About the journal
mBio 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: 3,900 USD. 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
- 2161-2129 · 2150-7511
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 3,900 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 9014
- Declared review time
- 12 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://journals.asm.org/journal/mbio
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2010-06-23
- MEDLINE · 2010-01-01
- PUBMED · 2010-05-18
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 3,900 USD
- 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
9014
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
12weeks
Works in OpenAlex
8975
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
230
i10-index
6256
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2023-03-14
- Added to DOAJ
- 2010-06-23
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- Yes
- Declared digital preservation
- LOCKSSPMC
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2027
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- 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
- M bio
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101519231
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Show all subjects (50)
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Gut microbiota and health
- Gut microbiota and health
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Escherichia coli research studies
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- interferon and immune responses
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- interferon and immune responses
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- HIV Research and Treatment
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Fungal and yeast genetics research
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Fungal and yeast genetics research
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
Keywords (DOAJ)
- microbiology
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