WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #12,085CAS 4区Gold OA

Microbial Physiology

Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.492•SCImago Rank: #12,085•Identifier (ISSN):2673-1665(Print)/2673-1673(Online)•Articles / Year: 5•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,047 USD

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR

Clarivate IF (2026)Q4

1.9

↑ +0.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

92 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

5articles/year

100% Gold OA•84.62% 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: 1.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 1.9)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)	🔵 Computed
2024	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 2.9)	🔵 Computed
2023	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 3.9)	🔵 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

Microbial Physiology is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q4 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Biology99.3%Chemistry96.9%Genetics93.9%Biochemistry93.9%Gene78%Geology62.4%Paleontology60.7%Bacteria58.3%Organic chemistry58.3%Physics49.8%Medicine42.7%Nuclear magnetic resonance42.4%Enzyme38%Escherichia coli32.9%Microbiology30.5%Internal medicine27.8%Cell biology27.5%Mutant23.7%Molecular biology21.7%

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,085Scopus Q3SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2020-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyImmunology and Microbiology

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3

0.492

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.75

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,047 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations78

3-Year Documents34

Citable Documents34

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 Rate39.4%

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

BiochemistryQ3

BiotechnologyQ3

MicrobiologyQ3

PhysiologyQ3

Cell BiologyQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

4区 (Zone 4)Biology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

4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

Gold OA

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

KARGER

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Editorial Address

ALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, BASEL, SWITZERLAND, CH-4009

Indexing & Databases

SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY	JCRSCIE	144/180	Q4
MICROBIOLOGY	JCRSCIE	139/167	Q4
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY	JCISCIE	153/180	Q4
MICROBIOLOGY	JCISCIE	145/167	Q4