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Microbiome

BioMed Central Ltd

United KingdomMicrobiology (Q1); Microbiology (medical) (Q1)ISSN-matched source record
Submission information ↗
Q1Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
186H-index (SCImago 2025)
4.166SJR (2025)
2013-2026Coverage

About Microbiome

Microbiome is a scholarly journal published by BioMed Central Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 4.166 and H-index of 186.

Coverage: 2013-2026. Research categories: 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 2026-03-17. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
Peer-review processPeer review
APCDOAJ-reported APC: 4290 EUR; 5190 USD; 3590 GBP
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightNo
Digital preservationCLOCKSS, LOCKSS, PMC, Portico
Reported submission-to-publication time4 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2013 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

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Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)2049-2618
ISSN-L2049-2618
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationBioMed Central
Publisher country codeGB
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex2,542
Citations recorded in OpenAlex246,423
OpenAlex H-index238
Years represented in OpenAlex1967–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Gut microbiota and health; Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology; Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies; Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research; Bacteriophages and microbial interactions; Probiotics and Fermented Foods.

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

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David R. EdgellJean FromentSuraphan Panyod