Journal profile · Microbiology
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
ISSN 1092-2172 · eISSN 1098-5557 · American Society for Microbiology · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1997
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 11.76; subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: mostly invited papers; 57 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews is published by American Society for Microbiology and is in Zone 2 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, together about 28.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews (MMBR) keeps researchers current with the latest developments in microbiology as well as related fields such as immunology and molecular and cellular biology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Microbiology
Editor-in-chief Corrella DetweilerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 1, India 1, France 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14%
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyEnvironmental Science6.7%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Fungal and yeast genetics researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 11.76LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 229LetPub ·
- h-index
- 317OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 842OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 12.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,241,496Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,020 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 39 | 48 |
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | 411 |
| 2024 | 47 | 46 | 1,321 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 1,104 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 1,104 |
| 2021 | 34 | 32 | 2,253 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- Mostly invited papersLetPub ·
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest
- Conflicts of interest Editors Conflict of Interest Policy
Editors are experienced researchers who conduct an initial assessment of manuscripts and oversee the peer review process, guiding submissions through evaluation to support high-quality publication. Joe Heitman (2027) Duke UniversityResearch Interests: Fungal pathogenesis, sexual reproduction, mating type locus, natural product targets Dong-Yan Jin (2030) The University of Hong KongResearch Interes…
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
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1092-2172
- Electronic ISSN
- 1098-5557
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 90 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
What CAS zone is Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Microbiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 11.76; CiteScore 12.8, h-index 317.
Where are the editorial board members of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (1), India (1) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 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, Publisher website, 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: .