Journal profile · MICROBIOLOGY-NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Beneficial Microbes
ISSN 1876-2883 · eISSN 1876-2891 · Wageningen Academic Publishers · NETHERLANDS
Beneficial Microbes: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.23; hybrid open access; median 170 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Beneficial Microbes is published by Wageningen Academic Publishers and is in Zone 4 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, Gut microbiota and health and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology, together about 54.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MICROBIOLOGY-NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences25.8%
- Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.2%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing5.4%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine5.1%
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchMedicine4.6%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine4.5%
- Infant Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions4%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
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 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | 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
- 3.23LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 657OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 973 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 18 | 4 |
| 2025 | 53 | 36 | 89 |
| 2024 | 32 | 23 | 168 |
| 2023 | 42 | 23 | 461 |
| 2022 | 34 | 20 | 507 |
| 2021 | 47 | 34 | 824 |
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 PubMed · to
170 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 124 days – 259 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 204 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (95 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Editorial Guidelines, Corrections Policy, Feedback & Editorial Contact Policy, Diversity & Inclusion Statement Model summary
Review our specific newsroom policies below: Editorial Guidelines Corrections Policy Feedback & Editorial Contact Policy Diversity & Inclusion Statement
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
- Wageningen Academic Publishers
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1876-2883
- Electronic ISSN
- 1876-2891
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Beneficial Microbes
What CAS zone is Beneficial Microbes in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Beneficial Microbes is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Microbiology / Nutrition & Dietetics. 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 Beneficial Microbes?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.23; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 83.
How long does peer review take at Beneficial Microbes?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 170 days (interquartile range 124–259 days); 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.
Which databases index Beneficial Microbes?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Beneficial Microbes is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Beneficial Microbes open access, and what is the APC?
Beneficial Microbes 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, 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: .