Journal metric profile

JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.900 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.200 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 62/86 Recorded category rank

JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by ELSEVIER. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.900, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q3.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 62 out of 86 journals in its listed category. A Q3 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 9,751 total citations, 110 total articles, 118 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 2.200, which is 0.300 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.800. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.480.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 13.3 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 7.8 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS is identified in this record by print ISSN 0167-7012 and electronic ISSN 1872-8359. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameJOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS
Abbreviated journalJ MICROBIOL METH
PublisherELSEVIER
Metric year2025
Overall rank8,733
ISSN0167-7012
eISSN1872-8359
Total cites9,751
Total articles110
Citable items118
Cited half-life13.3 years
Citing half-life7.8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.900
5-Year Impact Factor2.200
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.800
Journal Citation Indicator0.480
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank62/86
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS is 1.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS?

JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS is listed in quartile Q3. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS?

JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS is listed as being published by ELSEVIER.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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