The ISME Journal


The ISME Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all areas of microbial ecology spanning the breadth of microbial life, including bacteria, archaea, microbial eukaryotes, and viruses. It is an official publication of the International Society for Microbial Ecology and publishes original research articles, reviews, and commentaries. The founding editors-in-chief are Mark Bailey and George Kowalchuk. The journal is published on behalf of ISME by the Nature Publishing Group. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2018 impact factor of 9.493, ranking it 5th out of 164 journals in the category "Ecology". and 10th out of 133 in the category "Microbiology".