Journal profile · MICROBIOLOGY
Microbiology Australia
ISSN 1324-4272 · eISSN 2201-9189 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 4 issues per year · Founded 1980
Microbiology Australia: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 66 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Microbiology Australia is published by CSIRO Publishing and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Viral Infections and Vectors and Zoonotic diseases and public health, together about 20.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Microbiology Australia, the journal of the Australian Society for Microbiology presents themed issues on areas of greatest importance to microbiology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MICROBIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Ian MacreadiePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine6.3%
- Zoonotic diseases and public healthMedicine6.1%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine6%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 101OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,602 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 63 | 26 |
| 2025 | 66 | 66 | 30 |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | 184 |
| 2023 | 71 | 71 | 260 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 245 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 146 |
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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access
Diamond Open Access – free to read and free to publish sponsored by the Australian Society of Microbiology. Model summary
Publishing model: Diamond Open Access – free to read and free to publish sponsored by the Australian Society of Microbiology.
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
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 1324-4272
- Electronic ISSN
- 2201-9189
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Microbiology Australia
What CAS zone is Microbiology Australia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Microbiology Australia is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Microbiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Microbiology Australia?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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 Microbiology Australia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Microbiology Australia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Microbiology Australia open access, and what is the APC?
Microbiology Australia is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .