International Journal of Food Microbiology

The International Journal of Food Microbiology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier on behalf of the International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene of the International Union of Microbiological Societies. Founded in 1984, it covers the microbiology of foods and had a 2025 impact factor of 5.7.《国际食品微生物学杂志》（International Journal of Food Microbiology）是 Elsevier 代表国际微生物学会联合会下属食品微生物与卫生委员会出版的同行评审期刊，1984 年创刊，聚焦食品微生物学，2025 年影响因子为 5.7。

Scope

• Food microbiology spanning bacteriology, mycology, virology, parasitology and immunology.涵盖细菌学、真菌学、病毒学、寄生虫学与免疫学的食品微生物学。
• Microbial ecology, spoilage and fermentation, and the microbiology of food production and processing.微生物生态、腐败与发酵，以及食品生产与加工中的微生物学。
• Food safety, quality assurance, preservation, predictive microbiology and quantitative risk assessment.食品安全、质量保证、保藏、预测微生物学与定量风险评估。
• Micro-organisms of public-health significance in foods, together with rapid, automated and molecular detection methods.食品中具公共卫生意义的微生物，以及快速、自动化与分子检测方法。
• Manuscripts without a clear link to foods or beverages fall outside the journal's remit, and topical special issues are published regularly.与食品或饮料缺乏明确关联的稿件不在收稿范围，期刊定期出版专题专辑。

History

• Its establishment was approved by the executive of the International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene in Budapest in 1983, and the first issue appeared in January 1984.1983 年食品微生物与卫生委员会执委会在布达佩斯批准创办本刊，首期于 1984 年 1 月出版。
• The founding editor-in-chief was H. Søgaard, followed by M. Jakobsen in 1986 and Luca Cocolin in 2008, with Sophia Johler taking over in 2025.创刊主编为 H. Sogaard，1986 年由 M. Jakobsen 接任，2008 年由 Luca Cocolin 接任，2025 年由 Sophia Johler 接任。
• It grew from six issues a year in the mid-1980s to twenty-four issues a year by the late 1990s.刊期从 1980 年代中期的每年六期，增长到 1990 年代末的每年二十四期。
• It is the flagship journal of the International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene, and its impact factor rose from 2.26 in 2003 to 5.7 in 2025.该刊为食品微生物与卫生委员会的旗舰期刊，影响因子从 2003 年的 2.26 升至 2025 年的 5.7。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Sophia Johler of the University of Zurich, whose research covers food microbiology and veterinary public health.现任主编为苏黎世大学的 Sophia Johler，研究方向为食品微生物学与兽医公共卫生。
• Her predecessor Luca Cocolin of the University of Turin served from 2008, though the Elsevier masthead still listed him for some time after the handover.其前任为都灵大学的 Luca Cocolin，自 2008 年起任职，但 Elsevier 官方编委页在交接后仍一度列其为主编。
• The editorial board has around 113 members drawn from 35 countries, led by Italy, Spain and the United States.编委会约 113 人，来自 35 个国家，以意大利、西班牙与美国人数最多。
• Submissions undergo peer review, and the journal publishes topical special issues from time to time.稿件经同行评审，期刊不时出版专题专辑。