''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 scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, prot ...

, including virology. The journal was established in 1977 and is published by Oxford University Press 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 has been Dr Rich Boden of the University of Plymouth since 2014. Former Editors-in-Chief include Prof Jeff Cole from 2002-2014 ( University of Birmingham), Prof Fergus 'Gus' Priest from 1997-2002 (1948-2019,

Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University ( gd, Oilthigh Heriot-Watt) 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 subsequently granted univ ...

) and Dr David W Tempest (

Free University of Amsterdam The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (abbreviated as ''VU Amsterdam'' or simply ''VU'' when in context) is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, being founded in 1880. The VU Amsterdam is one of two large, publicly funded research ...

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

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is indexed and abstracted in the following bibliographic databases: According to the 2022 '' Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 2.820.

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