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mSystems
mSystems is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 8.1), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme, which pays the article processing charge for authors at eligible institutions. Published by American Society for Microbiology.
ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
Access depends on your institution’s ONOS participation; the subscribed title list is subject to revision.
ONOS · APC coveredOne Nation One Subscription (Govt of India)
Authors affiliated with an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution can publish in this journal with the Article Processing Charge (APC) covered centrally under One Nation One Subscription — no personal APC payment.
Eligibility depends on your institution and the current ONOS list, which is subject to revision — verify before submitting.
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2016–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 8.1.
What quartile is mSystems in Scopus?
mSystems is Q1 in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (rank 53 of 736), Q1 in Modeling and Simulation (rank 29 of 397) and Q1 in Genetics (rank 59 of 357), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 8 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of mSystems?
mSystems 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 8.1, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 92nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.671, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 101.
How much does it cost to publish in mSystems?
For authors at Indian institutions covered by One Nation One Subscription (ONOS), the article processing charge is paid by the scheme. The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,500 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes mSystems and what is its ISSN?
mSystems is published by American Society for Microbiology. Its ISSN is 2379-5077.
Is mSystems covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS also covers its article processing charge for authors at eligible institutions.
Is mSystems in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is mSystems open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is mSystems? — open metrics via OpenAlex
mSystems has an h-index of 123 and a 2-year mean of 6.22 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 8.1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #20 of 711 Scopus journals in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.
123
h-index
6.22
2-yr mean citations
1,858
i10-index
3,032
works indexed
97,530
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,500
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2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#20 of 711Top 3%Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
#13 of 323Top 5%Modeling and Simulation
#38 of 353Top 11%Genetics
Papers published per year
mSystems published 413 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 479. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Gut microbiota and healthMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBacteriophages and microbial interactions
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 mSystems? — latest 100 articles, 2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (37.3%), China (18.3%) and Germany (5.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for mSystems? — 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 papersNone recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flagsNone 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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