About JCM

Submit a Manuscript

  • 27

    Avg Days to First Decision

  • 10

    Avg Days to Publication from Acceptance*

  • 96%

    of Published Articles Cited within Two Years of Publication**

Journal of Clinical Microbiology® publishes the most current research related to the laboratory diagnosis of human and animal infections and the role of the laboratory in both the management of infectious diseases and the elucidation of the epidemiology of infections.

 

Features

  • The Brief Case
  • Commentaries
  • Minireviews
  • Point-Counterpoint
  • Photo Quizzes
  • Editorials
  • Indexed/Abstracted in: Agricola, Biotechnology Citation Index, CAB Abstracts, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Service, Current Contents- Life Sciences, EMBASE, Food Science and Technology Abstracts, Illustrata, MEDLINE, Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science), Summon, and more.

Scope

  • Bacteriology
  • Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology
  • Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
  • Mycology
  • Parasitology
  • Virology
  • Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
  • Epidemiology

About the Journal

Editor in Chief
Alexander J. McAdam,
Boston Children's Hospital

 

12 Monthly Issues
Online only

Editorial Board
Questions
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Print ISSN: 0095-1137
Online ISSN: 1098-660X

 

Why We're Different

Edited by Working Scientists

Quick Decisions, Rapid Publication, and Impactful Citations

Format-Neutral Submissions
For initial submissions, JCM welcomes papers in any format (format-neutral submissions). At this stage, authors are encouraged to upload a single PDF that incorporates the full text, tables, and figures. The reference style, the arrangement of sections of the paper, and other formatting issues are at the discretion of the author at initial submission.

Peer review averages above are based on 2019 data.
* This number reflects the accepted manuscript posting date.
** Citation data is from Web of Science for the 2016-2017 time period.

UPDATED March 2020