Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Microbial Biosystems Journal
ISSN 2357-0326 · eISSN 2357-0334 · Arab Society for Fungal Conservation · Egypt
Microbial Biosystems Journal: fully open access; APC about USD 400; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 110 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Microbial Biosystems Journal is published by Arab Society for Fungal Conservation. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions and Fungal Biology and Applications, together about 33.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.9%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
- Fungal Biology and ApplicationsMedicine9.2%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Lichen and fungal ecologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityMedicine3.7%
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 362 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 105 | 105 | 1 |
| 2025 | 110 | 110 | 74 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 72 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 68 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 50 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 400 / EGP 4,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 150 | No | — |
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
- Arab Society for Fungal Conservation
- Country or region
- Egypt
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2357-0326
- Electronic ISSN
- 2357-0334
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Microbial Biosystems Journal
How long does peer review take at Microbial Biosystems Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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 Microbial Biosystems Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Microbial Biosystems Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Microbial Biosystems Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Microbial Biosystems Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .