Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by the American Society for Microbiology, covering microbiology and molecular biology. Founded in 1937, it is the authoritative review journal of ASM, with a 2025 impact factor of 19.8, indexed in SCIE and Scopus.《微生物学与分子生物学评论》（Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 简称 MMBR）是由美国微生物学会出版的季刊同行评审期刊，涵盖微生物学与分子生物学。该刊创刊于 1937 年，是美国微生物学会的权威综述期刊，2025 年影响因子为 19.8，被 SCIE 与 Scopus 收录。
Scope
The journal's stated aim is to publish comprehensive, critical review articles that provide authoritative syntheses of current knowledge in microbiology and molecular biology, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表全面、批判性的综述文章，对微生物学与分子生物学领域的现有知识进行权威综合，官方声明的征稿范围包括：
- Microbial physiology and metabolism: reviews on bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic microbial physiology, metabolism, biochemistry, and cell biology.微生物生理与代谢： 关于细菌、古菌与真核微生物生理、代谢、生化及细胞生物学的综述。
- Genetics, genomics, and molecular biology: reviews on microbial genetics, genomics, gene regulation, molecular mechanisms, and systems biology.遗传学、基因组学与分子生物学： 关于微生物遗传学、基因组学、基因调控、分子机制与系统生物学的综述。
- Infectious disease and pathogenesis: reviews on microbial pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions, antimicrobial resistance, and the molecular basis of infectious disease.传染病与致病机制： 关于微生物致病机制、宿主-病原体相互作用、抗微生物耐药性以及传染病分子基础的综述。
- Environmental and applied microbiology: reviews on microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, 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、工业微生物学与生物技术的综述。
- Article types: the journal publishes comprehensive review articles, minireviews, and occasional perspectives, with an emphasis on depth and authority.栏目设置： 该刊发表全面综述、短篇综述及偶尔的观点文章，强调深度与权威性。
History
- Founding: the journal was established in 1937 as Bacteriological Reviews, one of the first review journals in microbiology.创刊： 该刊于 1937 年以《细菌学评论》为名创刊，是微生物学领域最早的综述期刊之一。
- Name change: in 1966, the journal was renamed Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews to reflect its broader scope encompassing molecular biology alongside classical microbiology.更名： 1966 年，该刊更名为《微生物学与分子生物学评论》，以反映其涵盖范围已从经典微生物学拓展至分子生物学。
- ASM flagship review journal: MMBR is the flagship review journal of the American Society for Microbiology, the oldest and largest life science membership organization in the United States.ASM 旗舰综述期刊： MMBR 是美国微生物学会的旗舰综述期刊，该学会是美国历史最悠久、规模最大的生命科学会员组织。
- Authoritative reviews: the journal is renowned for publishing authoritative, in-depth reviews by leading microbiologists, serving as essential reading for researchers and students in the field.权威综述： 该刊以发表顶尖微生物学家撰写的权威深度综述著称，是该领域研究者与学生的必读文献。
Editors
The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by associate editors and an editorial board:该刊由主编领导，副主编与编委会协助工作：
- Editor-in-chief: Corrie Detweiler serves as the editor-in-chief, with research expertise in bacterial pathogenesis and host-pathogen interactions.主编： 科里·德特韦勒（Corrie Detweiler）担任主编，其研究专长为细菌致病机制与宿主-病原体相互作用。
- Associate editors: the editor-in-chief is supported by associate editors with expertise in major subfields of microbiology and molecular biology.副主编： 主编由具有微生物学与分子生物学主要分支领域专长的副主编协助。
- Editorial board: the journal has an international editorial board of leading microbiologists and molecular biologists.编委会： 该刊拥有由顶尖微生物学家与分子生物学家组成的国际编委会。
- 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。