BMC Microbiology

BMC Microbiology is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal that covers microorganisms and various aspects of microbiology.^[1] The journal was established in 2001 and is published by BioMed Central.

BMC Microbiology

Discipline	Microbiology
Language	English
Publication details
History	2001–present
Publisher	BioMed Central
Open access	Yes
Impact factor	4.2 (2024)
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	BMC Microbiol.
Indexing CODEN (alt) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L
ISSN	1471-2180
Links
Journal homepage

The associate editor is Vasco Giovagnetti.^[2] The journal publishes research articles, reviews, and commentaries related to microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed, for example, in:

• DOAJ^[3]
• EBSCO databases^[3]
• ProQuest^[3]
• Scopus^[4]
• Science Citation Index Expanded^[5]

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 4.2.^[6]