Journal profile · Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Annals of Microbiology
ISSN 1590-4261 · eISSN 1869-2044 · Springer International Publishing · ITALY · Quarterly · Founded 2006
Annals of Microbiology: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.05; fully open access; APC about USD 2,590; median 115 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Microbiology is published by Springer International Publishing and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Enzyme Production and Characterization and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, together about 23.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of Annals of Microbiology is the advancement and dissemination of microbiological knowledge in the general, environmental, ecological (e.g. water, soil ecosystems, cultural heritage sites) and applied (e.g. food and industrial) fields. The methodology is usually derived from the areas of biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, biotechnology and taxonomy. Papers reporting work on bacteria, fungi, microalgae, and bacteriophages are welcome. The journal addresses researchers from both, academia and industry, working in microbiology, biotechnology or ecology. Annals of Microbiology publishes Original Articles, Reviews and Mini-Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Guidelines. The journal’s scope does not include theoretical bioinformatics, medical microbiology or phytopathological microbiology. Originally founded as Annali Di Microbiologia Ed Enzimologia in 1940, Annals of Microbiology, an official journal of the University of Milan, is a well-established microbiology journal and has a long tradition of publishing sound international research. Annals of Microbiology operates a single-blind peer-review system. Articles are reviewed by at least two external referees who are aware of the authors’ names and affiliations while the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. Single-blind peer review is the traditional model of peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Editor-in-chief Francesca CappitelliPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 13%); most named Italy 20, Mainland China 7, United States 4, India 4, France 2 (53 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering6%
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 5.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,495OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 704,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,366 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 46 | 12 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 270 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 535 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 622 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 781 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 1,178 |
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 Crossref · to
115 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 134 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 135 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (97 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)
- about 2.3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 2,190 / USD 2,590 / GBP 1,890 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,290 / EUR 1,990 / GBP 1,690 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,590 / USD 2,190 / EUR 1,890 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,890 / USD 2,590 / EUR 2,190 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteArticle types accepted6
- editorialsAnnals of Microbiology publishes Original Articles, Reviews and Mini-Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Guidelines.Length not stated
- guidelinesAnnals of Microbiology publishes Original Articles, Reviews and Mini-Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Guidelines.Length not stated
- mini-reviewsAnnals of Microbiology publishes Original Articles, Reviews and Mini-Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Guidelines.Length not stated
- original articlesAnnals of Microbiology publishes Original Articles, Reviews and Mini-Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Guidelines.Length not stated
- reviewsAnnals of Microbiology publishes Original Articles, Reviews and Mini-Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Guidelines.Length not stated
- short communicationsAnnals of Microbiology publishes Original Articles, Reviews and Mini-Reviews, Short Communications, Editorials, and Guidelines.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access under CC BY licence. Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Annals of Microbiology articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attributio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Single-blind peer review with at least two external referees. Model summary
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1590-4261
- Electronic ISSN
- 1869-2044
- Society / sponsor
- University of Milan
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Microbiology
What CAS zone is Annals of Microbiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Microbiology is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology / Microbiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of Microbiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.05; CiteScore 8, h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Microbiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 115 days (interquartile range 87–134 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.3 months; 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 Annals of Microbiology based?
Of the 53 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (20), Mainland China (7) and United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of Microbiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Microbiology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Annals of Microbiology open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Microbiology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,590.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .