WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #346CAS 1区Top JournalReview JournalHybrid

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Abbreviation (ISO):FEMS MICROBIOL. REV

Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 4.555•SCImago Rank: #346•Identifier (ISSN):0168-6445(Print)/1574-6976(Online)•Articles / Year: 69•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,231 USD

Clarivate IF (2026)Q1

16.9

↑ +4.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (2021)

187

187 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate1%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

69articles/year

79.11% Gold OA•0% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 16.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	3.00đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 16.9)	🔵 Computed
2025	3.00đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.3)	🔵 Computed
2024	3.00đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.1)	🔵 Computed
2023	3.00đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.3)	🔵 Computed
2022	3.00đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 15.177)	🔵 Computed
2021	3.00đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 16.408)	🔵 Computed
2020	3.00đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.92)	🔵 Computed
2019	3.00đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.524)	🔵 Computed
2018	3.00đ	WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.392)	🔵 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

FEMS Microbiology Reviews publishes reviews dealing with all aspects of microbiology that have not been surveyed recently. Reviews should be devoted to topics of current interest and provide comprehensive, critical and authoritative coverage. They should provide new perspectives and critical, detailed discussions of significant trends in the areas being reviewed and may contain elements of a speculative and selective nature. All reviews should address both specialists and the general reader. Whenever possible, reviews should be put into the framework of general microbiology and biology. Manuscripts of lectures delivered at symposia that do not review the related field are not acceptable, nor are unevaluated compilations of the literature.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Biology99.8%Chemistry77.6%Genetics76%Biochemistry69.6%Geology55.1%Gene53.5%Paleontology52.6%Bacteria48.5%Microbiology39.3%Organic chemistry37.9%Medicine37.5%Physics34.1%Computational biology24.8%Ecology24.2%Nuclear magnetic resonance22.5%Enzyme20.7%Internal medicine20.3%

Primary Research Areas

Biology Microbiology

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #346Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1986, 1989-1990, 1992-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Immunology and MicrobiologyMedicine

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

4.555

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1

Scopus H-Index (2025)

273

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

16.64

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$4,231 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,811

3-Year Documents164

Citable Documents162

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 Rate44.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Infectious DiseasesQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

MicrobiologyQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

1区 (Zone 1)Biology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

1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

Hybrid

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Bimonthly

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

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
MICROBIOLOGY	JCRSCIE	8/167	Q1
MICROBIOLOGY	JCISCIE	20/167	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	—	48	74
2025	12.3	68	870
2024	10.1	34	1,209
2023	11.3	67	3,773
2022	15.177	53	2,212
2021	16.408	59	4,950
2020	13.92	72	6,624
2019	11.524	31	4,492
2018	11.392	44	9,022
2017	—	61	15,367
2016	—	48	7,954
2015	—	60	14,105