Journal profile · Medicine-Infectious Diseases
Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology
ISSN 1735-8612 · eISSN 2345-4342 · Farname Inc. · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology: fully open access; review about 8 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 30% (journal website); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology is published by Farname Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus and Antibiotic Use and Resistance, together about 30.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology (IJMM) Iran J Med Microbiol is a bi-monthly free Open Access Journal that envisions itself as a research forum envisaging major developments in the field of microbiology and infections.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Infectious Diseases
Editor-in-chief Gholamreza IrajianPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.5%
- Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMedicine7.4%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology6.6%
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Infections and bacterial resistanceBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases | Q3 | 254/361 | 29th |
| Microbiology (medical) | Q4 | 114/147 | 22nd |
| Microbiology | Q4 | 161/194 | 17th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,941Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 549 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 255 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 227 |
| 2023 | 84 | 84 | 281 |
| 2022 | 71 | 71 | 217 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 113 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,500 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted4
- editorial1. Editorial Article (EA) Word Limit: Max. 1,500 words (excluding references) Abstract: Unstructured, 250 words in one paragraph Required Sections: Title page, …Length not stated
- meta-analysis1. Editorial Article (EA) Word Limit: Max. 1,500 words (excluding references) Abstract: Unstructured, 250 words in one paragraph Required Sections: Title page, …Length not stated
- original research article1. Editorial Article (EA) Word Limit: Max. 1,500 words (excluding references) Abstract: Unstructured, 250 words in one paragraph Required Sections: Title page, …Length not stated
- review article1. Editorial Article (EA) Word Limit: Max. 1,500 words (excluding references) Abstract: Unstructured, 250 words in one paragraph Required Sections: Title page, …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Publication ethics COPE
SPC: Health Ministry SPC: Science Ministry American Society for Microbiology ESCMID
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Policy
Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology by Farname is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC-BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
All articles are published with open access under the CC-BY-NC Creative Commons attribution license (the current version is CC-BY-NC version 4.0
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
- Farname Inc.
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- Persian, English
- ISSN
- 1735-8612
- Electronic ISSN
- 2345-4342
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology
How long does peer review take at Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30%. 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 Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,500 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word. 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.
Which databases index Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology open access, and what is the APC?
Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .