Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-MICROBIOLOGY
Environmental Microbiology Reports
ISSN 1758-2229 · Wiley-Blackwell · ENGLAND · Founded 2009
Environmental Microbiology Reports: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.09; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,300; median 167 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 202 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Microbiology Reports is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, together about 34.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes full length research articles as well as brief reports, minireviews, opinion articles and highlights.The scope of the Journal encompasses the diversity of current research on microbial processes in the environment, microbial communities, interactions and evolution and includes, but is not limited to, the following: the structure, activities and communal behaviour of microbial communities microbial community genetics and evolutionary processes microbial symbioses, microbial interactions and interactions with plants, animals and abiotic factors microbes in the tree of life, microbial diversification and evolution microbiomes and holobionts population biology and clonal structure microbial metabolic and structural diversity microbial physiology, growth and survival primary and secondary metabolism in the environment microbes and surfaces, adhesion and biofilms responses to environmental signals and stress factors modelling and theory development pollution microbiology microbial ecology of pathogens extremophiles and life in extreme and unusual little-explored habitats element cycles and biogeochemical processes microbes in a changing world, microbially-influenced global changes systems biology and computational predictions evolution and diversity of archaeal and bacterial viruses new technological developments in microbial ecology and evolution, in particular for the study of activities of microbial communities, non-culturable microorganisms and emerging pathogens single cell microbial ecology Interdisciplinary studies of fundamental problems are particularly welcome.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-MICROBIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Anna KynadiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 9, Germany 9, Spain 6, United Kingdom 4, India 4 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyEnvironmental Science22.5%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
- Methane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.3%
- Vibrio bacteria research studiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Protist diversity and phylogenyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.7%
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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | 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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Astrophysics Data System
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
- 3.09LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,154OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 189LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 190Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 366,292Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,203 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 172 | 167 | 92 |
| 2025 | 202 | 196 | 538 |
| 2024 | 162 | 156 | 1,250 |
| 2023 | 90 | 84 | 838 |
| 2022 | 94 | 48 | 1,123 |
| 2021 | 119 | 36 | 2,150 |
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
167 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 115 days – 225 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 194 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (410 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 65%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 65%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 71 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 71 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 161 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,300 / EUR 2,810 / GBP 2,530 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- brief reportsThe journal publishes full length research articles as well as brief reports, reviews, and other perspective articles.Length not stated
- full length research articlesThe journal publishes full length research articles as well as brief reports, reviews, and other perspective articles.Length not stated
- other perspective articlesThe journal publishes full length research articles as well as brief reports, reviews, and other perspective articles.Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal publishes full length research articles as well as brief reports, reviews, and other perspective articles.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Correction to Authorship
In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, EMIR will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any proposed change. To request a change to the author l…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data sharing
Data sharing policy Model summary
This journal mandates and peer reviews data sharing. You can learn more about data sharing in Data Sharing Policy | Wiley.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Exclusivity policy Model summary
Papers must be submitted exclusively to EMIR and are accepted on the understanding that they are entirely original and have not been, and will not be, published elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
Copyright & licensing Model summary
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Obtaining Permission to Reproduce Material.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
New submissions should be made via Research Exchange, once materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy Model summary
Environmental Microbiology Reports will consider for review articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, psyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, etc. Authors may also post the submitted version of their manuscript to non-commercial servers at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.´
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1758-2229
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Microbiology Reports
What CAS zone is Environmental Microbiology Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Microbiology Reports is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / 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 Environmental Microbiology Reports?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.09; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Microbiology Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 167 days (interquartile range 115–225 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 65% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Environmental Microbiology Reports?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Environmental Microbiology Reports based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9), Germany (9) and Spain (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental Microbiology Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Microbiology Reports is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Environmental Microbiology Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Microbiology Reports is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .