Fems Microbiology Reviews

FEMS Microbiology Reviews is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies, established in 1985 and devoted exclusively to authoritative review articles covering every branch of microbiology, fully open access since January 2024 and holding a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 16.9《FEMS微生物学评论》是由（Oxford University Press）代表（Federation of European Microbiological Societies）出版的双月刊同行评审科学期刊，1985 年创办，专门刊载覆盖微生物学各分支的权威综述文章，自 2024 年 1 月起完全开放获取，2025 年影响因子为 16.9。

Scope

• It publishes only review articles and does not accept primary research papers该刊仅发表综述文章，不接受原创研究论文。
• Reviews offer novel and well considered perspectives together with detailed discussion of major developments and emerging trends综述提供新颖且经深思熟虑的观点，并对重大进展与新兴趋势展开详尽讨论。
• Coverage spans the full spectrum of microbiology including microbial physiology, genetics, evolution and taxonomy覆盖范围横跨微生物学全谱，包括微生物生理学、遗传学、进化与分类学。^[1]
• It also covers microbial ecology, pathogenesis and host-microbe interactions还涵盖微生物生态学、致病机制与宿主与微生物互作。
• It further covers environmental microbiology, biotechnology and applied microbiology亦涵盖环境微生物学、生物技术与应用微生物学。^[2]
• Many reviews are commissioned by invitation while others arise from high-quality proposals submitted by subject experts许多综述为邀约撰写，另一些则源自学科专家提交的优质选题提案。
• Manuscripts are assessed under single anonymised peer review grounded in constructive scholarly exchange稿件采用以建设性学术交流为基础的单项匿名同行评审。
• The journal prioritises quality over quantity and serves as a reference point for researchers, educators and policymakers该刊质量优先于数量，并成为研究人员、教育者与政策制定者的参考基准。

History

• The Federation of European Microbiological Societies was founded in 1974 to promote collaboration among European microbiologists（Federation of European Microbiological Societies）于 1974 年成立，旨在促进欧洲微生物学家之间的合作。
• FEMS Microbiology Letters was the federation's first journal in 1977 and FEMS Microbiology Reviews followed in 1985（FEMS Microbiology Letters）是该联合会 1977 年创办的首份期刊，（FEMS Microbiology Reviews）随后于 1985 年创办。
• It was issued as part of FEMS Microbiology Letters from 1985 to 1992 and became an independent journal in 1993该刊在 1985 至 1992 年间作为（FEMS Microbiology Letters）的一部分出版，并于 1993 年成为独立期刊。
• Since January 2024 it has been a fully open access journal and all previously published content is free to read自 2024 年 1 月起，该刊成为完全开放获取期刊，此前发表的全部内容可免费阅读。
• It is published in partnership with Oxford University Press, a not-for-profit publisher that reinvests surpluses into science该刊与（Oxford University Press）合作出版，后者是将盈余再投资于科学的非营利出版社。
• Its Journal Impact Factor was 16.408 in 2021, 15.177 in 2022, 12.3 in 2024 and 16.9 in 2025其影响因子 2021 年为 16.408，2022 年为 15.177，2024 年为 12.3，2025 年为 16.9。
• In recent Journal Citation Reports it holds Q1 placings in the microbiology category在近年期刊引证报告中，该刊于微生物学类别位列 Q1。

Editors

• Its Editors-in-Chief are Karin Sauer of Binghamton University in New York and Bart Thomma of the University of Cologne in Germany其主编为（Binghamton University）的 Karin Sauer（位于纽约）与（University of Cologne）的 Bart Thomma（位于德国）。
• Urs Greber of the University of Zurich joined as Co-Editor-in-Chief in May 2026, succeeding David Blackbourn（University of Zurich）的 Urs Greber 于 2026 年 5 月加入并出任共同主编，接替 David Blackbourn。
• David Blackbourn had served as Co-Editor-in-Chief for seven years alongside Karin Sauer and Bart ThommaDavid Blackbourn 曾与 Karin Sauer 和 Bart Thomma 共同担任主编达七年。
• The editorial board includes specialists such as Christian Munz of the University of Zurich and Justin Nodwell of the University of Toronto编委会成员包括（University of Zurich）的 Christian Munz 与（University of Toronto）的 Justin Nodwell 等专家。
• Further editors include Sonja-Verena Albers, Hauke Smidt and Christiaan van Ooij其他编辑还包括 Sonja-Verena Albers、Hauke Smidt 与（Christiaan van Ooij）。
• The board's specialists cover fields ranging from biofilms and antimicrobial resistance to plant pathology and virology编委会专家的领域涵盖从生物被膜与抗菌药耐药性到植物病理学与病毒学的广泛方向。