Clinical Microbiology Reviews
Clinical Microbiology Reviews is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by the American Society for Microbiology, publishing comprehensive review articles in clinical microbiology. Founded in 1988, it is one of the most prestigious review journals in microbiology, with a 2025 impact factor of 20.7, indexed in SCIE.《临床微生物学评论》（Clinical Microbiology Reviews）是由美国微生物学会出版的季度同行评审期刊，发表临床微生物学领域的综合性综述文章。该刊创刊于 1988 年，是微生物学领域最负盛名的综述期刊之一，2025 年影响因子为 20.7，被 SCIE 收录。
Scope
The journal's stated aim is to publish comprehensive, authoritative review articles covering all aspects of clinical microbiology, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表涵盖临床微生物学各方面的综合性权威综述文章，官方声明的征稿范围包括：
- Bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections: reviews on the biology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.细菌、病毒、真菌与寄生虫感染： 关于由细菌、病毒、真菌与寄生虫引起的感染性疾病的生物学、发病机制、诊断与治疗的综述。
- Antimicrobial agents and resistance: reviews on antimicrobial agents, mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, and strategies for antimicrobial stewardship and the management of resistant infections.抗菌药物与耐药性： 关于抗菌药物、抗菌药物耐药机制以及抗菌药物管理与耐药感染治疗策略的综述。
- Laboratory diagnosis: reviews on laboratory methods for the diagnosis of infectious diseases, including traditional culture methods, molecular diagnostics, and rapid diagnostic tests.实验室诊断： 关于感染性疾病实验室诊断方法的综述，涵盖传统培养方法、分子诊断与快速诊断检测等。
- Immunology and host response: reviews on the host immune response to infection, vaccine development, and the immunopathogenesis of infectious diseases.免疫学与宿主反应： 关于宿主对感染的免疫应答、疫苗开发以及感染性疾病免疫发病机制的综述。
- Article types: comprehensive review articles, minireviews, and case reports that provide authoritative syntheses of significant developments in clinical microbiology.栏目设置： 接受综合性综述文章、小型综述与病例报告，对临床微生物学的重要进展进行权威综述。
History
- Founding: Clinical Microbiology Reviews was founded in 1988 by the American Society for Microbiology, established to provide comprehensive reviews in the rapidly growing field of clinical microbiology.创刊： 《临床微生物学评论》于 1988 年由美国微生物学会创办，旨在为快速发展的临床微生物学领域提供综合性综述。
- ASM publication: the journal is published by the American Society for Microbiology, one of the largest professional societies in the life sciences, which supports its development as a leading review journal in microbiology.ASM 出版： 该刊由美国微生物学会出版，该学会是生命科学领域最大的专业学会之一，支持该刊发展为微生物学领域的领军综述期刊。
- High impact: since its founding the journal has become one of the most highly cited and influential journals in clinical microbiology, consistently ranking among the top microbiology journals by impact factor.高影响力： 自创刊以来该刊已成为临床微生物学领域被引最高、最具影响力的期刊之一，影响因子长期位居微生物学期刊前列。
- Review journal focus: throughout its history the journal has maintained its focus on review articles, providing authoritative, comprehensive syntheses of clinical microbiology for researchers, clinicians, and students.综述期刊定位： 在其历史中该刊始终聚焦于综述文章，为研究人员、临床医生与学生提供临床微生物学的权威综合综述。
Editors
The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by an editorial board:该刊由主编领导，编委会协助工作：
- Editor-in-chief: Graeme Forrest, Professor of Medicine at Rush University Medical Center, serves as editor-in-chief, with research interests in antimicrobial stewardship and infections in the immunocompromised host.主编： 拉什大学医学中心医学教授格雷姆·福里斯特（Graeme Forrest）担任主编，研究方向为抗菌药物管理与免疫低下宿主感染。
- Editorial board: the journal has an editorial board comprising researchers and clinicians from leading clinical microbiology and infectious diseases institutions worldwide.编委会： 该刊编委会由来自全球顶尖临床微生物学与感染病机构的研究人员与临床医生组成。
- Review model: review articles are typically invited by the editor-in-chief and editorial board, and manuscripts undergo peer review by external experts in clinical microbiology.评审模式： 综述文章通常由主编与编委会特邀，稿件由临床微生物学领域外部专家进行同行评审。
- Open access option: authors can choose to publish open access in this journal, making their articles freely available to readers upon publication in exchange for an article processing charge.开放获取选项： 作者可选择在该刊发表开放获取文章，使论文发表后即向读者免费开放，并支付文章处理费。