Journal profile · EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
ISSN 1935-7877 · eISSN 1935-7885 · American Society for Microbiology · United States
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 1,700; median 87 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); 131 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education is published by American Society for Microbiology and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovative Teaching Methods, Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research and Biomedical and Engineering Education, together about 39.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As ASM’s first open-access education journal, the Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE) offers original, previously unpublished, peer-reviewed articles that foster scholarly teaching and provide readily adoptable resources in biology education at the undergraduate, graduate, professional (e.g., medical school), K-12 outreach, and informal education level. JMBE is edited by informed science educators who are active in the pursuit of scholarly teaching and biology education reform.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
Editor-in-chief Stanley MaloyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 22, Australia 2, Hong Kong, China 1, India 1, Portugal 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovative Teaching MethodsSocial Sciences14.9%
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.8%
- Biomedical and Engineering EducationEngineering10.1%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences6.7%
- Career Development and DiversitySocial Sciences5.9%
- Problem and Project Based LearningSocial Sciences4.3%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences4%
- Various Chemistry Research TopicsChemistry3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPMCCASERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 367OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 100LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 546,167Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,648 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 127 | 127 | 21 |
| 2025 | 131 | 131 | 197 |
| 2024 | 93 | 93 | 245 |
| 2023 | 95 | 95 | 641 |
| 2022 | 104 | 104 | 981 |
| 2021 | 149 | 149 | 1,519 |
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
87 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 50 days – 125 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 106 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (287 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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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 1,700 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,700 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,700 | Yes | — |
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 accepted1
- research articleResearch ArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Peer review
- AI use Leveraging generative AI to foster metacognition and self-directed learning
Brandon Lowry, Samantha McGrath, Chad Eitel, Heather Hall, Tod R. Clapp
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Senior Editors Conflict of Interest Policy
Senior Editors provide strategic oversight of the journal’s peer review process, triaging submissions, assigning manuscripts, and in some cases managing peer review directly. Research Senior Editor Sarah Fankhauser , Oxford College of Emory University, United States (2028) Perspectives Senior Editor Pamela Marshall , Arizona State University, United States (2028) Curriculum Senior Editor Carlos Go…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
published under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-anonymized peer review Model summary
articles undergo a single-anonymized peer review process (also known as “single-blind peer review”). Single-anonymized peer review is when the reviewers know the author’s identity, but the authors do not know the reviewer’s identity.
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
- American Society for Microbiology
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1935-7877
- Electronic ISSN
- 1935-7885
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education, Scientific Disciplines. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 87 days (interquartile range 50–125 days); authors report an average review time of about 22 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (22), Australia (2) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PMC, CAS and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,700.
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: .