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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,613CAS 2区Hybrid

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Abbreviation (ISO):APPL. ENVIRON. MICROBIOL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.203•SCImago Rank: #3,613•Identifier (ISSN):0099-2240(Print)/1098-5336(Online)•Articles / Year: 587•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,387 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
4.2
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
293

293 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate2.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
587articles/year
59.65% Gold OA•98.45% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.2)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.7)
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20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.9)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.4)
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20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.005)
🔵 Computed
20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.792)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.016)
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20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.077)
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20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.633)
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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

Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM) publishes papers that make significant contributions to (a) applied microbiology, including biotechnology, protein engineering, bioremediation, and food microbiology, (b) microbial ecology, including environmental, organismic, and genomic microbiology, and (c) interdisciplinary microbiology, including invertebrate microbiology, plant microbiology, aquatic microbiology, and geomicrobiology.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology97.6%Chemistry91.4%Genetics88.4%Biochemistry82.4%Geology75.9%Paleontology72.9%Bacteria66.9%Gene59.7%Organic chemistry58.6%Microbiology50.1%Medicine46.9%Physics44.7%Ecology38%Nuclear magnetic resonance28%Enzyme26.5%Botany24.7%Food science23.5%Internal medicine22%Escherichia coli20.8%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,613Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1976-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyEnvironmental ScienceImmunology and Microbiology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.203

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
392

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.14

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,387 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations6,838
3-Year Documents1,515
Citable Documents1,514

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)9

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate45.9%

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 BiotechnologyQ1
BiotechnologyQ1
EcologyQ1
Food ScienceQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED 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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semimonthly
Founding Year
1976
Editorial Address
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY, 1752 N ST NW, WASHINGTON, USA, DC, 20036-2904
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
65/180Q2
MICROBIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
61/167Q2
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
JCISCIE
42/180Q1
MICROBIOLOGY
JCISCIE
53/167Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—532264
20253.76522,591
20243.95714,789
20234.44616,203
20225.0055249,237
20214.79262514,794
20204.01668520,053
20194.07760822,658
20183.63368935,020
2017—63729,595
2016—72538,029
2015—89048,135
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Applied and Environmental Microbiology

WoS Q2
2356201820192020202120222023202420253.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2.6%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01