Journal profile · Microbiology
Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni
ISSN 0374-9096 · Ankara Microbiology Society · TURKEY · Quarterly · Founded 1966
Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.83; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni is published by Ankara Microbiology Society and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antifungal resistance and susceptibility and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, together about 22.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Bulletin of Microbiology is the scientific official publication of Ankara Microbiology Society. It is published quarterly in January, April, July and October. The aim of Bulletin of Microbiology is to publish high quality scientific research articles on the subjects of medical and clinical microbiology. In addition, review articles, short communications and reports, case reports, editorials, letters to editor and other training-oriented scientific materials are also accepted. Publishing language is Turkish with a comprehensive English abstract. The editorial policy of the journal is based on independent, unbiased, and double-blinded peer-review. Specialists of medical and/or clinical microbiology, infectious disease and public health, and clinicians and researchers who are training and interesting with those subjects, are the target groups of Bulletin of Microbiology.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Microbiology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.7%
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityMedicine6.5%
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine5.2%
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology4.9%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine4.7%
- Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMedicine4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 0.83LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 151OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 818 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 4 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 27 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 44 |
| 2023 | 58 | 58 | 151 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 155 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 382 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Yayın etiği, araştırma etiği ve yasal/özel izin belgesi kurallarına uyulması gerektiği belirtilmiştir. Model summary
Dergiler “Yayın Etiği”, “Araştırma Etiği” ve “Yasal/Özel izin belgesi alınması” ile ilgili kurallara uyduğunu uluslararası standartlara atıf yaparak, hem web sayfasında hem de basılı dergide her biri için ayrı başlık açarak belirtmelidir.
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
- Ankara Microbiology Society
- Country or region
- TURKEY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1966
- ISSN
- 0374-9096
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni
What CAS zone is Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Microbiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.83; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni open access, and what is the APC?
Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni 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, 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: .