FEMS Microbiology Reviews
Last updated ISSN 0168-6445
FEMS Microbiology Reviews is published by Oxford University Press in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. It is open access. The article processing charge is $3,297.
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What it publishes
Recent work in FEMS Microbiology Reviews concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Gut microbiota and health
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
Key facts
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0168-6445, 1574-6976 |
| Subject area | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $3,297 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 2,499 |
| Publishing since | 1936 |
| Journal website | academic.oup.com/femsre |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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