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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine

American Society for MicrobiologyUnited StateseISSN 2379-5042

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4.52026 metrics scoreOpenAlex · CC0

—median speedinsufficient public data

$3,500publishing cost*verify with journal

Journal Metrics Score

Journal Metrics ScoreThe visible value is the 2026Journal Metrics Score: citations in the most recent complete year to the journal's works from the two prior years, divided by the number of those works — from OpenAlex open data (CC0).

2026

4.5

Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 3.72.

Speed

SpeedMedian calendar days from manuscript received to accepted. It includes revision time and is not the journal's time to first decision.

PUBMED

Not available

Insufficient public received and accepted dates.

APC / cost*

APC / cost*Costs are indicative and may exclude taxes, waivers, society discounts, or article-type charges. Always verify the journal's official website.

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$3,500

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At a glance

Journal decision profile

A visual summary for comparison—not a single black-box star rating.

Relative profile

Cost is intentionally excluded. Missing APC data is never converted to a zero-dollar fee or a fabricated cost score.

Raw values behind the shape

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Metrics Score

Metrics ScoreThe 2026 Journal Metrics Score, normalized within a comparable journal cohort for this preview.

4.52026 · OPENALEX

Source output rank

Source output rankLifetime journal-wide output rank among OpenAlex sources associated with the journal’s leading topic.

#146 / 1,929LIFETIME OUTPUT

Highly cited papers

Highly cited papersRecent works in the global top 10% after normalization by work type, year, and subfield.

24.1%FIELD-NORMALIZED TOP 10%

Field-normalized impact

Field-normalized impactMedian FWCI, where 1.0 is the expected citation level for comparable work.

1.44MEDIAN FWCI

Review speed

Review speedMedian submission-to-acceptance time from qualified PubMed records.

—NOT AVAILABLE

Recent output

Recent outputAverage annual publication volume across the complete analysis window.

313 / yr2021–2024 AVG

Cost efficiency

Cost efficiencyNo score is assigned without a reliable journal-level cost.

—NOT SCORED

Field-normalized top 10% share24.1%

302 of 1,252 works · same type, year & subfield

Field-normalized top 1% share0.9%

11 works · same type, year & subfield

Median FWCI1.44×

Above field-year expectation

Source output rank#146

of 1,929 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output

What does Median FWCI mean?

FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 1.44, so its typical recent paper runs about 44% above its field benchmark.

What does Top 10% Share mean?

24.1% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.

Submission to acceptance time (publication speed)

There are not enough complete public received and accepted dates to show a reliable median. It includes revisions and is not the journal's time to first decision.

Publishing pattern

Publication volume and article mix

Volume is separated from citation accumulation so newer papers are not presented as weaker simply because they are newer.

Works published by year

OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025

1452016

2142017

2982018

3302019

4762020

3992021

2232022

2622023

3682024

3242025

Recent work-type mix

1,252 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024

Article94.6%

Editorial3.4%

Erratum1.8%

Letter0.2%

Paratext0.1%

OpenAlex article is broader than “original research.” PubMed Publication Types can add case-report and clinical-study detail.

Fit signals

Topics and medical subject coverage

OpenAlex topics show research communities; MeSH keeps the medical taxonomy recognizable.

Major MeSH signals

PubMed-indexed works

MicrobiotaCOVID-19Anti-Bacterial AgentsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeBacterial ProteinsGenome, BacterialBacteriaCandida albicansSARS-CoV-2

Leading OpenAlex topics

2021–2024 works

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria90

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility71

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research52

Gut microbiota and health49

Bacteriophages and microbial interactions32

Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research32

Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology30

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus28

Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies27

Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing24

Methodology: OpenAlex snapshot 2026-08-09. FWCI, percentile badges, topics, and type mix use 1,252 works published 2021–2024. Radar normalization is versioned in the cached profile, and no cost score is assigned without reliable APC data.