Journal profile
Gut Microbiome
ISSN 2632-2897 · Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom
Gut Microbiome: fully open access; APC about USD 3,655; median 207 days to acceptance (28 articles, last 24 months); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gut Microbiome is published by Cambridge University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gut microbiota and health, Probiotics and Fermented Foods and Gastrointestinal motility and disorders, together about 59.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-Chief: Professor M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril UNC School of Medicine | USA Editorial BoardGut Microbiome is an open access journal, co-published by Cambridge University Press and The Nutrition Society, with the aim of supporting the development of an integrated, interdisciplinary understanding of the gut microbiome. The journal focus on the contributing factors that influence the gut microbiota and in turn how the gut microbiome impacts the health, development and disease status of the whole human body. The scope includes research dedicated to the role that different diets, pharmaceuticals and nutraceutricals, prebiotics and probiotics have in shaping an individual’s microbiome composition. Studies on animals will be welcomed when relevant to understanding the human microbiome and its interactions. Research on non-gut microbiomes will also be in scope if they have interactions with the gut microbiome; for example the interplay of the mother’s vaginal and skin microbiome in seeding the child’s gut microbiome. Notably, the journal will include the newly emerging field of research focusing on how the gut microbiome influences the immune and nervous systems.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief M. AndreaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology36.5%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.7%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine11.2%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing7%
- Microbial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyNursing5.6%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry3.7%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine3.7%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 87 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 335 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 302 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 166 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 81 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 24 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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
196 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 151 days – 304 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (27 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 223 days
- Sample
- 27 articles with submission and acceptance dates (36 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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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 | USD 3,655 / GBP 2,610 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,450 / GBP 2,320 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted9
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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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2632-2897
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Gut Microbiome
How long does peer review take at Gut Microbiome?
Based on the dates recorded on 28 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 207 days (interquartile range 153–295 days); authors report an average review time of about 5 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.
Which databases index Gut Microbiome?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gut Microbiome is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Gut Microbiome open access, and what is the APC?
Gut Microbiome is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,655.
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: .