DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2003–present (also 1989–1991, 1986–1987), best quartile Q3, CiteScore 2.2.
What quartile is Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology in Scopus?
Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology is Q3 in Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (rank 24 of 43), Q3 in Infectious Diseases (rank 236 of 361) and Q3 in Immunology and Microbiology (all) (rank 43 of 63), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology?
Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 2.2, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 45th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.418, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 62.
How much does it cost to publish in Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,210 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology and what is its ISSN?
Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology is published by Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists. Its print ISSN is 0255-0857 and its online ISSN is 1998-3646.
Is Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology has an h-index of 81 and a 2-year mean of 1.19 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.2, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #24 of 43 Scopus journals in Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous).
81
h-index
1.19
2-yr mean citations
1,268
i10-index
4,186
works indexed
45,972
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,210
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2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#24 of 43Bottom 45%Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)
#221 of 354Bottom 38%Infectious Diseases
#41 of 62Bottom 34%Immunology and Microbiology (all)
Papers published per year
Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology published 189 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 606. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityMycobacterium research and diagnosis
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology? — latest 93 articles, 2026
In its latest 93 research articles (2026), authors are most often from India (83.3%), China (6.5%) and Türkiye (3.2%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 3 retracted papers are recorded (0.7 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers3 · 0.7 per 1,000 papers
Problematic Paper Screener flagsNone flagged
Author concentration83.3% of recent authorship from India
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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