Academic Journal
Q1Antibiotics
About Antibiotics
Antibiotics is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.276 and H-index of 124.
Coverage: 2010, 2012-2026. Research categories: Biochemistry (Q1); Infectious Diseases (Q1); Microbiology (Q1); Microbiology (medical) (Q1); Pharmacology (medical) (Q1); Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous) (Q1).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 5.5 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Nicholas Dixon (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Editor-in-Chief listed on the journal homepage.
- Contact email: antibiotics@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
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Topics in published research
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria; Antibiotic Use and Resistance; Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy; Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts; Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus; Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing.
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