Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings. Scopus is currently indexing nearly 36,377 journals from approximately 11,678 publishers. In this blog post, we will be listing Scopus-indexed microbiology journals.
About Microbiology: Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi, and protozoa.
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There are more than 500 Scopus indexed journals that publish microbiology related research. However, we are listing the top 25 Scopus indexed microbiology journals. More microbiology journals can be found at https://phdtalks.org/journal-finder.php
Top 25 Scopus indexed microbiology Journals
| S. No. | Journal Title | Publisher | E-ISSN | Journal Scope | SJR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nature Microbiology | Nature Publishing Group | 20585276 | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Cell Biology (Q1); Genetics (Q1); Immunology (Q1); Microbiology (Q1); Microbiology (medical) (Q1) | 9.69 |
| 2 | Cell Host and Microbe | Cell Press | 19313128 | Cancer Research (Q1); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Microbiology (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q1); Parasitology (Q1); Virology (Q1) | 9.373 |
| 3 | Nature Reviews Microbiology | Nature Publishing Group | 17401534, 17401526 | Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Infectious Diseases (Q1); Microbiology (Q1) | 9.103 |
| 4 | Clinical Microbiology Reviews | American Society for Microbiology | 08938512, 10986618 | Epidemiology (Q1); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Infectious Diseases (Q1); Microbiology (medical) (Q1); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q1) | 8.964 |
| 5 | Molecular Systems Biology | Wiley-Blackwell | 17444292 | Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Applied Mathematics (Q1); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Computational Theory and Mathematics (Q1); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Informati | 6.523 |
| 6 | Annual Review of Microbiology | Annual Reviews Inc. | 00664227, 15453251 | Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Microbiology (Q1) | 6.395 |
| 7 | EMBO Journal | Wiley-Blackwell | 02614189, 14602075 | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q1); Neuroscience (miscellaneous) (Q1) | 5.633 |
| 8 | Journal of Infection | W.B. Saunders Ltd | 01634453, 15322742 | Infectious Diseases (Q1); Microbiology (medical) (Q1) | 5.027 |
| 9 | eLife | eLife Sciences Publications | 2050084X | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Neuroscience (miscellaneous) (Q1) | 4.752 |
| 10 | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford University Press | 15376591, 10584838 | Infectious Diseases (Q1); Microbiology (medical) (Q1) | 4.394 |
| 11 | Microbiome | BioMed Central Ltd. | 20492618 | Microbiology (Q1); Microbiology (medical) (Q1) | 4.394 |
| 12 | Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews | American Society for Microbiology | 10985557, 10922172 | Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Infectious Diseases (Q1); Microbiology (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q1) | 4.191 |
| 13 | FEMS Microbiology Reviews | Oxford University Press | 01686445, 15746976 | Infectious Diseases (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Microbiology (Q1) | 4.039 |
| 14 | PLoS Biology | Public Library of Science | 15449173, 15457885 | Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Neuroscience (miscellaneous) (Q1) | 3.928 |
| 15 | Emerging Infectious Diseases | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | 10806040, 10806059 | Epidemiology (Q1); Infectious Diseases (Q1); Microbiology (medical) (Q1) | 3.67 |
| 16 | Trends in Microbiology | Elsevier Ltd. | 18784380, 0966842X | Infectious Diseases (Q1); Microbiology (Q1); Microbiology (medical) (Q1); Virology (Q1) | 3.549 |
| 17 | ISME Journal | Nature Publishing Group | 17517362, 17517370 | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1); Microbiology (Q1) | 3.344 |
| 18 | Emerging Microbes and Infections | Nature Publishing Group | 22221751 | Drug Discovery (Q1); Epidemiology (Q1); Immunology (Q1); Infectious Diseases (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Microbiology (Q1); Parasitology (Q1); Virology (Q1) | 3.322 |
| 19 | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | Elsevier Ltd. | 1198743X, 14690691 | Infectious Diseases (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Microbiology (medical) (Q1) | 3.111 |
| 20 | Nature Biotechnology | Nature Publishing Group | 15461696, 10870156 | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Q1); Bioengineering (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Molecular Medicine (Q1) | 20.12 |
| 21 | EcoSal Plus | American Society for Microbiology | 23246200 | Microbiology (Q1) | 2.948 |
| 22 | Journal of Clinical Microbiology | American Society for Microbiology | 1098660X, 00951137 | Microbiology (medical) (Q1) | 2.782 |
| 23 | mBio | American Society for Microbiology | 21612129, 21507511 | Microbiology (Q1); Virology (Q1) | 2.767 |
| 24 | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | Elsevier Ltd. | 380717 | Microbiology (Q1); Soil Science (Q1) | 2.656 |
| 25 | PLoS Pathogens | Public Library of Science | 15537374, 15537366 | Genetics (Q1); Immunology (Q1); Microbiology (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q1); Parasitology (Q1); Virology (Q1) | 2.596 |
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