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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #2,004Top JournalGold OA

Msystems

Abbreviation (ISO):MSYSTEMS
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Identifier (ISSN):2379-5077(Print)
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Publisher:American Society for Microbiology
Clarivate IF (2026)
5.2↑ +0.6
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 Msystems

WoS Q2
358105.7520186.5220196.6320206.520217.3220226.42023520244.620255.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):5.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.671
#2,004

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
101

101 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
395articles/year
100% Gold OA•98.19% Original Research

Aims & Scope

mSystems™ will publish preeminent work that stems from applying technologies for high-throughput analyses to achieve insights into the metabolic and regulatory systems at the scale of both the single cell and microbial communities. The scope of mSystems™ encompasses all important biological and biochemical findings drawn from analyses of large data sets, as well as new computational approaches for deriving these insights. mSystems™ will welcome submissions from researchers who focus on the microbiome, genomics, metagenomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, proteomics, glycomics, bioinformatics, and computational microbiology. mSystems™ will provide streamlined decisions, while carrying on ASM's tradition of rigorous peer review.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BiologyGeneticsChemistryBiochemistryGeologyPaleontologyMedicineBacteriologyEcologyBioinformaticsMicrobiologyInternal MedicineImmunologyOrganic ChemistryComputational BiologyPhysicsComputer SciencePathology

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

MICROBIOLOGY

Q2
Rank42/167
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

MICROBIOLOGY

Q1
Rank25/167
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF5.2
Articles / Year252
Total Citations110
2025
IF4.6
Articles / Year413
Total Citations1,888
2024
IF5
Articles / Year387
Total Citations4,550
2023
IF6.4
Articles / Year298
Total Citations4,551
2022
IF7.324
Articles / Year351
Total Citations9,143

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,004Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2016-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyComputer ScienceImmunology and MicrobiologyMathematics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.671

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.92

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,688 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations5,453
3-Year Documents987
Citable Documents978

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate44.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

BiochemistryQ1
Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1
GeneticsQ1
MicrobiologyQ1
Modeling and SimulationQ1
Molecular BiologyQ1
PhysiologyQ1
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: 4%

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):
2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

Msystems (abbr: MSYSTEMS, ISSN: 2379-5077) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Biochemistry, published by American Society for Microbiology in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 5.20, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.671 (Q1), an H-index of 101.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 395 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,688 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
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
1752 N ST NW, WASHINGTON, USA, DC, 20036-2904

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28