Journal profile · Medicine-Infectious Diseases
Microbes and Infectious Diseases
ISSN 2682-4132 · eISSN 2682-4140 · Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine · Egypt
Microbes and Infectious Diseases: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 554 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Microbes and Infectious Diseases is published by Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antibiotic Use and Resistance and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, together about 32.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Infectious Diseases
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology18.1%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology8.3%
- Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMedicine6%
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Urinary Tract Infections ManagementMedicine4.7%
- Infections and bacterial resistanceBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
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
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases | Q4 | 291/361 | 19th |
| Microbiology (medical) | Q4 | 127/147 | 13th |
| Molecular Biology | Q4 | 388/414 | 6th |
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
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,986 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 553 | 553 | 214 |
| 2025 | 554 | 554 | 326 |
| 2024 | 364 | 364 | 302 |
| 2023 | 186 | 186 | 246 |
| 2022 | 132 | 132 | 198 |
| 2021 | 110 | 110 | 115 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EGP 1,200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EGP 2,500 | Yes | — |
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
- Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine
- Country or region
- Egypt
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2682-4132
- Electronic ISSN
- 2682-4140
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Microbes and Infectious Diseases
How long does peer review take at Microbes and Infectious Diseases?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Microbes and Infectious Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Microbes and Infectious Diseases is indexed in Scopus.
Is Microbes and Infectious Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Microbes and Infectious Diseases is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .