Academic Journal
Q2Extremophiles
About Extremophiles
Extremophiles is a scholarly journal published by Springer. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.578 and H-index of 105.
Coverage: 1997-2026. Research categories: Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2); Microbiology (Q3); Molecular Medicine (Q3).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 2.2 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Marco Moracci PhD (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology; Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies; Enzyme Production and Characterization; Enzyme Structure and Function; Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena; Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology.
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Reported open-access list prices
2,590.00 USD; 3,990.00 EUR
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Aims & Scope
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