Journal profile · MICROBIOLOGY
Microbiology Resource Announcements
ISSN 2576-098X · American Society for Microbiology
Microbiology Resource Announcements: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 75 days to acceptance (152 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 84% (journal website); 955 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Microbiology Resource Announcements is published by American Society for Microbiology 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 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, together about 47.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Microbiology Resource Announcements® (MRA) is an open access journal that publishes articles announcing the availability of any microbiological resource deposited in a repository available to the community.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MICROBIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Irene L. G.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Canada 7, Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 2, India 2, Italy 2 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology27.4%
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsEnvironmental Science11.1%
- Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyEnvironmental Science9.1%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology3.4%
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 580OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 916LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 2,218,838Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,705 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 767 | 767 | 70 |
| 2025 | 955 | 955 | 601 |
| 2024 | 920 | 920 | 1,408 |
| 2023 | 826 | 826 | 1,571 |
| 2022 | 855 | 855 | 2,552 |
| 2021 | 904 | 904 | 3,920 |
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
75 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 48 days – 100 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (152 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 104 days
- Sample
- 152 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,052 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".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 84%Publisher website ·
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).
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 Senior Editors Conflict of Interest Policy
Senior 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. Karthik Anantharaman (2030)University of Wisconsin-MadisonResearch Interests: Viral and microbial ecology and evolution, computational biology, geomicrobiology, human and environmental microbiome…
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
- ISSN
- 2576-098X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Microbiology Resource Announcements
What CAS zone is Microbiology Resource Announcements in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Microbiology Resource Announcements 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 Resource Announcements?
Based on the dates recorded on 152 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 75 days (interquartile range 48–100 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 84%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Microbiology Resource Announcements based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (7), Mainland China (2) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Microbiology Resource Announcements?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Microbiology Resource Announcements is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Microbiology Resource Announcements open access, and what is the APC?
Microbiology Resource Announcements is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .