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Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters

Country: South Korea•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.199•SCImago Rank: #22,020•Identifier (ISSN):1598-642X(Print)/2234-7305(Online)•Articles / Year: 0•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,466 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)
24

24 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
0articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters (MBL) is a journal devoted to the advancement and dissemination of scientific knowledge concerning microbiology, applied microbiology, biotechnology, bioprocess and related academic disciplines. It covers four scientific and technological categories: Bioactive Compounds/Food Microbiology; Biocatalysis and Bioprocess Engineering; Environmental Microbiology/Microbial Diversity; Molecular and Cellular Microbiology/Biomedical Sciences. Bioactive Compounds / Food Microbiology Bioactive Compounds and Physiological Properties Biomolecules Food Biotechnology Probiotics and Foodborne Microorganisms Biocatalysis and Bioprocess Engineering Bioenergy and Biorefinery Bioprocess Engineering and Supporting Technologies Enzyme, Protein Engineering, and Metabolic Engineering Synthetic Biology and Nanobiotechnology Environmental Microbiology / Microbial Diversity Agricultural Microbiology Environmental Biotechnology Environmental Microbiology Microbial Ecology and Taxonomy Molecular and Cellular Microbiology / Biomedical Sciences Biochemistry and Physiology Clinical Microbiology and Biomedical Sciences Molecular Genetics, Omics, and Systems Biology Pathogenesis and Host-Microbial Interactions.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology97.8%Chemistry88.6%Biochemistry73%Genetics69.6%Organic chemistry56%Geology49.9%Paleontology46.9%Medicine42.8%Bacteria41.2%Food science39.3%Microbiology38.3%Physics30.9%Gene29.3%Botany26%Ecology23.8%Internal medicine21.4%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #22,020Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2002-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyImmunology and Microbiology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.199

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q4
Scopus H-Index (2025)
24

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.71

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,466 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations152
3-Year Documents203
Citable Documents202

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 Rate42.5%

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 BiotechnologyQ4
BiotechnologyQ4
MicrobiologyQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
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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
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Korean Society for Microbiolog and Biotechnology
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—440
2025—9019
2024—6467
2023077142
2022—64184
2021—69208
2020—65358
2019—80431
2018—50284
2017—47122
2016—77318
2015—57295
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters

WoS Q1
000020230.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2023:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30