Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease is published by Taylor & Francis Group. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gut microbiota and health, Probiotics and Fermented Foods and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, together about 50.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

This title has ceased (2019). The aim of this international, Open Access journal is to draw together research on different human microbial eco-systems, and to increase our understanding of their role in health and disease. This research has received new impetus in recent years as it has become clearer what part is played by the normal, microbial flora in preventing infection, and related to this, the potentially deleterious effects of the use of antibiotics. The journal will consider manuscripts primarily on the human microbial flora, but also that of animals, and its development and interactions. Topics covered include: The microbial populations of the mouth and skin, and in the respiratory, gastro-intestinal and genito-urinary tracts The effect of antibiotics or diet on the commensal flora or its development, alterations in the host environment (e.g. the effect of foreign bodies or change in organs and tissues) The role of immunological and other mechanisms that help maintain a stable flora, The clinical application of commensal flora in treatment and prevention of disease. Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease publishes Original Articles, Review Articles, Review Articles, Short Communications, Case Reports, and Letters to the Editor Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease is the official journal of the Society of Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease (SOMED) Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.

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Impact

h-index

74OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

i10-index

640OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

2-year mean citedness

0OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

Share of gold OA articles

0%LetPub · 2026-11-01

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Average review time (community reports)

about 21 weeksLetPub · 2026-11-01

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Publisher

Taylor & Francis Group

Country or region

United Kingdom

Language

English

ISSN

0891-060X

Electronic ISSN

1651-2235

Society / sponsor

Society of Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Latest issue on the website

Volume 29, Issue 2 (2018)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Special issues ↗Publisher website