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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q2SCImago #8,901CAS 4区Hybrid

Microbiology and Immunology

Abbreviation (ISO):MICROBIOL. IMMUNOL
Country: Japan•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.657•SCImago Rank: #8,901•Identifier (ISSN):0385-5600(Print)/1348-0421(Online)•Articles / Year: 64•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,044 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.6
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
65

65 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
64articles/year
28.4% Gold OA•81.82% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 1.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 2.962)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.955)
🔵 Computed
20201.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.566)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Microbiology and Immunology is published in association with Japanese Society for Bacteriology, Japanese Society for Virology, and Japanese Society for Host Defense Research. It is peer-reviewed publication that provides insight into the study of microbes and the host immune, biological and physiological responses. Fields covered by Microbiology and Immunology include:Bacteriology|Virology|Immunology|pathogenic infections in human, animals and plants|pathogenicity and virulence factors such as microbial toxins and cell-surface components|factors involved in host defense, inflammation, development of vaccines|antimicrobial agents and drug resistance of microbes|genomics and proteomics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BiologyGeneticsMedicineChemistryBiochemistryImmunologyMicrobiologyInternal MedicineVirologyGeologyPaleontologyBacteriologyAntibodies & ImmunologyMolecular BiologyPathologyOrganic ChemistryImmune SystemPhysics
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #8,901Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1977-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Immunology and Microbiology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.657

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
89

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.65

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,044 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations356
3-Year Documents160
Citable Documents157

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate34.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

VirologyQ2
ImmunologyQ3
MicrobiologyQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区IMMUNOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1977
Editorial Address
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN, USA, MA, 02148
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
IMMUNOLOGY
JCRSCIE
157/183Q4
MICROBIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
146/167Q4
IMMUNOLOGY
JCISCIE
153/183Q4
MICROBIOLOGY
JCISCIE
146/167Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—638
20251.889141
20241.975169
20232.674268
20222.96288543
20211.95586878
20201.5661051,159
2019—1121,594
2018—110911
2017—1181,373
2016—1351,278
2015—1181,718
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Microbiology and Immunology

WoS Q4
12342020202120222023202420251.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 3864ef5d-0a8a-4577-9f3b-9b8308e037a2
Database Updated: 2026-09-28