Frontiers in Microbiology

Frontiers Media · Open Access

Data up to Jan 2025

Total Papers34,124

Total Citations1,077,030

Years Active1987–2024

ISSN1664-302X

EISSN1664302X

Primary Fields

Impact Metrics

2-Year IF (2024)5.27

5-Year IF (2024)6.17

CiteScore (2024)4.79

Metrics computed from OpenAlex data unless marked (official).

Retraction Statistics

Retractions14

Expressions of Concern3

Retraction Rate0.04%

Based on Retraction Watch data. Tracked 2015–2025.

Publishing Details

LicenseCC BY

APC3,150 CHF (2025)

LanguagesENG

Data from Scopus & DOAJ.