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mSphere

American Society for Microbiology

United StatesMicrobiology (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q2)ISSN-matched source record
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Q1Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
86H-index (SCImago 2025)
1.209SJR (2025)
2016-2026Coverage

About mSphere

mSphere is a scholarly journal published by American Society for Microbiology. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.209 and H-index of 86.

Coverage: 2016-2026. Research categories: Microbiology (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q2).

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2021-11-25. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY
Peer-review processAnonymous peer review
APCDOAJ-reported APC: 3500 USD
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedYes
Author retains unrestricted copyrightYes
Digital preservationLOCKSS, PMC
Reported submission-to-publication time11 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2016 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

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Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)2379-5042
ISSN-L2379-5042
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationAmerican Society for Microbiology
Publisher country codeUS
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex3,242
Citations recorded in OpenAlex79,150
OpenAlex H-index106
Years represented in OpenAlex1935–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Gut microbiota and health; Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria; Antifungal resistance and susceptibility; Fungal Infections and Studies; Bacteriophages and microbial interactions; Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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Researchers & Scientists linked to this record

Connections from linked publications or recorded institutional relationships.

Christopher J. BarnesJovita D’SilvaLászló BodaiLidia Lasecka‐Dykes