ISME Journal
Q1 Journal
Open Access
Journal
Country
United Kingdom
Western Europe
Subject Area and Category
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Microbiology
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Publisher
SJR 2025
3.415
Q1
SJR Score
H-Index
267
Citations / Doc (2yr)
9.52
Total Docs. (latest)
298
Total Citations (3yr)
8,037
Publication type
Journals
ISSN
17517362, 17517370
Coverage
2007-2026
Journal Rank
#582
Subject Categories
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Microbiology
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Aims & Scope
The ISME Journal seeks to promote diverse and integrated areas of microbial ecology spanning the breadth of microbial life, including bacteria, archaea, microbial eukaryotes, and viruses.
Contributions of broad biological interest and impact are especially encouraged.
Topics of particular interest within the journal's scope include those listed below:
- Microbial population and community ecology.
- Microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions.
- Evolutionary genetics.
- Integrated genomics and post-genomics approaches in microbial ecology.
- Microbial engineering.
- Geomicrobiology and microbial contributions to geochemical cycles.
- Microbial ecology and functional diversity of natural habitats.
- Microbial ecosystem impacts.
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Detailed Metrics
| Total Docs. (latest) | 298 |
| Total Docs. (3 years) | 762 |
| Total Refs. | 22,598 |
| Total Citations (3 years) | 8,037 |
| Citable Docs. (3 years) | 747 |
| Citations / Doc. (2 years) | 9.52 |
| Ref. / Doc. | 75.83 |
| % Female | 42.6% |
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