Journal profile · Microbiology
Clinical Microbiology Reviews
ISSN 0893-8512 · eISSN 1098-6618 · American Society for Microbiology · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1988
Clinical Microbiology Reviews: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 20.47; hybrid open access; community-reported acceptance: mostly invited papers; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Microbiology Reviews is published by American Society for Microbiology and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria and Antifungal resistance and susceptibility, together about 19.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Microbiology
Editor-in-chief Graeme ForrestPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.9%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibilityMedicine6.3%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine5.8%
- Fungal Infections and StudiesMedicine5.6%
- Bacterial Infections and VaccinesImmunology and Microbiology5.1%
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosisMedicine4.7%
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 20.47LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 28.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 6.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 7.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 245LetPub ·
- h-index
- 422OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,524OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 18.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 2,389,914Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,863 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 51 | 71 |
| 2025 | 62 | 62 | 718 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 2,421 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 1,799 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 3,313 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 4,900 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Mostly invited papersLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest
- Conflicts of interest Editors Conflict of Interest Policy
Editors are experienced researchers who conduct an initial assessment of manuscripts and oversee the peer review process, guiding submissions through evaluation to support high-quality publication. Jacinda (JAM) Abdul-Mutakabbir (2029) University of California San Diego Research Interests: Antimicrobial resistance, Gram-negative resistance, antimicrobial stewardship, public health, health equity, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0893-8512
- Electronic ISSN
- 1098-6618
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Microbiology Reviews
What CAS zone is Clinical Microbiology Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Microbiology Reviews is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Microbiology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Clinical Microbiology Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 20.47; CiteScore 28.9, h-index 422.
Which databases index Clinical Microbiology Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Microbiology Reviews is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Clinical Microbiology Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Microbiology Reviews is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .