Journal profile · IMMUNOLOGY-MICROBIOLOGY
Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica
ISSN 1217-8950 · eISSN 1588-2640 · Akademiai Kiado · HUNGARY · Quarterly · Founded 1994
Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.48; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 43 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica is published by Akademiai Kiado and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, together about 31.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AMIH is devoted to the publication of research in all fields of medical microbiology (bacteriology, virology, parasitology, mycology); immunology of infectious diseases and study of the microbiome related to human diseases.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): IMMUNOLOGY-MICROBIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Dóra SzabóPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.6%
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8%
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMedicine6.3%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyMedicine4.3%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, CABELLS Journalytics, Global Health, Index Medicus, Index Veterinarius, Referativnyi Zhurnal
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.43Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.49Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 366OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,070 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 10 | 10 |
| 2025 | 49 | 15 | 78 |
| 2024 | 43 | 8 | 146 |
| 2023 | 46 | 42 | 270 |
| 2022 | 43 | 38 | 281 |
| 2021 | 50 | 42 | 313 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
43 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 31 days – 66 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 65 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (108 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 1,100 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Akademiai Kiado
- Country or region
- HUNGARY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1217-8950
- Electronic ISSN
- 1588-2640
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica
What CAS zone is Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Immunology / Microbiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.48; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 43 days (interquartile range 31–66 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .