Nature Microbiology

Nature Microbiology is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by Nature Portfolio, covering all areas of microbiology. Founded in 2016, it is one of the most prestigious journals in microbiology, with a 2025 impact factor of 18.7, indexed in SCIE.《自然·微生物学》（Nature Microbiology）是由 Nature Portfolio 出版的月度同行评审期刊，涵盖微生物学的各个领域。该刊创刊于 2016 年，是微生物学领域最负盛名的期刊之一，2025 年影响因子为 18.7，被 SCIE 收录。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to publish high-quality original research from all areas of microbiology, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表微生物学各领域的高质量原创研究，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Bacteriology, virology, and mycology: original research on bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, including their biology, genetics, physiology, and interactions with hosts and the environment.细菌学、病毒学与真菌学： 关于细菌、病毒、真菌与寄生虫的原创研究，涵盖其生物学、遗传学、生理学以及与宿主和环境的相互作用。
• Microbial ecology and evolution: studies on microbial ecology, evolution, population biology, and the role of microorganisms in ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles.微生物生态学与进化： 关于微生物生态学、进化、种群生物学以及微生物在生态系统与生物地球化学循环中作用的研究。
• Host-microbe interactions: work on the interactions between microorganisms and their hosts, including pathogenesis, commensalism, mutualism, and the human microbiome.宿主-微生物相互作用： 关于微生物与其宿主之间相互作用的研究，涵盖致病、共生、互利共生以及人类微生物组等。
• Applied and environmental microbiology: research on applied microbiology, including antimicrobial resistance, biotechnology, industrial microbiology, and environmental microbiology.应用与环境微生物学： 关于应用微生物学的研究，涵盖抗菌药物耐药性、生物技术、工业微生物学与环境微生物学等。
• Article types: original research articles, reviews, perspectives, news and views, comments, and editorial and correspondence pieces on topics of interest to the microbiology community.栏目设置： 接受原创研究论文、综述、观点、新闻与评述、评论以及关于微生物学界关注主题的社论与通讯。

History

• Founding: Nature Microbiology was launched in October 2016 by Nature Publishing Group, now Nature Portfolio, as a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to microbiology in its broadest context.创刊： 《自然·微生物学》于 2016 年 10 月由 Nature 出版集团（现 Nature Portfolio）创办，是一份致力于最广泛意义上微生物学的多学科期刊。
• Nature Portfolio publication: the journal is published by Nature Portfolio, part of Springer Nature, benefiting from the Nature brand's reputation for high-quality, high-impact scientific publishing.Nature Portfolio 出版： 该刊由 Springer Nature 旗下的 Nature Portfolio 出版，得益于 Nature 品牌在高质量、高影响力科学出版方面的声誉。
• Editorial leadership: the journal has been led by a series of chief editors, with Emily White serving as chief editor since November 2023.编辑领导： 该刊由多位主编先后领导，埃米莉·怀特（Emily White）自 2023 年 11 月起担任主编。
• Rapid growth: since its founding the journal has rapidly grown into one of the most prestigious and highly cited journals in microbiology, consistently ranking among the top microbiology journals by impact factor.快速发展： 自创刊以来该刊已迅速发展为微生物学领域最负盛名、被引最高的期刊之一，影响因子长期位居微生物学期刊前列。

Editors

The journal is led by a chief editor supported by an international editorial team:该刊由主编领导，国际编辑团队协助工作：

• Chief editor: Emily White, PhD, serves as the chief editor, based in the London office, responsible for the journal's editorial direction and performance.主编： 埃米莉·怀特（Emily White），哲学博士，担任主编，驻地伦敦办公室，负责该刊的编辑方向与运营表现。
• International editorial team: the journal has an international team of editors based in offices worldwide, each with expertise in specific areas of microbiology.国际编辑团队： 该刊拥有分布于全球各地办公室的国际编辑团队，每位编辑负责微生物学的特定领域。
• Review model: manuscripts undergo rigorous peer review, with editorial decisions based on scientific quality, novelty, and potential impact across the microbiology community.评审模式： 稿件经过严格同行评审，编辑决定基于科学质量、新颖性以及对微生物学界的潜在影响做出。
• 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。