Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Trends in Microbiology
ISSN 0966-842X · eISSN 1878-4380 · Elsevier Ltd · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1993
Trends in Microbiology: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 18.55; hybrid open access; APC about USD 7,030; median 70 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: mostly invited papers; 193 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Trends in Microbiology is published by Elsevier Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 22.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Trends in Microbiology provides a multidisciplinary forum for the discussion of all aspects of microbiology: from cell biology and immunology to genetics and evolution, and ranges across virology, bacteriology, protozoology and mycology.Microbiology is, at present, one of the fastest moving disciplines in life sciences, thanks also to technological developments of the recent years. The relative ease and rapidity with which small genomes can be entirely sequenced is beginning to have significant impact on all areas of prokaryote biology, from pathogens to extremophiles, and will fuel new developments, for example, in drugs, vaccines and industrial enzyme research. Recent international developments are also responsible for a renewed interest in microbiology.The table of contents includes a lively mix of commentary, correspondence and review. Most articles are commissioned and all of them are peer-reviewed. Consequently, they make an authoritative basis for teaching and keeping abreast of developments across the field.The focus is on molecular microbiology and virology, and includes topics such as genomics, the gamut of plant and animal host-pathogen interactions, host immune responses, characterization and evolution of virulence determinants, cell cycle and differentiation, symbiosis in plant and animal associations, environmental microbiology, biodiversity and evolution, population dynamics, sex and mutagenesis, antibiotic resistance and production, drug and vaccine targets, as well as aspects of prion diseases and of fungal and protozoan biology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.3%
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Vibrio bacteria research studiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
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
- 18.55LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 18.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 25.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 25.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 172LetPub ·
- h-index
- 291OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,083OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 84LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,335 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 145 | 55 | 84 |
| 2025 | 193 | 91 | 1,464 |
| 2024 | 158 | 80 | 2,591 |
| 2023 | 183 | 93 | 5,114 |
| 2022 | 164 | 90 | 6,244 |
| 2021 | 156 | 83 | 8,550 |
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
70 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 44 days – 105 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 95 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (365 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Mostly invited papersLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 55 daysPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 7,030 / EUR 6,510 / GBP 5,630 / JPY 871,930 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 7,030 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 7,030 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.
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
- Elsevier Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 0966-842X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1878-4380
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Trends in Microbiology
What CAS zone is Trends in Microbiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Trends in Microbiology is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Microbiology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Trends in Microbiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 18.55; CiteScore 25.9, h-index 291.
How long does peer review take at Trends in Microbiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 70 days (interquartile range 44–105 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Mostly invited papers”. 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 Trends in Microbiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Trends in Microbiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Trends in Microbiology open access, and what is the APC?
Trends in Microbiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 7,030.
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: .