Nature Reviews Microbiology


Nature Reviews Microbiology is a monthly peer-reviewed review journal published by Nature Portfolio. It was established in 2003. The journal publishes reviews and perspectives on microbiology, bridging fundamental research and its clinical, industrial, and environmental applications. The editor-in-chief is Ashley York.

Abstracting and indexing

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According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 103.3, ranking it 1st in the "Microbiology" category.