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International Journal of Microbiology is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.3), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
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ISSN 1687-918XVerify ISSN ↗1687-9198Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 128 / 736 | 82nd | Q1 |
| Microbiology (medical) | 58 / 147 | 60th | Q2 |
| Microbiology | 92 / 194 | 52nd | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2009–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.3.
International Journal of Microbiology is Q1 in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (rank 128 of 736), Q2 in Microbiology (medical) (rank 58 of 147) and Q2 in Microbiology (rank 92 of 194), by CiteScore 2025.
International Journal of Microbiology is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, 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 5.3, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 82nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.739, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 69.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,000 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.
International Journal of Microbiology is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1687-918X and its online ISSN is 1687-9198.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
International Journal of Microbiology has an h-index of 81 and a 2-year mean of 3.16 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.3, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #102 of 711 Scopus journals in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.
International Journal of Microbiology published 116 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 143. 2026* is the year so far.
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.
In its latest 98 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Brazil (9.6%), Thailand (7.1%) and Iran (5.6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (1.7 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
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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