Journal profile · Microbiology
Postepy Mikrobiologii
ISSN 0079-4252 · POLSKIE TOWARZYSTWO MIKROBIOLOGOW-POLISH SOCIETY OF MICROBIOLOGISTS · POLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1962
Postepy Mikrobiologii: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 22 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Postepy Mikrobiologii is published by POLSKIE TOWARZYSTWO MIKROBIOLOGOW-POLISH SOCIETY OF MICROBIOLOGISTS 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 Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Probiotics and Fermented Foods, together about 28.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Advancements of Microbiology (formerly Postępy Mikrobiologii) is a quarterly of the Polish Society of Microbiologists. The journal was founded in 1961, initially under the patronage of the Microbiology Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and in 1989 it became the organ of the PSM. The following professors have served as Editors-in-Chief of Postępy Mikrobiologii during the period: Prof. Edmund Mikulaszek 1962 – 1972, Prof. Władysław Tomasz Dobrzański 1972 – 1982, Prof. Zdzislaw Ilczuk 1983 – 1991, Prof. Jerzy Hrebenda 1991 – 2009, Prof. Jacek Bielecki 2009 – 2022. Journal implements the Society’s main goals, like promoting the development of microbiological sciences, popularizing the achievements of microbiology among members of the Society and broad circles of readers. The journal’s short name = cite us as: ADV MICROBIOL-Advancements of Microbiology is topical journal for scientists in several microbiological fields and often the place where the first works of young researchers are published. Advancements of Microbiology include review articles from all areas of microbiology that are not printed in other journals. Please send manuscripts with attachments to the editor's e-mail address: editorial.office@am-online.orgDue to the great thematic diversity of the articles sent to the editorial office, it is not possible to print monographic volumes. Review and mini-review papers published in Advancements of Microbiology include articles on bacterial physiology, microbial genetics, environmental microbiology, applied microbiology and virology; papers on epidemiology, classification and identification of bacteria and applications of molecular biology techniques in microbiological research are particularly extensive.The editors of Advancements of Microbiology strive to print works – ordered by eminent scientists – regarding currently fashionable problems of modern science. We especially encourage Authors to write articles in the field of their expertise, which guarantees the highest scientific level. The high scientific level of the journal was reflected in the progress of the JCR citation index and the presence of our journal on the Philadelphia list. It is especially important for young Authors, for whom Advancements of Microbiology often open the way to a scientific career. The current activity of Advancements of Microbiology is based mainly on publishing reviews related to the latest scientific achievements in the field of microbiology, which, at p
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Microbiology
Editor-in-chief Edmund MikulaszekPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.4%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Nutrition and Health StudiesMedicine5.3%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing5.1%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences3.9%
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 | 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 | 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 | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.8OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,063 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 11 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 27 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 25 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 64 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 34 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 400 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 123 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license users are free to share the work (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format), if the contribution is properly attributed …
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- POLSKIE TOWARZYSTWO MIKROBIOLOGOW-POLISH SOCIETY OF MICROBIOLOGISTS
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English, Polish
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1962
- ISSN
- 0079-4252
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Postepy Mikrobiologii
What CAS zone is Postepy Mikrobiologii in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Postepy Mikrobiologii is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Postepy Mikrobiologii?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.29, h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at Postepy Mikrobiologii?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Postepy Mikrobiologii based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Postepy Mikrobiologii?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Postepy Mikrobiologii is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Postepy Mikrobiologii open access, and what is the APC?
Postepy Mikrobiologii is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .