Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins

Aims & Scope

Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins publishes reviews, original articles, letters and short notes and technical/methodological communications aimed at advancing fundamental knowledge and exploration of the applications of probiotics, natural antimicrobial proteins and their derivatives in biomedical, agricultural, veterinary, food, and cosmetic products.

The Journal welcomes fundamental research articles and reports on applications of these microorganisms and substances, and encourages structural studies and studies that correlate the structure and functional properties of antimicrobial proteins.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.4
2024	4.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.967

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	63

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5118

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2338

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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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.

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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.

• Lactobacillus plantarum and Its Probiotic and Food Potentialities

  Citation: 337

  Authors: Hamza Ait, Farida, Frédérique, Ismail, Giuseppe, Djamel

• Probiotics and the Gut Immune System: Indirect Regulation

  Citation: 306

  Authors: Giorgio, Peter, M. Hasan

• The Genus Lactobacillus: A Taxonomic Update

  Citation: 225

  Authors: Elisa, Sandra, Giovanna E.

• Immune Modulation Capability of Exopolysaccharides Synthesised by Lactic Acid Bacteria and Bifidobacteria

  Citation: 178

  Authors: Claudio, Patricia, Miguel, Clara G., Ana, Abelardo, Patricia

• Antiviral Potential of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Their Bacteriocins

  Citation: 173

  Authors: I., D., M., N. E., D.

• In Vitro Detoxification of Aflatoxin B1, Deoxynivalenol, Fumonisins, T-2 Toxin and Zearalenone by Probiotic Bacteria from Genus Lactobacillus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeast

  Citation: 153

  Authors: Agnieszka, Katarzyna

• Antimicrobial Peptides: the Achilles’ Heel of Antibiotic Resistance?

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Angélique, Lissinda H., Johannes F.

• Structure and Mode-of-Action of the Two-Peptide (Class-IIb) Bacteriocins

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Jon, Camilla, Per, Helen Sophie, Per Eugen

• Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus fermentum Strains Isolated from Mozzarella Cheese: Probiotic Potential, Safety, Acidifying Kinetic Parameters and Viability under Gastrointestinal Tract Conditions

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Bruna Maria Salotti, Taís Fernanda, Sabrina Neves, Svetoslav Dimitrov, Ana Lúcia Barretto

• Probiotic Properties of Lactobacilli and Their Ability to Inhibit the Adhesion of Enteropathogenic Bacteria to Caco-2 and HT-29 Cells

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Hugo Calixto, Dirceu, Cíntia Lacerda, Disney Ribeiro, Rosane Freitas

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