Journal profile · Marine & Freshwater Biology
Aquatic Microbial Ecology
ISSN 0948-3055 · eISSN 1616-1564 · Inter-Research · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 1995
Aquatic Microbial Ecology: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.21; hybrid open access; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 80%; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aquatic Microbial Ecology is published by Inter-Research and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Marine and coastal ecosystems and Marine Biology and Ecology Research, together about 58.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AME is international and interdisciplinary. It presents rigorously refereed and carefully selected Research Articles, Reviews and Notes, as well as Comments/Reply Comments (for details see AME 27:209), Opinion Pieces (previously called 'As I See It') and AME Specials. For details consult the Guidelines for Authors. Papers may be concerned with: Tolerances and responses of microorganisms to variations in abiotic and biotic components of their environment; microbial life under extreme environmental conditions (climate, temperature, pressure, osmolarity, redox, etc.). Role of aquatic microorganisms in the production, transformation and decomposition of organic matter; flow patterns of energy and matter as these pass through microorganisms; population dynamics; trophic interrelationships; modelling, both theoretical and via computer simulation, of individual microorganisms and microbial populations; biodiversity. Absorption and transformation of inorganic material; synthesis and transformation of organic material (autotrophic and heterotrophic); non-genetic and genetic adaptation; behaviour; molecular microbial ecology; symbioses.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Marine & Freshwater Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyEnvironmental Science26.4%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences23.5%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences8.5%
- Protist diversity and phylogenyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.8%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEnvironmental Science3.5%
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsEnvironmental Science3.2%
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesEnvironmental Science2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.21LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 137OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,768OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,047 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 64 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 2023 | 10 | 5 | 35 |
| 2022 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 2021 | 29 | 14 | 307 |
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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 80%LetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Inter-Research
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 0948-3055
- Electronic ISSN
- 1616-1564
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aquatic Microbial Ecology
What CAS zone is Aquatic Microbial Ecology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Aquatic Microbial Ecology is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ecology / Marine & Freshwater Biology / Microbiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Aquatic Microbial Ecology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.21; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 137.
How long does peer review take at Aquatic Microbial Ecology?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 80%”. 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 Aquatic Microbial Ecology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aquatic Microbial Ecology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Aquatic Microbial Ecology open access, and what is the APC?
Aquatic Microbial Ecology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .