Microbiology (journal)
Microbiology is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers research in all aspects of microbiology, including biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, developmental biology, physiology, pathogenicity, biodiversity, biotechnology, evolution, and genetics of microorganisms and their viruses. It also covers plant-microbe interactions and environmental and theoretical microbiology. The journal is published monthly by the Microbiology Society. It was established in January 1947 as the Journal of General Microbiology and obtained its current name in 1994. Since 2020, the editor-in-chief is Gavin H. Thomas , who took over from Tanya Parish, who served since 2015. The microbiologist and science writer Sir John [Postgate (microbiologist)|John Postgate FRS] was editor from 1969 to 1974.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:- BIOSIS Previews
- Current Contents/Life Sciences
- Science [Citation Index]
- Scopus