About the journal
BMC Microbiology is an open-access journal published by BMC in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,690 EUR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 18 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- BMC
- ISSN
- 1471-2180
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,690 EUR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 6187
- Declared review time
- 18 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmicrobiol/
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2003-06-05
- MEDLINE · 2001-01-01
- PUBMED · 2001-09-07
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,690 EUR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 18 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 94 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=96)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
6187
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
18weeks
Works in OpenAlex
7489
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
179
i10-index
4845
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-17
- Added to DOAJ
- 2003-06-05
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- LOCKSSPMC
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 100%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 13%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- BioMed Central microbiologyMicrobiologyBMC microbiol
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 100966981
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Gut microbiota and health
- Gut microbiota and health
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
Show all subjects (50)
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
- Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Infections and bacterial resistance
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Infections and bacterial resistance
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
Keywords (DOAJ)
- microbiology
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