Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Advances in Microbial Physiology
ISSN 0065-2911 · eISSN 2162-5468 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Irregular · Founded 1967
Advances in Microbial Physiology: impact factor 3.47; subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Microbial Physiology is published by Academic Press Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Microbial metabolism and enzyme function and Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins, together about 44.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology28.7%
- Microbial metabolism and enzyme functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.6%
- Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteinsEnergy6.9%
- Fungal and yeast genetics researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- Escherichia coli research studiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
- Microbial Fuel Cells and BioremediationEnvironmental Science3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physiology | Q2 | 55/196 | 72nd |
| Microbiology | Q2 | 65/194 | 66th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 3.47LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 129OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 414OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 948 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 3 | 1,119 |
| 2025 | 23 | 2 | 1,640 |
| 2024 | 23 | 1 | 1,908 |
| 2023 | 18 | 5 | 1,820 |
| 2022 | 20 | 3 | 2,004 |
| 2021 | 18 | 4 | 1,966 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- Founded
- 1967
- ISSN
- 0065-2911
- Electronic ISSN
- 2162-5468
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Microbial Physiology
What is the impact factor of Advances in Microbial Physiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.47; CiteScore 6.5, h-index 129.
Which databases index Advances in Microbial Physiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Microbial Physiology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Advances in Microbial Physiology open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Microbial Physiology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .