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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #6,630Gold OA

Environmental Microbiology Reports

Acronym:emi
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Abbreviation (ISO):ENVIRON. MICROBIOL. REP
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Identifier (ISSN):1758-2229(Print)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.1↑ +0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Environmental Microbiology Reports

WoS Q3
13462.8820182.8720192.9820203.5420214.0120223.320233.620242.720253.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.823
#6,630

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
97

97 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate2.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
87articles/year
100% Gold OA•92.96% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The journal is identical in scope to Environmental Microbiology, shares the same editorial team and submission site, and will apply the same high level acceptance criteria. The two journals will be mutually supportive and evolve side-by-side. Environmental Microbiology Reports 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)
BiologyGeneticsChemistryGeologyPaleontologyBiochemistryBacteriologyEcologyOrganic ChemistryMicrobiologyMedicinePhysicsPlant SciencesComputer Science

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Q3
Rank232/395
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

MICROBIOLOGY

Q3
Rank95/167
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Q3
Rank214/395
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

MICROBIOLOGY

Q3
Rank100/167
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.1
Articles / Year167
Total Citations82
2025
IF2.7
Articles / Year202
Total Citations514
2024
IF3.6
Articles / Year162
Total Citations1,228
2023
IF3.3
Articles / Year90
Total Citations829
2022
IF4.006
Articles / Year94
Total Citations1,113

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,630Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2009-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.823

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.21

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,264 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,028
3-Year Documents331
Citable Documents320

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 Rate45.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1
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: 2.8%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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 Reports (acronym: emi, abbr: ENVIRON. MICROBIOL. REP, ISSN: 1758-2229) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, published by Wiley-Blackwell in England since 2009. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.10, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.823 (Q1), an H-index of 97.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 87 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,264 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
Gold OA
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2009
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, USA, NJ, 07030-5774

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28