Journal profile · MICROBIOLOGY
Microbiome Research Reports
ISSN 2771-5965 · OAE Publishing Inc.
Microbiome Research Reports: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 5.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,600; median 100 days to acceptance (59 articles, last 24 months); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Microbiome Research Reports is published by OAE Publishing Inc. and is classed under Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gut microbiota and health, Probiotics and Fermented Foods and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, together about 54.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of the journal includes investigations of microbiomes present in one or various body compartments of human beings or other animals. Surveys on the establishment of microbial communities as well as on microbe-microbe interactions and microbe-host communication will be considered for publication. Specifically, emphasis will be placed on the identification and functional investigation of the role exerted by microbial taxa as well as microbial-genes and microbial metabolites markers associated with health and disease. MRR focuses on studies that not only provide compositional information pertaining to the microbiota/microbiome of various animal-associated niches, but also generate insights into molecular mechanisms underlying microbiome functionality. Thus, particular emphasis will be placed on functional interactions between microbes themselves, between microbes and their environment, and between microbes and their host. The overall aim of MRR is to publish high quality researches from scientists with a common interest in microbiome/microbiota research in all its multidisciplinary aspects. The main areas of interest include but not limit to the following: the structure, activities and communal behavior of microbial communitiesmicrobial community genetics and evolutionary processesmicrobial symbioses, microbial interactionsmicrobial metabolic and structural diversitymicrobial physiology, growth and survivalmicrobes and surfaces, adhesion and biofoulingmodelling, theory development and new analysis pipelinesviromes/phageomeantimicrobials and competition in microbiomesfungal communities (mycobiomes)exploration of microbial dark matterculturomics approaches applied to microbiomesmetabolomics and proteomic approaches applied to microbiomesmetatranscriptomics applied to microbiomesnew technological developments in the study of composition and activities of microbial communities, as-yet uncultured microorganismsgnotobiotic studiesdeveloment of minimal microbial consortia and synthetic communities for functional microbe-host studiesprobiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics and postbioticsmicrobial-derived metabolites originating from food/feed and playing a role on host physiologyeffect of microbiota modulation in gastrointestinal disorderseffect of microbiota modulation in metabolic disordersnovel treatments and clinical trialsimpact of dietary components on the microbiota, and inter-individual variation in responseshost-microbiome interaction in immune response
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MICROBIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Marco VenturaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 9%); most named Italy 12, Ireland 8, Spain 6, Mainland China 5, United States 5 (57 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.1%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.5%
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchMedicine7.9%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing5.7%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine4.9%
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 3 |
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 71.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2027
- 2,027Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 208,119Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 178 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 160 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 371 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 795 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 426 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 29 |
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 PubMed · to
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 77 days – 133 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (59 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 119 days
- Sample
- 59 articles with submission and acceptance dates (61 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
- Desk decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 2,600 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–8
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- commentaryThere is no general restriction on the number of figures, tables and references, provided that the manuscript is concise and comprehensive. The journal publishe…Length not stated
- letterLetterLength not stated
- meta-analysisThere is no general restriction on the number of figures, tables and references, provided that the manuscript is concise and comprehensive. The journal publishe…Length not stated
- mini reviewThere is no general restriction on the number of figures, tables and references, provided that the manuscript is concise and comprehensive. The journal publishe…Length not stated
- original articleThere is no general restriction on the number of figures, tables and references, provided that the manuscript is concise and comprehensive. The journal publishe…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- reviewThere is no general restriction on the number of figures, tables and references, provided that the manuscript is concise and comprehensive. The journal publishe…Length not stated
- review articleThere is no general restriction on the number of figures, tables and references, provided that the manuscript is concise and comprehensive. The journal publishe…Length not stated
- short reportShort ReportA Short report is suitable for the presentation of research that extends previously published research, including the reporting of additional contro…Length not stated
- systematic reviewThere is no general restriction on the number of figures, tables and references, provided that the manuscript is concise and comprehensive. The journal publishe…Length not stated
- technical noteTechnical NoteA Technical Note is a short article giving a brief description of a specific development, technique or procedure, or it may describe a modificatio…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use 2.3.3.4 AI and AI-assisted tools Statement
Authors should disclose in their manuscript the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies. Declaring the use of these technologies supports transparency and trust between authors, readers, reviewers, editors and contributors and facilitates compliance with the terms of use of the relevant tool or technology.If the manuscript does not involve this issue, state "Not applicable." in this section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship 4. Authorship
Authorship credit of OAE journals should be solely based on substantial contributions to a published study, as specified in the following four criteria:1. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work;2. Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content;3. Final approval of the ve…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 1.6 Financial Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Please provide financial disclosure and any conflict of interest on the title page of manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability 2.3.3.3 Availability of Data and Materials
In order to maintain the integrity, transparency and reproducibility of research records, authors should include this section in their manuscripts, detailing where the data supporting their findings can be found. Data can be deposited into data repositories or published as supplementary information in the journal. Authors who cannot share their data should state that the data will not be shared an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 2.3.3.7 Ethical Approval and Consent to Participate
Member of COPE. Model summary
Research involving human subjects, human material or human data must be performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by an appropriate ethics committee. An informed consent to participate in the study should also be obtained from participants, or their parents or legal guardians for children under 16. A statement detailing the name of the ethics committee (including the re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 1.2 Open Access and Copyright
The journal adopts Gold Open Access publishing model and distributes content under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Copyright is retained by authors. Please make sure that you are well aware of these policies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 1.2 Open Access and Copyright
Gold Open Access; CC BY 4.0; authors retain copyright. Model summary
The journal adopts Gold Open Access publishing model and distributes content under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Copyright is retained by authors. Please make sure that you are well aware of these policies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 7.3 AI Use in Peer Review
Rigorous peer review. Model summary
Confidentiality requirements: Reviewers must not upload manuscripts/materials to AI platforms, as this: 1. Violates OAE’s confidentiality policies2. Risks intellectual property infringement3. May compromise personal data in identifiable content Review integrity standards: Peer review must remain human-driven – AI tools cannot replace critical scholarly judgment.Reviewers must not use AI for manusc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines 3.1.5 Trial Registration
OAE requires all authors to register all relevant clinical trials that are reported in manuscripts submitted. OAE follows the World Health Organization (WHO)'s definition of clinical trials: "A clinical trial is any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes. Interventions i…
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
- OAE Publishing Inc.
- ISSN
- 2771-5965
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Microbiome Research Reports
What CAS zone is Microbiome Research Reports in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Microbiome Research Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at Microbiome Research Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 59 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 77–133 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Microbiome Research Reports?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–8; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Microbiome Research Reports based?
Of the 57 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (12), Ireland (8) and Spain (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Microbiome Research Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Microbiome Research Reports is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Microbiome Research Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Microbiome Research Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,600.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .