Isme Communications impact factor, indexing, ranking (2026)



Aim and Scope

The Isme Communications is a research journal that publishes articles related to Immunology and Microbiology. This journal is published by the Oxford University Press. The ISSN of this journal is 27306151. Based on the Scopus data, the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) of isme communications is 2.075.

Also, please check the following important details about isme communications: Publisher, ISSN, Ranking, Indexing, Impact Factor (if applicable), Publication fee (APC), Review Time, and Acceptance Rate.

The Impact Factor is provided to journals indexed in the Web of Science.

The latest Scopus CiteScore 2025 metrics were released on 5 June 2026. All the latest journal metrics, including CiteScore, Quartile rankings, SJR, and SNIP, have been updated.

Isme Communications Ranking

Impact Factor: 6.1
5-Year JIF: 6.6
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank): 2.075
Quartile: Q1

The latest Impact Factor list, published in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), was released in June 2025. The next edition is expected in June 2026.

The Impact Factor of Isme Communications is 6.1.

The impact factor (IF) is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year. It is used to measure the importance or rank of a journal by calculating the times its articles are cited.

The impact factor was devised by Eugene Garfield, the founder of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) in Philadelphia. Impact factors began to be calculated yearly starting from 1975 for journals listed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). ISI was acquired by Thomson Scientific & Healthcare in 1992, and became known as Thomson ISI. In 2018, Thomson-Reuters spun off and sold ISI to Onex Corporation and Baring Private Equity Asia. They founded a new corporation, Clarivate, which is now the publisher of the JCR.


Important Metrics

Journal Title: ISME Communications
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 27306151
Journal Scope: Immunology and Microbiology
Country of Publisher: United Kingdom
Scopus CiteScore: 5.6
Scopus Coverage: 2021-2026
H-Index: 24
SJR: 2.075
Quartile: Microbiology (Q1)
Open Access: Yes
Diamong Open Access: No

Indexing

The isme communications is indexed in:

An indexed journal means that the journal has gone through and passed a review process of certain requirements done by a journal indexer.

The Web of Science Core Collection includes the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), and Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

Note: ESCI journals donot come with an impact factor. However, ESCI journals are evaluated every year and those who qualified are transferred to SCIE.


Isme Communications Impact Factor 2026

The latest impact factor of Isme Communications is 6.1 which was updated in June 2025.

From the recent Journal Citation Reports (JCR) releases onward, the Impact Factor is provided to all journals indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, including SCIE, SSCI, ESCI, and AHCI.

The impact factor (IF) is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year. It is used to measure the importance or rank of a journal by calculating the times it's articles are cited.

Note: Every year, The Clarivate releases the Journal Citation Report (JCR). The JCR provides information about academic journals including impact factor. The latest JCR was released in June, 2025.

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Quartile

The latest Quartile of isme communications is Q1.

Each subject category of journals is divided into four quartiles: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4. Q1 is occupied by the top 25% of journals in the list; Q2 is occupied by journals in the 25 to 50% group; Q3 is occupied by journals in the 50 to 75% group and Q4 is occupied by journals in the 75 to 100% group.


Publication fee

According to journal website, the publication fee of isme communications is around 2200 EUR.

The isme communications has also Journal waiver policy (for developing countries, authors etc).

An article processing charge (APC), also known as a publication fee, is a fee which is sometimes charged to authors. Most commonly, it is involved in making a work available as open access (OA), in either a full OA journal or in a hybrid journal.

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Journal Publication Time

The Journal Publication Time means the average number of weeks between article submission and publication. According to the journal website, the isme communications publishes research articles in 18 weeks on an average.

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Call for Papers

Visit to the official website of the journal to check the details about call for papers.

How to publish in Isme Communications?

If your research is related to Immunology and Microbiology, you are encouraged to visit the official website of isme communications to send your manuscript.

Tips for publishing in Isme Communications:

  • Selection of research problem.
  • Presenting a solution.
  • Designing the paper.
  • Make your manuscript publication worthy.
  • Write an effective results section.
  • Mind your references.

Acceptance Rate

Acceptance rate is the ratio of the number of articles submitted to the number of articles published. Researchers can check the acceptance rate on the journal website. Alternatively, they can contact the editor of the journal.

Final Summary

  • The impact factor of isme communications is 6.1.
  • The isme communications is a reputed research journal.
  • It is published by Oxford University Press.
  • The journal is indexed in UGC CARE, Scopus, ESCI, DOAJ.
  • It is an open access journal.
  • The (SJR) SCImago Journal Rank is 2.075.
  • The publication time (Average number of weeks between article submission and publication) of the journal is 18 weeks.
  • The Publication fee (APC) of isme communications 2200 EUR.

Sources: https://academic.oup.com/ismecommun







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