Journal profile · Virology
Microbes and Infection
ISSN 1286-4579 · eISSN 1769-714X · Elsevier USA · FRANCE · Monthly · Founded 1999
Microbes and Infection: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.89; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,510; median 130 days to acceptance (65 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Title discontinued as of 2026 Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Microbes and Infection is published by Elsevier USA and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Immune Response and Inflammation, Immune Cell Function and Interaction and Research on Leishmaniasis Studies, together about 19.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Title discontinued as of 2026;Incorporating Annales de l'Institut Pasteur / Immunologie, Annales de l'Institut Pasteur / Virologie, Bulletin de l'Institut Pasteur, Research in Immunology and Research in Virology.As of the end of 2025 Elsevier will no longer publish the journal on behalf of the Institut Pasteur.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Virology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Immune Response and InflammationImmunology and Microbiology7.4%
- Immune Cell Function and InteractionImmunology and Microbiology7.1%
- Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine4.7%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine4.6%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine4.6%
- HIV Research and TreatmentImmunology and Microbiology4.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.4%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.89LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 129LetPub ·
- h-index
- 188OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,016OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 92LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,171 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | 42 | 76 |
| 2024 | 129 | 129 | 651 |
| 2023 | 130 | 130 | 1,139 |
| 2022 | 81 | 81 | 804 |
| 2021 | 88 | 87 | 1,389 |
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
130 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 94 days – 171 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (65 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 131 days
- Sample
- 65 articles with submission and acceptance dates (126 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,510 / EUR 3,280 / GBP 2,810 / JPY 435,350 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Elsevier USA
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1286-4579
- Electronic ISSN
- 1769-714X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Microbes and Infection
What CAS zone is Microbes and Infection in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Microbes and Infection is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Immunology / Infectious Diseases / Microbiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Microbes and Infection?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.89; CiteScore 5, h-index 188.
How long does peer review take at Microbes and Infection?
Based on the dates recorded on 65 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 130 days (interquartile range 94–171 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Microbes and Infection?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Microbes and Infection is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Microbes and Infection open access, and what is the APC?
Microbes and Infection is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,510.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .