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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

SwitzerlandImmunology (Q1); Infectious Diseases (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Microbiology (Q1); Microbiology (medical) (Q1)ISSN-matched source record
Q1Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
156H-index (SCImago 2025)
1.403SJR (2025)
2011-2026Coverage

About Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology is a scholarly journal published by Frontiers Media SA. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.403 and H-index of 156.

Coverage: 2011-2026. Research categories: Immunology (Q1); Infectious Diseases (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Microbiology (Q1); Microbiology (medical) (Q1).

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2026-03-12. 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: 3150 CHF
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightYes
Digital preservationCLOCKSS, PMC
Reported submission-to-publication time14 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2011 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

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Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)2235-2988
ISSN-L2235-2988
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationFrontiers Media
Publisher country codeCH
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex12,560
Citations recorded in OpenAlex323,525
OpenAlex H-index187
Years represented in OpenAlex1852–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Gut microbiota and health; Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria; Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing; Oral microbiology and periodontitis research; Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research; Antifungal resistance and susceptibility.

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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