Journal of Bacteriology
American Society for Microbiology
About the journal
Journal of Bacteriology is an open-access journal published by American Society for Microbiology in United States, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 12 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- ISSN
- 0021-9193 · 1098-5530
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 399
- Declared review time
- 12 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://journals.asm.org/journal/jb
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2025-09-13
- MEDLINE · 1964-01-01
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 12 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
399
Most recent article
2 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
12weeks
Works in OpenAlex
55659
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
396
i10-index
45321
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2025-09-13
- Added to DOAJ
- 2025-09-13
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- Yes
- Declared digital preservation
- LOCKSSPMC
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 97%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 100%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- J. bactJB
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 2985120R
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Enzyme Structure and Function
- Enzyme Structure and Function
Show all subjects (50)
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
- Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
- Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Enzyme Production and Characterization
- Enzyme Production and Characterization
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- Fungal and yeast genetics research
- Fungal and yeast genetics research
- Biochemical and Molecular Research
- Biochemical and Molecular Research
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
Keywords (DOAJ)
- molecular mechanisms
- bacterial physiology
- archaea
- bacteriophages
- host-microbe interactions
- environmental microbiology
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