About the journal
Microbiology Spectrum is an open-access journal published by American Society for Microbiology in United States, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,500 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 14 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- ISSN
- 2165-0497
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,500 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 8291
- Declared review time
- 14 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://journals.asm.org/journal/spectrum
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2022-01-10
- MEDLINE · 2014-01-01
- PUBMED · 2014-03-07
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,500 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 14 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
8291
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
14weeks
Works in OpenAlex
9414
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
135
i10-index
3913
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2022-02-02
- Added to DOAJ
- 2022-01-10
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSLOCKSSPMC
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-09-21
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 98%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 100%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- Microbiol Spectr
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101634614
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Gut microbiota and health
- Gut microbiota and health
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Show all subjects (50)
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Fungal Infections and Studies
Keywords (DOAJ)
- microbiology
- antimicrobial resistance
- virology
- bacteriology
- infectious diseases
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