Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology
Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
ISSN 1598-642X · eISSN 2234-7305 · Korean Society for Microbiolog and Biotechnology
Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters: subscription journal; median 63 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); 90 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters is published by Korean Society for Microbiolog and Biotechnology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Enzyme Production and Characterization, Probiotics and Fermented Foods and Food Quality and Safety Studies, together about 33.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.3%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
- Food Quality and Safety StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.5%
- Microbial Natural Products and BiosynthesisMedicine5.5%
- Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering4.3%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology | Q4 | 278/325 | 14th |
| Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | Q4 | 116/134 | 13th |
| Microbiology | Q4 | 175/194 | 9th |
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,199 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 86 | 326 |
| 2025 | 90 | 88 | 531 |
| 2024 | 64 | 63 | 509 |
| 2023 | 76 | 76 | 479 |
| 2022 | 64 | 62 | 458 |
| 2021 | 73 | 66 | 402 |
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
57 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 37 days – 98 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 96 days
- Sample
- 107 articles with submission and acceptance dates (188 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Korean Society for Microbiolog and Biotechnology
- ISSN
- 1598-642X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2234-7305
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
How long does peer review take at Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 63 days (interquartile range 38–103 days). 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 Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters is indexed in Scopus.
Is Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .