Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Journal of Clinical Microbiology is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by the American Society for Microbiology, covering clinical microbiology. Founded in 1975, it is the definitive journal in clinical microbiology, with a 2025 impact factor of 5.9, indexed in SCIE.《临床微生物学杂志》（Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 简称 JCM）是由美国微生物学会出版的月刊同行评审期刊，涵盖临床微生物学。该刊创刊于 1975 年，是临床微生物学领域的权威期刊，2025 年影响因子为 5.9，被 SCIE 收录。
Scope
The journal's stated aim is to publish research that advances the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表推动传染病理解、诊断与治疗的研究，官方声明的征稿范围包括：
- Clinical bacteriology: original research on the identification, characterization, and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial pathogens in clinical settings.临床细菌学： 关于临床环境中细菌病原体鉴定、表征与抗菌药物敏感性的原创研究。
- Clinical virology: studies on viral pathogens, including their detection, molecular epidemiology, antiviral resistance, and clinical manifestations.临床病毒学： 关于病毒病原体的研究，包括检测、分子流行病学、抗病毒耐药性与临床表现。
- Clinical mycology and parasitology: research on fungal and parasitic infections, including diagnosis, epidemiology, and antifungal and antiparasitic resistance.临床真菌学与寄生虫学： 关于真菌与寄生虫感染的研究，包括诊断、流行病学以及抗真菌与抗寄生虫耐药性。
- Diagnostic microbiology: studies on laboratory methods and technologies for the diagnosis of infectious diseases, including molecular diagnostics, mass spectrometry, and rapid testing.诊断微生物学： 关于传染病诊断实验室方法与技术的研究，包括分子诊断、质谱与快速检测。
- Article types: the journal publishes original research articles, reviews, minireviews, case reports, and practical articles such as the Brief Case and Photo Quiz features.栏目设置： 该刊发表原创研究论文、综述、小型综述、病例报告以及「简要病例」与「照片问答」等实用性栏目。
History
- Founding: the journal was established in 1975 by the American Society for Microbiology to serve the growing field of clinical microbiology.创刊： 该刊于 1975 年由美国微生物学会创办，服务于日益发展的临床微生物学领域。
- ASM publication: JCM is published by the American Society for Microbiology, ensuring high editorial standards and rapid dissemination of microbiological research.ASM 出版： JCM 由美国微生物学会出版，确保高编辑标准与微生物学研究的快速传播。
- Definitive journal: over its history, JCM has become the definitive journal in clinical microbiology, setting standards for the field worldwide.权威期刊： 在其发展历程中，JCM 已成为临床微生物学领域的权威期刊，为全球该领域树立标准。
- Publication frequency: the journal publishes monthly, ensuring timely dissemination of important findings in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases.出版频率： 该刊每月出版，确保临床微生物学与传染病重要发现的及时传播。
Editors
The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by editors and an editorial board:该刊由主编领导，编辑与编委会协助工作：
- Editor-in-chief: Alexander J. McAdam of Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, serves as the editor-in-chief.主编： 马萨诸塞州波士顿波士顿儿童医院的亚历山大·J·麦克亚当（Alexander J. McAdam）担任主编。
- Editors: the editor-in-chief is supported by a team of editors with expertise across major areas of clinical microbiology.编辑团队： 主编由具有临床微生物学主要领域专长的编辑团队协助。
- Editorial board: the journal has a large international editorial board comprising clinical microbiologists and infectious disease specialists from leading institutions worldwide.编委会： 该刊拥有大型国际编委会，成员为来自全球顶尖机构的临床微生物学家与传染病专家。
- 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。