Journal profile · Immunology and Microbiology-Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Applied Microscopy
ISSN 2287-4445 · SpringerOpen · United Kingdom
Applied Microscopy: fully open access; APC about USD 2,690; median 52 days to acceptance (42 articles, last 24 months); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Microscopy is published by SpringerOpen. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies, Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications and Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques, together about 36.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Applied Microscopy is a peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the Korean Society of Microscopy. The journal covers all the interdisciplinary fields of technological developments in new microscopy methods and instrumentation and their applications to biological or materials science for determination of structure and chemistry. All articles published by Applied Microscopy follows Continuous Article Publishing (CAP), so there will be no delay in publication upon acceptance and articles will be published on an irregular basis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Immunology and Microbiology-Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Editor-in-chief Ki WooPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 2%); most named South Korea 41, United States 9, Japan 6, Australia 5, United Kingdom 3 (83 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative Animal Anatomy StudiesMedicine14.9%
- Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14%
- Advanced Materials Characterization TechniquesEngineering7.8%
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesMaterials Science7%
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine4.3%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Medical and Biological SciencesMedicine3.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | Q3 | 91/134 | 32nd |
| Microbiology | Q3 | 145/194 | 25th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,314 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 337 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 387 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 364 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 321 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 306 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 280 |
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
52 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 71 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (42 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 71 days
- Sample
- 42 articles with submission and acceptance dates (43 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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 2,290 / USD 2,690 / GBP 1,990 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,590 / EUR 2,190 / GBP 1,890 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,790 / USD 2,490 / EUR 2,090 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,990 / USD 2,690 / EUR 2,290 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted5
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscript must be submitted by an author, not a third party. Model summary
Please note that a manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data availability: datasets should be deposited in public repositories or included in the paper/supporting files; 'Availability of data and materials' section required. Model summary
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; authors retain copyright. 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. Applied Microscopy articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attribution 4.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
APC waivers/discounts available for authors from lowest income countries; discretionary requests considered case-by-case at submission. Model summary
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
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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2287-4445
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Applied Microscopy
How long does peer review take at Applied Microscopy?
Based on the dates recorded on 42 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 52 days (interquartile range 43–71 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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 Applied Microscopy based?
Of the 83 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (41), United States (9) and Japan (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Applied Microscopy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Microscopy is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Applied Microscopy open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Microscopy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,690.
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: .