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Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 2.1), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology.
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ISSN 0973-7510Verify ISSN ↗2581-690XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology | 228 / 325 | 30th | Q3 |
| Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | 97 / 134 | 27th | Q3 |
| Microbiology | 156 / 194 | 19th | Q4 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2007–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 2.1.
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology is Q3 in Biotechnology (rank 228 of 325), Q3 in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (rank 97 of 134) and Q4 in Microbiology (rank 156 of 194), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of Pure and Applied 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 2.1, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 30th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.297, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 34.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$500 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.
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology is published by Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. Its print ISSN is 0973-7510 and its online ISSN is 2581-690X.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology has an h-index of 36 and a 2-year mean of 1.52 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.1, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #205 of 309 Scopus journals in Biotechnology.
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology published 260 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 320. 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.
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 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.
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