In this post, apart from Frontiers in Microbiology Impact Factor, I have tried to compile all the necessary information a research scholar would seek before publishing an article in the journal.
About Frontiers in Microbiology Journal
Frontiers in Microbiology is one of the largest and most cited microbiology journal which advances our understanding of the role microbes play in addressing global challenges such as healthcare, food security, and climate change.
Impact Factor
SJR Rank
H-index
Frontiers in Microbiology Impact Factor
Impact Factor (IF) or often called journal impact factor (JIF) is an index provided by an analytics company named Clarivate. The impact factor is calculated by dividing the number of times the articles are cited in the last two years by the total number of publications in those two years.
- Total Citations in 2020 and 2021 = 500
- Total Number of Publications in 2020 and 2021 = 100
- Impact Factor of the Journal in 2022 = 500/100 = 5
Frontiers in Microbiology Impact Factor (2017-2023)
- Frontiers in Microbiology Impact Factor 2017 – 4.019
- Frontiers in Microbiology Impact Factor 2018 – 4.259
- Frontiers in Microbiology Impact Factor 2019 – 4.235
- Frontiers in Microbiology Impact Factor 2020 – 5.640
- Frontiers in Microbiology Impact Factor 2021 – 6.064
- Frontiers in Microbiology Impact Factor 2022 – 5.2 (updated 29 June 2023)
Frontiers in Microbiology Impact Factor 2022
Frontiers in Microbiology H-index
The h index is a metric for evaluating the cumulative impact of an author’s scholarly output and performance; measures quantity with quality by comparing publications to citations.
The h index of Frontiers in Microbiology Journal is 166, which means among all the published articles in this journal, 166 of these publications have received at least 166 citations each.
Frontiers in Microbiology Journal Metrics
Frontiers in Microbiology CiteScore
CiteScore (CS) of an academic journal is a measure reflecting the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal.
| Cites / Doc. (3 years) | 2018 | 4.548 |
| Cites / Doc. (3 years) | 2019 | 4.746 |
| Cites / Doc. (3 years) | 2020 | 5.582 |
| Cites / Doc. (3 years) | 2021 | 6.109 |
| Cites / Doc. (2 years) | 2018 | 4.241 |
| Cites / Doc. (2 years) | 2019 | 4.301 |
| Cites / Doc. (2 years) | 2020 | 5.197 |
| Cites / Doc. (2 years) | 2021 | 5.585 |
Frontiers in Microbiology SCImago Rank
The SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator is a measure of the scientific influence of scholarly journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where the citations come from.
| Year | SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.633 |
| 2019 | 1.690 |
| 2020 | 1.701 |
| 2021 | 1.314 |
Frontiers in Microbiology Editorial Board Members
- Field Chief Editor | Paul David Cotter
A complete list of Editorial Board members can be found here
Frontiers in Microbiology Publication Fee (APC)
| Journal | A Type Articles | B Type Articles | C Type Articles | D Type Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontiers in Psychology | US$ 3,225 | US$ 2,020 | US$ 490 | Free |
A-Type Articles: Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis & Theory, Technology and Code
B-Type Articles: Mini Review, Perspective, Brief Research Report
C-Type Articles: Data Report, General Commentary, Opinion
D-Type Articles: Correction, Editorial.
Frontiers in Microbiology Review Time
Frontiers in Microbiology prioritize rapid publication and uses single-blind peer review
| Decision time immediate rejection | Within 7 days |
| Duration of first review round | Around 1-2 months |
| Accepted to publishing time | Around 32 days |
| Total handling time accepted manuscripts | Around 77 days |
Frontiers in Microbiology Reference Style
Frontiers in Microbiology use Harvard (Author-Date) or Vancouver (Numbered).
Harvard Reference Style
ARTICLE IN A PRINT JOURNAL
Sondheimer, N., and Lindquist, S. (2000). Rnq1: an epigenetic modifier of protein function in yeast. Mol. Cell. 5, 163-172.
ARTICLE IN AN ONLINE JOURNAL
Tahimic, C.G.T., Wang, Y., Bikle, D.D. (2013). Anabolic effects of IGF-1 signaling on the skeleton. Front. Endocrinol. 4:6. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2013.00006
ARTICLE OR CHAPTER IN A BOOK
Sorenson, P. W., and Caprio, J. C. (1998). “Chemoreception,” in The Physiology of Fishes, ed. D. H. Evans (Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press), 375-405.
BOOK
Cowan, W. M., Jessell, T. M., and Zipursky, S. L. (1997). Molecular and Cellular Approaches to Neural Development. New York: Oxford University Press.
ABSTRACT
Hendricks, J., Applebaum, R., and Kunkel, S. (2010). A world apart? Bridging the gap between theory and applied social gerontology. Gerontologist 50, 284-293. Abstract retrieved from Abstracts in Social Gerontology database. (Accession No. 50360869)
WEBSITE
World Health Organization. (2018). E. coli. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/e-coli [Accessed March 15, 2018].
PATENT
Marshall, S. P. (2000). Method and apparatus for eye tracking and monitoring pupil dilation to evaluate cognitive activity. U.S. Patent No 6,090,051. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
DATA
Perdiguero P, Venturas M, Cervera MT, Gil L, Collada C. Data from: Massive sequencing of Ulms minor’s transcriptome provides new molecular tools for a genus under the constant threat of Dutch elm disease. Dryad Digital Repository. (2015) http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ps837
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS
Smith, J. (2008) Post-structuralist discourse relative to phenomological pursuits in the deconstructivist arena. [dissertation/master’s thesis]. [Chicago (IL)]: University of Chicago
PREPRINT
Smith, J. (2008). Title of the document. Preprint repository name [Preprint]. Available at: https://persistent-url (Accessed March 15, 2018).
Frontiers in Microbiology Reference Style
You can download the Harvard style here – Frontiers in Microbiology Endnote Style and Frontiers in Microbiology Zotero Style
Frontiers in Microbiology Abbreviation
The ISO 4 standard abbreviation for abstracting, indexing, and referencing purposes of Frontiers in Microbiology is “Front. Microbiol.”
Frontiers in Microbiology Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate of a journal is the ratio of the number of articles submitted to the number of articles published.
The acceptance rate for 2021 was on average 60% across all Frontiers journals and as low as 21% in some journals.
Frontiers in Microbiology Indexed in
Science is indexed in Scopus, SCImago, Web of Science, and UGC journal ranking
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