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npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
ISSN 2731-8745
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npj Antimicrobials and Resistance: fully open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 123 days to acceptance (114 articles, last 24 months); 102 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, npj Antimicrobials and Resistance's largest topics are Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antibiotic Use and Resistance and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, together about 50.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance is an online only Open Access journal dedicated to publishing basic, applied, and clinical research that advances our understanding of all aspects of antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.2%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology15.5%
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.6%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMedicine5.4%
- Antimicrobial agents and applicationsChemistry4.2%
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityMedicine2.7%
- Escherichia coli research studiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, BIOSIS, Biological Abstracts, CNPIEC, Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS), Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST), OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service, Ovid Discovery, TD Net Discovery Service, Wanfang, eLibrary.ru
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 13.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
- Articles per year
- 95LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 800,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 284 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 114 | 114 | 2,733 |
| 2025 | 102 | 102 | 1,433 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 300 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
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
123 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 96 days – 164 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (114 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 150 days
- Sample
- 114 articles with submission and acceptance dates (226 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
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,690 / USD 3,290 / GBP 2,290 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,190 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 Open Access
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance is a fully open access journal. More on Creative Commons Attribution licenses and the benefits of publishing open access can be found in this section.
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antibiotic Use and Resistance.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesEUR 2,690 (DOAJ), waivers availableFee details
- 5Expected review time123 days · Median, submission to acceptance · 114 articles, last 24 months · CrossrefReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 2731-8745
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
How long does peer review take at npj Antimicrobials and Resistance?
Based on the dates recorded on 114 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 123 days (interquartile range 96–164 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.
Which databases index npj Antimicrobials and Resistance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, npj Antimicrobials and Resistance is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is npj Antimicrobials and Resistance open access, and what is the APC?
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,290.
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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .