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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of mSystems (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers mSystems published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Q1Microbiologyrank 26 of 171 journals
Quartiles here rank journals of the same Web of Science category by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR quartiles.
Citations and papers per year
Open access (listed in DOAJ); article processing charge listed at about US$3,500.
02Indexing
Indexing of mSystems
- eISSN
- 2379-5077
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Microbiology
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
03What it publishes
What mSystems publishes: real papers
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04Published papers
Papers published in mSystems
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Stratification of the gut microbiota composition landscape across the Alzheimer's disease continuum in a Turkish cohort202255 citations
- Genome-Wide Analysis of Yeast Metabolic Cycle through Metabolic Network Models Reveals Superiority of Integrated ATAC-seq Data over RNA-seq Data202214 citations
- Quantifying the Evolutionary Constraints and Potential of Hepatitis C Virus NS5A Protein20210 citations
- Using DNA metabarcoding to evaluate the plant component of human diets: a proof of concept. mSystems 4 (5): e00458-1920190 citations
- Data and statistical methods to analyze the human microbiome. mSystems 3: e00194-1720180 citations
05Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for mSystems
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06Similar journals
Journals similar to mSystems
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- Cluster ComputingScopus1 similar paper
- Digital DiscoveryESCIScopusJCR 20241 similar paper
- Karbala International Journal of Modern ScienceScopus1 similar paper
- International Journal of Research in Informative Science Application Not listed in our indexing lists1 similar paper
- International Journal of Advanced Studies in Computers, Science and Not listed in our indexing lists1 similar paper
- Smart Biosensors in Medical CareNot listed in our indexing lists1 similar paper
07Journal Finder
Find the right journal for your paper
Is mSystems right for your paper? Compare journals
Paste your title, keywords or abstract. We match it against 164,212 published journal papers, by ScholarsColab mentors and other researchers, and show where the closest work appeared, with each journal’s indexing (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024).
How it works: no AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; “not found in our indexing lists” does not prove a journal is unindexed. Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
08Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of mSystems?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of mSystems is 6.47: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 6.47 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of mSystems?
The h-index of mSystems is 119 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 119 of its papers have each been cited at least 119 times. Its i10-index is 1,871.
What is the APC of mSystems?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$3,500 for mSystems, an open access journal (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
Is mSystems a Q1 journal?
By 2-year citedness, mSystems ranks 26 of 171 journals in Microbiology, which places it in Q1 of that Web of Science category. This ranking is calculated by ScholarsColab from OpenAlex data; the official JCR quartile can differ.
Is mSystems indexed in Scopus?
Yes. mSystems appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is mSystems an SCIE journal?
Yes. mSystems is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is mSystems in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. mSystems is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
What topics does mSystems publish?
The papers published in mSystems that we track most often mention data, human, msystems. Check the journal’s aims and scope for its full coverage.
How many papers published in mSystems does ScholarsColab track?
We track 5 papers published in mSystems between 2018 and 2022, cited 69 times in total, with a median of 0 citations per paper.
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