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Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
1949–1993 (also 1947)
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
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Journal of General Microbiology
Journal of General Microbiology is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Microbiology Society.
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ISSN 0022-1287Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Microbiology Society
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of General Microbiology indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1949–1993 (also 1947)).
What is the impact factor of Journal of General Microbiology?
Journal of General Microbiology has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Journal of General Microbiology and what is its ISSN?
Journal of General Microbiology is published by Microbiology Society. Its ISSN is 0022-1287.
Is Journal of General Microbiology in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of General Microbiology open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal per Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of General Microbiology for 46 years, between 1947 and 1993, with 1 year in that span missing. Coverage ended in 1993, 33 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Journal of General Microbiology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of General Microbiology has an h-index of 179 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
179
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
5,663
i10-index
7,414
works indexed
292,277
total citations
Journal of General Microbiology published 398 papers in 1993. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of General Microbiology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1993. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 1993
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
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.
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