Annual Review of Microbiology

Annual Review of Microbiology
DisciplineMicrobiology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byAndrew L. Goodman and Gisela Storz[1]
Publication details
History1947–present, 79 years old
Publisher
Annual Reviews (United States)
FrequencyAnnually
Subscribe to Open
12.2[2] (2025)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Annu. Rev. Microbiol.
Indexing
CODENARMIAZ
ISSN0066-4227 (print)
1545-3251 (web)
OCLC no.1201534920
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The Annual Review of Microbiology is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes review articles about microbiology. It was first published in 1947 as the third journal title released by Annual Reviews (AR). It covers significant developments in the field of microbiology, including the study of bacteria, archaea, viruses, and unicellular eukaryotes. Of its editors, Charles E. Clifton and L. Nicholas Ornston served more than twenty years each. As of 2026, Susan Gottesman[3] was succeeded by Andrew L. Goodman and Gisela Storz.[1] As of 2023, the Annual Review of Microbiology is being published as open access, under the Subscribe to Open model.[4]

History

The Annual Review of Microbiology was first published in 1947, the third journal title released by Annual Reviews (AR),[5] a nonprofit organization whose stated mission is to synthesize knowledge "for the progress of science and the benefit of society."[6][7] It followed titles in biochemistry and physiology.[5] Its first editor was Charles E. Clifton.[8]

From 1956 to 1958, Pierre Grabar provided a summary of the microbiologic literature appearing in the Russian language through a partnership with the National Science Foundation.[9] This was no longer necessary as abstracts became increasingly common, as well as translations from Russian to English.[10] From 1986 onward, the journal placed more of an emphasis on parasites.[11] As of 2020, it was published both in print and electronically.[12]

It defines its scope as microbiology, including bacteria, archaea, viruses, and unicellular eukaryotes.[13] As of 2026, Journal Citation Reports lists the journal's 2025 impact factor as 12.2, ranking it twelfth of 167 journal titles in the category "Microbiology".[2]

Editorial processes

The Annual Review of Microbiology is helmed by the editor. The editor is assisted by the editorial committee, which includes associate editors, regular members, and occasionally guest editors. Guest members participate at the invitation of the editor, and serve terms of one year. All other members of the editorial committee are appointed by the AR board of directors and serve five-year terms. The editorial committee determines which topics should be included in each volume and solicits reviews from qualified authors.[14] Unsolicited manuscripts are not accepted. Peer review of accepted manuscripts is undertaken by the editorial committee.[15]

Editors of volumes

Dates indicate publication years in which someone was credited as a lead editor or co-editor of a journal volume. The planning process for a volume begins well before the volume appears, so appointment to the position of lead editor generally occurred prior to the first year shown here. An editor who has retired or died may be credited as a lead editor of a volume that they helped to plan, even if it is published after their retirement or death.

Current editorial committee

As of 2022, the editorial committee consists of the editor and the following members:[21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Annual Review of Microbiology, Current Editorial Committee". Annual Reviews Directory. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Journal Impact Factors". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 11 Aug 2026.
  3. ↑ "Annual Review of Microbiology, Planning Editorial Committee - Volume 80, 2026". Annual Reviews Directory. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Subscribe to Open". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Preface". Annual Review of Microbiology. 1. 1947. doi:10.1146/annurev.mi.1.073106.100001.
  6. ↑ "What We Do". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Publisher Profile: Annual Reviews". Doody’s Review Service. July 24, 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Clifton, Charles E. (1966). "Microbiology—Past, Present, and Future". Annual Review of Microbiology. 20: 1–13. doi:10.1146/annurev.mi.20.100166.000245. PMID 5330232.
  9. ↑ "Preface". Annual Review of Microbiology. 9. 1955. doi:10.1146/annurev.mi.9.073106.100001.
  10. ↑ "Preface". Annual Review of Microbiology. 12. 1958. doi:10.1146/annurev.mi.12.080106.100001.
  11. ↑ Ornston, L. Nicholas (1984). "Preface". Annual Review of Microbiology. 38. doi:10.1146/annurev.mi.38.080206.100001.
  12. ↑ "Expected Publication Dates". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Annual Review of Microbiology". Annual Reviews. 30 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "Editorial Principles and Policies". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Information for Unsolicited Authors and Reviewers". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  16. 1 2 "Preface". Annual Review of Microbiology. 26. 1972. doi:10.1146/annurev.mi.26.080206.100001.
  17. ↑ "Preface". Annual Review of Microbiology. 36. 1982. doi:10.1146/annurev.mi.36.080206.100001.
  18. ↑ Ornston, L. Nicholas (1983). "Preface". Annual Review of Microbiology. 37. doi:10.1146/annurev.mi.37.080206.100001.
  19. 1 2 Ornston, Nick (2007). "Preface by Nick Ornston". Annual Review of Microbiology. 61. doi:10.1146/annurev.mi.61.092607.100001.
  20. ↑ "Annual Review of Microbiology, Planning Editorial Committee - Volume 80, 2026". Annual Reviews Directory. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "Annual Review of Microbiology, Current Editorial Committee". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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