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African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology

African Journals OnLine · Nigeria · ISSN 1595-689X

ITS Journal Score47.4
Global rank#21,504
Rank in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#915 of 1,066
h-index22
Open access 2021–2025100%

Overview

African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology, published by African Journals OnLine (Nigeria), published 277 papers in 2021–2025, and these papers have received 563 citations so far. Its h-index is 22 and its two-year mean citedness is 0.35. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #21,504 of 62,158 ranked journals and #915 of 1,066 in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Key figures

Papers 2021–2025277
Citations 2021–2025563
Citations per paper2.0
h-index22
i10-index116
2-year mean citedness0.35
Open-access share100%
Change in papers (2024-25 vs 2021-22)-11.7%
Citation impact trend-66.5%
Article fee (APC)Fee not recorded in our data

Citations are those received so far by the papers published in these years, so the most recent years have had less time to collect them. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor. Citation impact trend compares how often a journal's 2024-25 papers are cited with how often its 2021-22 papers were cited, each measured against all ranked journals' papers of the same years, so newer papers are not at a disadvantage. "Not enough papers" or "Not enough data" means fewer than 50 papers in one of the two-year periods (or fewer than 50 citations to the earlier papers). Values above +300% or below -90% are shown as "+300% or more" or "-90% or less": such extreme values come from very low citation counts for the earlier papers.

Papers and citations by year

YearPapersCitations so far to that year's papersOpen-access papers
20203415734
20216822968
20225215552
20235112551
2024664766
202540740

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

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Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 1595-689X
  • Print ISSN: 1595-689X
  • Publisher: African Journals OnLine
  • Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
  • Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
  • OpenAlex: S2764858165

Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.

Questions

What is the ITS Journal Score of African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology?

It is 47.4 out of 100, which places it #21,504 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.

What is the impact factor of African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 0.35.

Is African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology open access?

100% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.

Does African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology charge a publication fee?

The fee is not recorded in our data. This does not mean the journal is free; many open-access journals charge authors a fee. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.