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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,297Top JournalHybrid

Environmental Microbiology

Acronym:emi
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Abbreviation (ISO):Environ. Microbiol
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Identifier (ISSN):1462-2912(Print)/1462-2920(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Clarivate IF (2026)
4– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Environmental Microbiology

WoS Q2
24684.9720185.1520194.9320205.4920215.4820225.120234.320244202542026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.269
#3,297

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
247

247 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate2.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
463articles/year
67.57% Gold OA•94.54% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Environmental Microbiology provides a high profile vehicle for publication of the most innovative, original and rigorous research in the field. The scope of the Journal encompasses the diversity of current research on microbial processes in the environment, microbial communities, interactions and evolution and includes, but is not limited to, the following: the structure, activities and communal behaviour of microbial communities microbial community genetics and evolutionary processes microbial symbioses, microbial interactions and interactions with plants, animals and abiotic factors microbes in the tree of life, microbial diversification and evolution population biology and clonal structure microbial metabolic and structural diversity microbial physiology, growth and survival microbes and surfaces, adhesion and biofouling responses to environmental signals and stress factors modelling and theory development pollution microbiology extremophiles and life in extreme and unusual little-explored habitats element cycles and biogeochemical processes, primary and secondary production microbes in a changing world, microbially-influenced global changes evolution and diversity of archaeal and bacterial viruses new technological developments in microbial ecology and evolution, in particular for the study of activities of microbial communities, non-culturable microorganisms and emerging pathogens

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology99.7%Genetics84.7%Chemistry83.1%Geology77.4%Biochemistry75.7%Paleontology74.1%Bacteria65.9%Gene64.6%Ecology54.8%Organic chemistry45.7%Microbiology36.5%Medicine34.9%Physics34.1%Botany31.4%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

MICROBIOLOGY

Q2
Rank69/167
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

MICROBIOLOGY

Q2
Rank53/167
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF4
Articles / Year238
Total Citations91
2025
IF4
Articles / Year233
Total Citations814
2024
IF4.3
Articles / Year176
Total Citations1,279
2023
IF5.1
Articles / Year262
Total Citations2,794
2022
IF5.476
Articles / Year478
Total Citations8,452

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,297Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1992, 1999-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesImmunology and Microbiology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.269

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.91

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,523 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,822
3-Year Documents889
Citable Documents844

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate44.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1
MicrobiologyQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区MICROBIOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Environmental Microbiology (acronym: emi, abbr: Environ. Microbiol, ISSN: 1462-2912) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Environmental Science, published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd in England since 1999. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.00, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.269 (Q1), an H-index of 247.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 463 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,523 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1999
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN, USA, MA, 02148

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30