ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #346Top JournalReview JournalHybrid

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Abbreviation (ISO):FEMS MICROBIOL. REV
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Identifier (ISSN):0168-6445(Print)/1574-6976(Online)
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Publisher:Oxford University Press
Clarivate IF (2026)
16.9↑ +4.6
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for FEMS Microbiology Reviews

WoS Q1
712172211.4201811.5201913.9202016.4202115.2202211.3202310.1202412.3202516.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):16.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
4.555
#346

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
273

273 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
69articles/year
79.11% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

FEMS Microbiology Reviews publishes reviews dealing with all aspects of microbiology that have not been surveyed recently. Reviews should be devoted to topics of current interest and provide comprehensive, critical and authoritative coverage. They should provide new perspectives and critical, detailed discussions of significant trends in the areas being reviewed and may contain elements of a speculative and selective nature. All reviews should address both specialists and the general reader. Whenever possible, reviews should be put into the framework of general microbiology and biology. Manuscripts of lectures delivered at symposia that do not review the related field are not acceptable, nor are unevaluated compilations of the literature.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology99.8%Chemistry77.6%Genetics76%Biochemistry69.6%Geology55.1%Gene53.5%Paleontology52.6%Bacteria48.5%Microbiology39.3%Organic chemistry37.9%Medicine37.5%Physics34.1%Computational biology24.8%Ecology24.2%Nuclear magnetic resonance22.5%Enzyme20.7%Internal medicine20.3%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

MICROBIOLOGY

Q1
Rank8/167
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

MICROBIOLOGY

Q1
Rank20/167
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF16.9
Articles / Year48
Total Citations74
2025
IF12.3
Articles / Year68
Total Citations870
2024
IF10.1
Articles / Year34
Total Citations1,209
2023
IF11.3
Articles / Year67
Total Citations3,773
2022
IF15.177
Articles / Year53
Total Citations2,212

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #346Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1986, 1989-1990, 1992-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Immunology and MicrobiologyMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
4.555

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
16.64

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,231 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,811
3-Year Documents164
Citable Documents162

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 Rate44.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Infectious DiseasesQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
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: 1%

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):
1区 (Zone 1)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1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

FEMS Microbiology Reviews (abbr: FEMS MICROBIOL. REV, ISSN: 0168-6445) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Biology, published by Oxford University Press in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 16.9, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 4.555 (Q1), an H-index of 273.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 69 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $4,231 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
Oxford University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN, USA, MA, 02148

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