Infection and Immunity

Infection and Immunity is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by the American Society for Microbiology, established in 1970, covering host-pathogen interactions, immunology and infectious disease, with a 2025 impact factor of 3.4（Infection and Immunity）是由（American Society for Microbiology）出版的月刊级同行评审期刊，1970 年创办，涵盖宿主—病原体相互作用、免疫学与传染病学，2025 年影响因子为 3.4。

Scope

• Host-pathogen interactions and the mechanisms of microbial infection宿主—病原体相互作用与微生物感染的机制。
• Immunology of infection, including innate and adaptive host defence感染免疫学，包括先天性与适应性宿主防御。
• Bacteriology and the molecular and cellular biology of pathogens细菌学，以及病原体的分子与细胞生物学。
• Host-microbial interactions and the human microbiome宿主—微生物相互作用与人类微生物组。
• Antimicrobial chemotherapy and emerging areas such as bacterial antagonism and microbial competition抗微生物化疗，以及细菌拮抗、微生物竞争等新兴领域。

History

• It was established in 1970, growing out of the infection and immunity section of the Journal of Bacteriology该刊于 1970 年创办，源自（Journal of Bacteriology）的感染与免疫栏目。
• Its inaugural editor-in-chief was Erwin Neter of the State University of New York at Buffalo其首任主编为（State University of New York at Buffalo）的 Erwin Neter。
• It is published by the American Society for Microbiology该刊由（American Society for Microbiology）出版。
• Like the society's other primary journals, it has moved to open access under the society's 2026 open-access programme与该学会其他主要期刊一样，该刊已按学会 2026 年开放获取计划转为开放获取。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Andreas J. Baumler of the University of California Davis, whose term runs to 2027现任主编为（University of California Davis）的 Andreas J. Baumler，任期至 2027 年。
• His laboratory studies the interaction between enteric pathogens, the host and the gut microbiota其实验室研究肠道病原体、宿主与肠道微生物群之间的相互作用。
• A broad editorial board covers bacteriology, immunology, host-microbial interactions and antimicrobial chemotherapy一个覆盖面广的编委会涵盖细菌学、免疫学、宿主—微生物相互作用与抗微生物化疗。
• The journal operates peer review with a median time to first decision of about 35 days该刊实行同行评审，首次决定的中间时间约为 35 天。