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The world's most cited microbiology journal, advancing microbial science for health, agriculture and the environment.

Frontiers in Microbiology is a leading journal in its field, exploring strategies to mitigate the detrimental effects of anthropogenic activities on the abundance, diversity, and activity of microbial communities. Ind...

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Editors

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Aldo Corsetti

University of Teramo

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Food Microbiology

Andreas Teske

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Extreme Microbiology

Anna Kramvis

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

Specialty Chief Editor

Virology

Axel Cloeckaert

Institut National de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE)

France

Specialty Chief Editor

Infectious Agents and Disease

Biswarup Mukhopadhyay

Virginia Tech

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Physiology and Metabolism of Microorganisms

David Emerson

Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Microbiological Chemistry and Geomicrobiology

Eric Altermann

Massey University, School of Veterinary Science

New Zealand

Specialty Chief Editor

Microbiotechnology

2,297 editors · 0 reviewers

About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Microbiology is a leading journal in its field, exploring strategies to mitigate the detrimental effects of anthropogenic activities on the abundance, diversity, and activity of microbial communities. Indexed in PubMed Central (PMC), Scopus and the DOAJ, the journal explores the habitable world and the potential of microbial life. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Paul D. Cotter (Co-founder and CTO of SeqBiome; Senior Principal Research Office, Teagasc Food Research Centre), this multidisciplinary journal welcomes submissions across the entire spectrum of microbiology and advances our understanding of the role microbes play in human lives, from health care to climate change. Topics include, but are not limited to: ancient DNA and forensic microbiology antimicrobials, resistance and chemotherapy aquatic microbiology biology of archaea extreme microbiology food microbiology infectious agents and disease microbe and virus interactions with plants microbial physiology and metabolism microbial symbioses microbiological chemistry and geomicrobiology microbiotechnology microorganisms in vertebrate digestive systems phage biology systems microbiology terrestrial microbiology virology. Manuscripts that focus solely on clinical aspects of diseases, such as treatment outcomes, clinical trials, patient management, and epidemiological studies, are not suitable for publication in this journal. Additionally, studies that are purely descriptive, such as the characterization of bacterial isolates or the description of new methods, without providing significant biological insights, are not within the scope of this journal. Furthermore, papers focused on the study of microscopic structures of macroorganisms that do not specifically focus on microbiological interactions with these structures, are out of scope for Frontiers in Microbiology. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Microbiology is committed to advancing developments in microorganism interactions by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Aims

Frontiers in Microbiology is a leading journal in its field, exploring strategies to mitigate the detrimental effects of anthropogenic activities on the abundance, diversity, and activity of microbial communities. Indexed in PubMed Central (PMC), Scopus and the DOAJ, the journal explores the habitable world and the potential of microbial life.

Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Paul D. Cotter (Co-founder and CTO of SeqBiome; Senior Principal Research Office, Teagasc Food Research Centre), this multidisciplinary journal welcomes submissions across the entire spectrum of microbiology and advances our understanding of the role microbes play in human lives, from health care to climate change.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

ancient DNA and forensic microbiology

antimicrobials, resistance and chemotherapy

aquatic microbiology

biology of archaea

extreme microbiology

food microbiology

infectious agents and disease

microbe and virus interactions with plants

microbial physiology and metabolism

microbial symbioses

microbiological chemistry and geomicrobiology

microbiotechnology

microorganisms in vertebrate digestive systems

phage biology

systems microbiology

terrestrial microbiology

virology.

Manuscripts that focus solely on clinical aspects of diseases, such as treatment outcomes, clinical trials, patient management, and epidemiological studies, are not suitable for publication in this journal. Additionally, studies that are purely descriptive, such as the characterization of bacterial isolates or the description of new methods, without providing significant biological insights, are not within the scope of this journal. Furthermore, papers focused on the study of microscopic structures of macroorganisms that do not specifically focus on microbiological interactions with these structures, are out of scope for Frontiers in Microbiology.

Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Frontiers in Microbiology is committed to advancing developments in microorganism interactions by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/about

ISSN
1664-302X
Editor-in-Chief
Paul David Cotter (Seqbiome Ltd, Cork, Ireland) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Ancient DNA and Forensic Microbiology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/ancient-dna-and-forensic-microbiology

  • Antimicrobials, Resistance and Chemotherapy

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/antimicrobials-resistance-and-chemotherapy

  • Aquatic Microbiology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/aquatic-microbiology

  • Biology of Archaea

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/biology-of-archaea

  • Extreme Microbiology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/extreme-microbiology

  • Food Microbiology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/food-microbiology

  • Infectious Agents and Disease

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/infectious-agents-and-disease

  • Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/microbe-and-virus-interactions-with-plants

  • Microbial Symbioses

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/microbial-symbioses

  • Microbiological Chemistry and Geomicrobiology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/microbiological-chemistry-and-geomicrobiology

  • Microbiome Data Science

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/microbiome-data-science

  • Microbiotechnology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/microbiotechnology

  • Microorganisms in Vertebrate Digestive Systems

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/microorganisms-in-vertebrate-digestive-systems

  • Phage Biology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/phage-biology

  • Physiology and Metabolism of Microorganisms

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/physiology-and-metabolism-of-microorganisms

  • Systems Microbiology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/systems-microbiology

  • Terrestrial Microbiology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/terrestrial-microbiology

  • Virology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/sections/virology

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Retraction
  • Technology and Code
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 3,150 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Hypothesis and Theory, Technology and Code
  • - Category B: CHF 2,500 — Mini Review, Perspective, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial, Retraction
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
  • Biological Abstracts
  • BIOSIS Previews
  • CNPIEC
  • CNKI Scholar
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • CLOCKSS
  • Crossref
  • Dimensions
  • Embase
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • OpenAIRE
  • ResearchGate
  • EBSCO
  • PubMed
  • PubMed Central (PMC)
  • DOAJ
  • Scopus
  • Web of Science Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  • ZBMED
  • ProQuest

Affiliated societies

  • Committee on Publication Ethics
  • International Society for Viruses of Microorganisms
  • Society for Archaeal Biology

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Retraction (fee category C)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
9.9
Impact indicator
1.65
Articles
50
Total views
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Citations
1,370,072

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
5.8
CiteScore
9.9
Citations
1370072
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-21.