Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Critical Reviews in Microbiology is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor and Francis, publishing comprehensive review articles in microbiology. Founded in 1971, it is a leading review journal in microbiology, with a 2025 impact factor of 7.0, indexed in SCIE.《微生物学评论》（Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 简称 Crit. Rev. Microbiol.）是由 Taylor and Francis 出版的季刊同行评审期刊，发表微生物学领域的综合性综述文章。该刊创刊于 1971 年，是微生物学领域的顶级综述期刊，2025 年影响因子为 7.0，被 SCIE 收录。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to publish critical reviews that provide comprehensive, authoritative syntheses of current knowledge in all areas of microbiology, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表对微生物学各领域现有知识进行全面、权威综合的评论性综述，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Bacterial physiology and genetics: comprehensive review articles on bacterial physiology, metabolism, genetics, gene regulation, and cell biology.细菌生理与遗传学： 关于细菌生理、代谢、遗传学、基因调控与细胞生物学的综合性综述。
• Medical and veterinary microbiology: reviews on pathogenic microorganisms, host-pathogen interactions, infectious disease, antimicrobial resistance, and vaccine development.医学与兽医微生物学： 关于病原微生物、宿主-病原体相互作用、传染病、抗微生物耐药性以及疫苗开发的综述。
• Environmental and applied microbiology: reviews on microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, bioremediation, industrial microbiology, and biotechnology.环境与应用微生物学： 关于微生物生态学、环境微生物学、生物修复、工业微生物学与生物技术的综述。
• Virology and parasitology: reviews on viruses, parasites, and their interactions with hosts, including viral pathogenesis, antiviral strategies, and parasitic diseases.病毒学与寄生虫学： 关于病毒、寄生虫及其与宿主相互作用的综述，包括病毒致病机制、抗病毒策略与寄生虫病。
• Article types: the journal publishes critical review articles, mini-reviews, and special issues on emerging topics in microbiology.栏目设置： 该刊发表评论性综述、短篇综述以及关于微生物学新兴主题的专刊。

History

• Founding: the journal was established in 1971 as CRC Critical Reviews in Microbiology, one of the earliest review journals dedicated to microbiology.创刊： 该刊于 1971 年以《CRC 微生物学评论》为名创刊，是最早致力于微生物学的综述期刊之一。
• Name change: in 1989, the journal was renamed Critical Reviews in Microbiology, reflecting its continued focus on critical review articles in the field.更名： 1989 年，该刊更名为《微生物学评论》，延续其对该领域评论性综述的关注。
• Taylor and Francis: the journal is currently published by Taylor and Francis, a major academic publisher with a strong portfolio in the life sciences.Taylor and Francis： 该刊现由 Taylor and Francis 出版，该社是生命科学领域具有强大期刊阵容的主要学术出版商。
• Quarterly publication: the journal publishes four issues per year, with review articles released online ahead of print on a continuous basis.季刊出版： 该刊每年出版 4 期，综述文章在线先于纸版持续发布。

Editors

The journal is led by editors-in-chief supported by an editorial board:该刊由主编领导，编委会协助工作：

• Editors-in-chief: Gordon Ramage of Glasgow Caledonian University and Ronan McCarthy of the University of Southampton serve as the editors-in-chief.主编： 格拉斯哥卡利多尼亚大学的戈登·雷梅奇（Gordon Ramage）与南安普敦大学的罗南·麦卡锡（Ronan McCarthy）担任主编。
• Editorial board: the journal has an international editorial board comprising microbiologists from leading institutions worldwide.编委会： 该刊拥有国际编委会，成员为来自全球顶尖机构的微生物学家。
• Review model: review articles are typically commissioned by the editors, ensuring that each review is authoritative and covers the most important developments in its area.评审模式： 综述文章通常由编辑邀约，确保每篇综述具有权威性并涵盖其领域最重要的进展。
• 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。