''Clinical Microbiology Reviews'' is a

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covering the areas of clinical

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, medical microbiology, infectious diseases, veterinary microbiology, and microbial pathogenesis. It is a

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, full content is accessible via

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and the journal's website after a 12-month

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. In April 2015, the journal transitioned to a continuous online publication model (whereby articles are published as they become ready, before the issue in which they will appear has been finalized). The journal became online-only in January 2018. The final print issue was published in October 2017. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2021

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of 50.129. The journal was established in January 1988. The founding editor was Josephine A. Morello (

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). Editorial board structure changed in 1992 and Morello became

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. Betty Ann Forbes (

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) was appointed editor-in-chief in 1997. Irving Nachamkin (

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) was appointed editor-in-chief in 2002 until 2012. Since 2012, Jo-Anne H. Young (

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) has served as editor-in-chief. It is the ninth journal established and published by the

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Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

'', the journal has a 2021

of 50.129.

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Abstracting and indexing

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