About This Journal

The Journal of Bacteriology (JB), established in 1916, keeps pace with the times by advancing and disseminating fundamental knowledge of bacteria and other microorganisms. Articles report on developments in fast-moving areas, making the journal invaluable reading for busy researchers.

Sections include:

  • Commentaries
  • Dialogs
  • Minireviews
  • Meeting Reviews
  • Meeting Presentations
  • Computational Biology
  • Structural Biology
  • Genomics and Proteomics
  • Molecular Biology of Pathogens
  • Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids
  • Signal Transduction
  • Microbial Communities and Interactions
  • Gene Regulation
  • Microbial Cell Biology
  • Plant Microbiology
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Physiology and Metabolism
  • Enzymes and Proteins
  • Population Genetics and Evolution
  • Genome Announcements

Twice monthly, with 7,920 projected pages in 2009. Print ISSN: 0021-9193. Online ISSN: 1098-5530.

JB has an impact factor of 3.636 and an Eigenfactor score of 0.149 according to the 2008 Journal Citation Reports. It is the #2 journal in Microbiology ranked by Eigenfactor score. It is also the #2 cited journal in Microbiology, receiving more than 58,000 citations in 2008, as reported in the 2008 Journal Citation Reports. JB is ranked #22 by impact factor out of 91 journals in the Microbiology category. This year the Journal of Bacteriology was named by the SLA as one of the top 100 most influential journals of the last 100 years.

Indexed/Abstracted in: AgBiotech News and Information, Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B), Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Biotechnology Citation Index, Caplus, Current Contents, EMBASE, Illustrata, Index Veterinarius, Science Citation Index Expanded, Summon, and more.