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Microbial Cell

Microbial Cell is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.4), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Shared Science Publishers OG.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2311-2638Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Shared Science Publishers OG

Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEOpen Access

5.4

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 20 of 82 · 76th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

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ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2014–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

Yes

CiteScore

5.4

SJR · SCImago

0.824

Q1 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q1 · 76th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Parasitology	20 / 82	76th	Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)	35 / 144	76th	Q1
Virology	31 / 86	64th	Q2
Genetics	140 / 357	60th	Q2
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology	61 / 134	54th	Q2
Microbiology	89 / 194	54th	Q2
Molecular Biology	209 / 414	49th	Q3
Cell Biology	162 / 289	44th	Q3

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Collections

SCIE

Quick answers

Is Microbial Cell indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2014–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.4.

What quartile is Microbial Cell in Scopus?

Microbial Cell is Q1 in Parasitology (rank 20 of 82), Q1 in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (rank 35 of 144) and Q2 in Virology (rank 31 of 86), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 8 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Microbial Cell?

Microbial Cell 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 5.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 76th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.824, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 47.

How much does it cost to publish in Microbial Cell?

The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,283 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 Microbial Cell and what is its ISSN?

Microbial Cell is published by Shared Science Publishers OG. Its ISSN is 2311-2638.

Is Microbial Cell in Web of Science?

Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.

Is Microbial Cell open access?

Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.

How well cited is Microbial Cell? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Microbial Cell has an h-index of 54 and a 2-year mean of 3.67 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #13 of 80 Scopus journals in Parasitology.

h-index

3.67

2-yr mean citations

301

i10-index

668

works indexed

13,101

total citations

Publication fee · open access list price, US$

US$1,283

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#13 of 80 Top 17% Parasitology

#44 of 141 Top 32% Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

#25 of 85 Top 30% Virology

Papers published per year

Microbial Cell published 24 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 69. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Fungal and yeast genetics researchBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyMitochondrial Function and PathologyRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

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 Microbial Cell? — latest 99 articles, 2022–2026

In its latest 99 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from United States (15%), Germany (10.6%) and China (7.4%).

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for Microbial Cell? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. 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 statusActive
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.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ Web of Science ↗ DOAJ ↗ ISSN Portal · 2311-2638 ↗

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