About the journal
mSystems is an open-access journal published by American Society for Microbiology in United States, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 4,100 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 13 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
- 2379-5077
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 4,100 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 3463
- Declared review time
- 13 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://journals.asm.org/journal/msystems
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2017-05-03
- MEDLINE · 2022-01-01
- PUBMED · 2019-05-07
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 4,100 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 13 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
3463
Most recent article
2 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
13weeks
Works in OpenAlex
2957
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
120
i10-index
1787
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2024-05-08
- Added to DOAJ
- 2017-05-03
- 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
- 98%
- 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
- Microbial systemsMSystemsM Systems
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101680636
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Gut microbiota and health
- Gut microbiota and health
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Show all subjects (50)
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
- Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
- Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
Keywords (DOAJ)
- microbial systems biology
- microbiome
- metagenomics
- transcriptomics
- metabolomics
- bioinformatics
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