iMeta

Aims & Scope

• Microbiome in humans, animals, plants, and environment • Meta-omics methods/protocols development and application • Bioinformatics tools, pipelines, databases, and packages • Systematic review in metagenomics, bioinformatics, and microbiome

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Immunology and Microbiology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

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• Review url
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• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
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Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Immunology and Microbiology, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 4,760.00 EUR. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Ultrafast one‐pass FASTQ data preprocessing, quality control, and deduplication using fastp

  Citation: 1083

  Authors: Shifu

• SeqKit2: A Swiss army knife for sequence and alignment processing

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Wei, Botond, Liuyang

• JCVI: A versatile toolkit for comparative genomics analysis

  Citation: 188

  Authors: Haibao, Vivek, Xiaofei, Zhougeng, Adam, Johnathan S., Yixing, Yumin, Yibin, Won Cheol, Jisen, Xingtan

• Wekemo Bioincloud: A user‐friendly platform for meta‐omics data analyses

  Citation: 151

  Authors: Yunyun, Guoxing, Shunyao, Yong‐Xin

• Decreased soil multifunctionality is associated with altered microbial network properties under precipitation reduction in a semiarid grassland

  Citation: 119

  Authors: Xing, Qi, Zhenjiao, Wenjie, Weichao, Naijia, Hanyu, Leyin, Zhenxia, Jing, Quanyong, Chengjie, Gaihe, Zekun, Xinhui

• OmicShare tools: A zero‐code interactive online platform for biological data analysis and visualization

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Hongyan, Jianzhou, Wenjie, Gui, Meiying, Shimiao, Peng, Chuan, Huangkai

• Majorbio Cloud 2024: Update single‐cell and multiomics workflows

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Chang, Caiping, Linmeng, Jichen, Qianqian, Yan, Xiaodan, Wenyao, Hao, Huasheng, Xianglin, Kegang

• iMLGAM: Integrated Machine Learning and Genetic Algorithm‐driven Multiomics analysis for pan‐cancer immunotherapy response prediction

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Bicheng, Jun, Lei, Yu, Peng, Aimin, Jiaheng, Qifan, Xiaoqing, Jiaxiong, Songyun, Wenhang, Chuanli, Haoran, Pengpeng

• Visualizing set relationships: EVenn's comprehensive approach to Venn diagrams

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Mei, Tong, Yong‐Xin, Luqi

• shinyCircos‐V2.0: Leveraging the creation of Circos plot with enhanced usability and advanced features

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Yazhou, Lihua, Ge, Yihan, Xiao, Zhengfu, Xiang, Yang, Wen