Plasmid

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

Plasmid publishes original research on genetic elements in all kingdoms of life with emphasis on maintenance, transmission and evolution of extrachromosomal elements. Objects of interest include plasmids, bacteriophages, mobile genetic elements, organelle DNA, and genomic and pathogenicity islands. Plasmid welcomes topics such as horizontal gene transfer, including antibiotic resistance transfer, and molecular aspects of microbial ecology. It also welcomes applications of plasmid biology to biotechnology and medicine, and of bioinformatics for studies of genomes. The journal is a bi-monthly that publishes full articles, short communications and reviews.

About Plasmid

Plasmid is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Molecular Biology (Q3). It is published by Academic Press Inc.. The overall rank of Plasmid is 9617. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.603. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 67. The best quartile for this journal is Q3.

The ISSN of Plasmid journal is 0147619X, 10959890. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Plasmid is cited by a total of 115 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).

Plasmid Impact IF 2024-2025

The Impact IF 2024 of Plasmid is 2.24, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Plasmid IF is increased by a factor of 0.47 and approximate percentage change is 26.55% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a rising trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Plasmid Impact IF 2025 Prediction

Impact IF 2024 of Plasmid is 2.24. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2025 as well.

Plasmid h-index

 

Plasmid has an h-index of 67. It means 67 articles of this journal have more than 67 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Plasmid ISSN

The ISSN of Plasmid is 0147619X, 10959890. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Plasmid Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Plasmid is 9617. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.603. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Plasmid by Year

Ranking of Plasmid by Year

Plasmid Publisher

Plasmid is published by Academic Press Inc.. It's publishing house is located in United States. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1977-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Plasmid is Plasmid. This abbreviation ('Plasmid') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Plasmid

If your research field is/are related to Molecular Biology (Q3), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/