Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Aims & Scope

The scope of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology® (JCM) includes the laboratory diagnosis of human and animal infections, the role of the laboratory in managing infectious diseases (including antimicrobial and diagnostic test stewardship), and the role of the laboratory in elucidating the epidemiology of infections.

The three principal attributes required of papers published in JCM are significance, relevance to the practice of clinical microbiology, and quality science.

The significance of a paper depends on novelty, timeliness, and potential for impact on patient outcomes or clinical microbiology laboratory practice.

These standards are applied to all papers, regardless of the specific technology studied.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Interpreting chromosomal DNA restriction patterns produced by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis: criteria for bacterial strain typing

  Citation: 6460

  Authors: F C, R D, R V, P A, B E, D H, B

• Rapid and simple method for purification of nucleic acids

  Citation: 3917

  Authors: R, C J, M M, C L, P M, J

• Multilocus Sequence Typing for Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Clones of<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

  Citation: 2573

  Authors: Mark C., Nicholas P. J., Catrin E., Sharon J., Brian G.

• Numerical index of the discriminatory ability of typing systems: an application of Simpson's index of diversity

  Citation: 2432

  Authors: P R, M A

• Reliability of diagnosing bacterial vaginosis is improved by a standardized method of gram stain interpretation

  Citation: 2411

  Authors: R P, M A, S L

• Defining the Normal Bacterial Flora of the Oral Cavity

  Citation: 2313

  Authors: Jørn A., Bruce J., Lauren N., Ingar, Floyd E.

• Simultaneous detection and strain differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for diagnosis and epidemiology

  Citation: 2239

  Authors: J, L, A, M, D, S, A, H, R, M, J

• Multilocus Sequence Typing of Total-Genome-Sequenced Bacteria

  Citation: 1937

  Authors: Mette V., Salvatore, Simon, Carsten, Henrik, Rasmus Lykke, Lars, Thomas, David W., Frank M., Ole

• Strain identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by DNA fingerprinting: recommendations for a standardized methodology

  Citation: 1742

  Authors: J D, M D, J T, J W, K D, B, P, C, R, T M

• The Calgary Biofilm Device: New Technology for Rapid Determination of Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Bacterial Biofilms

  Citation: 1680

  Authors: H., M. E., C., R. R., D., A.