mSphere
Q1 Journal
Open Access
Journal
Country
United States
Northern America
Subject Area and Category
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
└
Microbiology
Q1
└
Molecular Biology
Q2
Publisher
SJR 2025
1.209
Q1
SJR Score
H-Index
86
Citations / Doc (2yr)
3.55
Total Docs. (latest)
340
Total Citations (3yr)
2,855
Publication type
Journals
ISSN
23795042
Coverage
2016-2026
Journal Rank
#3,584
Subject Categories
Microbiology
Q1
Molecular Biology
Q2
Aims & Scope
mSphere® is a multidisciplinary open-access journal that publishes high-quality work that makes fundamental contributions to any of the immense range of fields within the microbial sciences.
The mSphere Board of Editors is committed to providing authors with streamlined decisions while carrying on ASM's tradition for rigorous peer review.
The journal offers rapid publication and wide dissemination of excellent research at no cost to readers.
Articles in mSphere will be published in one of the following tracks:
Applied and Environmental Science,
Clinical Science and Epidemiology,
Ecological and Evolutionary Science,
Host-Microbe Biology,
Molecular Biology and Physiology,
Synthetic Biology,
Therapeutics and Prevention.
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Detailed Metrics
| Total Docs. (latest) | 340 |
| Total Docs. (3 years) | 818 |
| Total Refs. | 17,710 |
| Total Citations (3 years) | 2,855 |
| Citable Docs. (3 years) | 798 |
| Citations / Doc. (2 years) | 3.55 |
| Ref. / Doc. | 52.09 |
| % Female | 46.5% |
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