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1976–1990
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Microbios Letters
Microbios Letters is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by University of Cambridge.
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ISSN 0307-5494Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Scopus · Inactive
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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 Microbios Letters indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1976–1990).
What is the impact factor of Microbios Letters?
Microbios Letters 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 Microbios Letters and what is its ISSN?
Microbios Letters is published by University of Cambridge. Its ISSN is 0307-5494.
Is Microbios Letters in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Microbios Letters open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Microbios Letters for 15 years, between 1976 and 1990. Coverage ended in 1990, 36 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 60 works and 460 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 1998, 8 years after Scopus coverage ended in 1990. That may reflect a changed ISSN or merged records rather than continued publishing, so confirm the journal's current status directly before submitting.
How well cited is Microbios Letters? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Microbios Letters has an h-index of 9 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
9
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
9
i10-index
60
works indexed
460
total citations
Microbios Letters published 1 papers in 1998; its busiest recent year was 1985 with 9. 2026* is the year so far.
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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 Microbios Letters? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1990. 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 1990
- 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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