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Journal of Microbiological Methods Template

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About the Journal of Microbiological Methods format

Journal of Microbiological Methods is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Microbiological Methods, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
ISSN0167-7012
Citation impact (2-yr)1.69
h-index182
i10-index4,426
Total citations255,702
Article processing charge$2,850
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in Journal of Microbiological Methods per year

277
2014
275
2015
315
2016
230
2017
252
2018
246
2019
231
2020
197
2021
177
2022
145
2023
133
2024
234
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Microbiological Methods by publication year

8K
2014
5.5K
2015
6.6K
2016
4.1K
2017
4.2K
2018
5.3K
2019
3.7K
2020
2.2K
2021
1.5K
2022
860
2023
602
2024
265
2025

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Journal of Microbiological Methods template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Microbiological Methods format?
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What reference style does Journal of Microbiological Methods use?
Journal of Microbiological Methods uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Microbiological Methods, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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Journal of Microbiological Methods is a multidisciplinary journal published by Elsevier. DocuGuru's Journal of Microbiological Methods template matches Elsevier's official submission format.
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