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Status
Active
Coverage
2022–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
7.2
SJR · SCImago
1.590
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
19
Best quartile
Q1 · 75th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microbiology | 48 / 194 | 75th | Q1 |
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mLife
mLife is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 7.2), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by John Wiley and Sons Inc.
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ISSN 2097-1699Verify ISSN ↗2770-100XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
Scopus · Q1WoS · ESCIOpen Access
7.2
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
3
Indexed in
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Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is mLife indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2022–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 7.2.
What quartile is mLife in Scopus?
mLife is Q1 in Microbiology (rank 48 of 194), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of mLife?
mLife 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 7.2, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 75th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.590, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 19.
How much does it cost to publish in mLife?
No article processing charge is recorded for it (source: OpenAlex). Confirm on the journal's own website, since some journals charge for extras such as colour figures.
Who publishes mLife and what is its ISSN?
mLife is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. Its print ISSN is 2097-1699 and its online ISSN is 2770-100X.
Is mLife in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is mLife open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is mLife? — open metrics via OpenAlex
mLife has an h-index of 26 and a 2-year mean of 4.72 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 7.2, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #51 of 192 Scopus journals in Microbiology.
26
h-index
4.72
2-yr mean citations
85
i10-index
293
works indexed
2,511
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
No fee
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#51 of 192 Top 27% Microbiology
mLife published 76 papers in 2025. 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. 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 mLife? — latest 99 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from China (73.4%), United States (10.9%) and France (3%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for mLife? — 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
- Author concentration73.4% of recent authorship from China
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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