''FEMS Microbiology Letters'' is a

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

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covering all aspects of

microbiology Microbiology () is the branches of science, scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular organism, unicellular (single-celled), multicellular organism, multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or non-cellular life, acellula ...

, including

virology Virology is the Scientific method, scientific study of biological viruses. It is a subfield of microbiology that focuses on their detection, structure, classification and evolution, their methods of infection and exploitation of host (biology), ...

. The journal was established in 1977 and is published by

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on behalf of the

Federation of European Microbiological Societies Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) is an international European scientific organization, formed by the union of a number of national organizations; there are now 57 members from 41 European countries, regular and provisional. ...

. The

Editor-in-Chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

was Dr Rich Boden of the

University of Plymouth The University of Plymouth is a public research university based predominantly in Plymouth, England, where the main campus is located, but the university has campuses and affiliated colleges across South West England. With students, it is the ...

2014-2024 and the current

is Dr Clare Taylor of

Edinburgh Napier University Edinburgh Napier University () is a public university in Edinburgh, Scotland. Napier Technical College, the predecessor of the university, was founded in 1964, taking its name from 16th-century Scottish mathematician and philosopher John Napie ...

the end of 2024. The journal gave rise to separate titles over the years but retained the subject areas of ecology and medical microbiology and indeed review articles as part of its scope nonetheless: * '' FEMS Microbiology Immunology'' (1988), which was retitled '' FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology'' (1993) and is now '' Pathogens and Disease'' (2013). * ''

FEMS Microbiology Reviews ''FEMS Microbiology Reviews'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing invited review articles in the field of microbiology. The journal was established in 1985, and is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Federation of Eu ...

'' (1985) * '' FEMS Microbiology Ecology'' (1985)

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is

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in the following bibliographic databases: According to the 2023 ''

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'', the journal has an

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of 2.2.

Editors in Chief

* 2024-present: Dr Clare Taylor (

) * 2014–2024: Dr Rich Boden (

) * 2002-2014: Prof. Jeff Cole (

University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...

) * 1997-2002: Prof. Fergus 'Gus' Priest (1948–2019,

Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University () is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, the world's first mechanics' institute, and was subsequently granted university status by roya ...

) * 1991-?: Prof. Charles A. Fewson (1937-2005,

University of Glasgow The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as ''Glas.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals; ) is a Public university, public research university in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by papal bull in , it is the List of oldest universities in continuous ...

) * 1981-1990: Prof. Edwin A. Dawes (

University of Hull The University of Hull is a public research university in Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1927 as University College Hull. The main university campus is located in Hull and is home to the Hu ...

) * 1977-1981: Prof. David W. Tempest ( Free University of Amsterdam).

References

External links

* English-language journals Microbiology journals Oxford University Press academic journals Academic journals established in 1997 Monthly journals Federation of European Microbiological Societies academic journals {{microbiology-journal-stub