Journal Title
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

ENVIRON MICROBIOL

ISSN / eISSN
1462-2912 / 1462-2920
Aims and Scope
Environmental Microbiology provides a high profile vehicle for publication of the most innovative, original and rigorous research in the field. The scope of the Journal encompasses the diversity of current research on microbial processes in the environment, microbial communities, interactions and evolution and includes, but is not limited to, the following:

the structure, activities and communal behaviour of microbial communities
microbial community genetics and evolutionary processes
microbial symbioses, microbial interactions and interactions with plants, animals and abiotic factors
microbes in the tree of life, microbial diversification and evolution
population biology and clonal structure
microbial metabolic and structural diversity
microbial physiology, growth and survival
microbes and surfaces, adhesion and biofouling
responses to environmental signals and stress factors
modelling and theory development
pollution microbiology
extremophiles and life in extreme and unusual little-explored habitats
element cycles and biogeochemical processes, primary and secondary production
microbes in a changing world, microbially-influenced global changes
evolution and diversity of archaeal and bacterial viruses
new technological developments in microbial ecology and evolution, in particular for the study of activities of microbial communities, non-culturable microorganisms and emerging pathogens
Subject Area

MICROBIOLOGY

CiteScore
8.50 View Trend
CiteScore Ranking
Category Quartile Rank
Agricultural and Biological Sciences - Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Q1 #49/687
Agricultural and Biological Sciences - Microbiology Q1 #31/163
Web of Science Core Collection
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Indexed -
Category (Journal Citation Reports 2023) Quartile
MICROBIOLOGY - SCIE Q2
H-index
164
Country/Area of Publication
ENGLAND
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Publication Frequency
Monthly
Year Publication Started
1999
Annual Article Volume
366
Open Access
NO
Contact
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN, USA, MA, 02148
Verified Reviews
Note: Verified reviews are sourced from across review platforms and social media globally.
An article about environmental microbiology and dairy products, which was very suitable for EM, was rejected by Professor Kenneth Timmis after I submitted it. He suggested that I submit it to the journal Microbial Biotechnology, which he is the editor-in-chief of. Although I felt that my article was not a perfect fit for Microbial Biotechnology, I decided to follow the editor's advice as he seemed interested in the article. After transferring the submission to Microbial Biotechnology, the recommended handling editor for my manuscript was also Kenneth Timmis. I explicitly mentioned in the cover letter that he suggested the transfer. However, the final editor who took over the manuscript was Hui Wang. It took over a week, and just when I thought it was going to be sent for review, they rejected it, citing that it did not fit the journal's theme. This whole process took up a month of time. I don't quite understand the reasoning behind these actions, and I hope others can learn from my experience.
2021-07-01
Is the person upstairs giving advice to everyone? I'm afraid the opinion is biased! Why do you think your article is suitable for EM, but it was still rejected? (Don't you think it's because your article is not good enough?). The editor suggested that you submit to MB, but it's just a suggestion. The MB editor also has the right to judge whether the manuscript is suitable or not. You can choose not to accept the transfer, right? If you think your manuscript is not that relevant, isn't it expected to be rejected? EM can be said to be a highly reputable magazine in the industry, and the editorial review is very strict and objective. So it's better to focus more on improving the quality of your own articles and research.
2021-07-14

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