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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #12,375CAS 3区Gold OA

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Abbreviation (ISO):POL J MICROBIOL
Country: Poland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.478•SCImago Rank: #12,375•Identifier (ISSN):1733-1331(Print)•Articles / Year: 49•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,893 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.7
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
29

29 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 AccessGold OA
49articles/year
100% Gold OA•94.34% 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: 1.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 2.019)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.28)
🔵 Computed
20201.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.897)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.776)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.784)
🔵 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

Polish Journal of Microbiology (PJM) publishes original research articles describing various aspects of basic and applied microbiological research. We are especially interested in articles regarding - basic biological properties of bacteria and archaea, viruses, and simple - eukaryotic microorganisms - genetics and molecular biology - microbial ecology - medical bacteriology and public health - food microbiology - industrial microbiology - bacterial biotechnology

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BiologyGeneticsChemistryBiochemistryGeologyPaleontologyMicrobiologyBacteriologyMedicineOrganic ChemistryInternal MedicineImmunologyPhysicsEcologyPlant SciencesFood SciencePathology
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,375Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2004-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Immunology and MicrobiologyMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.478

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
50

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.88

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,893 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations322
3-Year Documents146
Citable Documents146

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 Rate51.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ3
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3
MicrobiologyQ3
Microbiology (medical)Q3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区MICROBIOLOGY
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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Polish Society of Microbiologists
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
2004
Editorial Address
POLSKIE TOWARZYSTWO MIKROBIOLOGOW-POLISH SOCIETY OF MICROBIOLOGISTS, CHELMSKA STR 30-34, WARSAW, POLAND, 00-725
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MICROBIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
145/167Q4
MICROBIOLOGY
JCISCIE
137/167Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—192
20251.64271
2024245209
20232.148249
20222.01954580
20211.2849704
20200.897521,045
20190.776581,229
20180.784611,380
2017—65864
2016—61810
2015—56896
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Polish Journal of Microbiology

WoS Q4
0123201820192020202120222023202420251.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.6

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: 49416dbb-3f12-4157-9493-66f60b114506
Database Updated: 2026-09-28