Journal profile · MICROBIOLOGY
European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology
ISSN 2062-8633 · Akademiai Kiado
European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 27 days to acceptance (54 articles, last 24 months); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology is published by Akademiai Kiado 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 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, together about 24.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MICROBIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine7.1%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.8%
- Toxoplasma gondii Research StudiesImmunology and Microbiology6.2%
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology4.8%
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchMedicine4.8%
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMedicine4.2%
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 | 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 | Microbiology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 231OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 448 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 84 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 603 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 102 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 233 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 208 |
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
27 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 19 days – 35 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (54 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 46 days
- Sample
- 54 articles with submission and acceptance dates (55 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".
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Akademiai Kiado
- ISSN
- 2062-8633
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology
What CAS zone is European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology?
Based on the dates recorded on 54 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 27 days (interquartile range 19–35 days). 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 European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .