Aim and Scope

The Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (JMID) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to the publication and dissemination of high-quality research in microbiology and infectious diseases. The journal provides a multidisciplinary platform for researchers, clinicians, scientists, and other professionals worldwide to communicate advances in the understanding, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and control of infectious diseases.

JMID welcomes original research, reviews, short communications, case reports, letters to the editor, clinical images, research notes, and guidance documents addressing important questions in microbiology and infectious diseases. The journal encourages research that contributes to scientific knowledge, public health, disease prevention, and improved understanding of infectious agents and their interactions with hosts and the environment.

The scope of JMID includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

1. Human Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

• Clinical and medical microbiology

• Bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology

• Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases

• Epidemiology, surveillance, and outbreak investigations

• Diagnosis and laboratory detection of infectious diseases

• Antimicrobial resistance and mechanisms of resistance

• Antimicrobial and antiviral therapies

• Vaccine development and evaluation

• Immunology and host immune responses

• Host–pathogen interactions

• Microbial genomics and molecular epidemiology

• Infection prevention and control

• Public health microbiology

2. Animal Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

• Veterinary microbiology and infectious diseases

• Bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections of animals

• Zoonotic and reverse-zoonotic diseases

• One Health approaches to infectious diseases

• Epidemiology and surveillance of animal diseases

• Comparative infectious disease research

• Animal models of infectious diseases

• Veterinary vaccines and immunoprophylaxis

• Antimicrobial resistance in animal populations

• Emerging and re-emerging pathogens affecting animals

3. Environmental and One Health Microbiology

• Environmental microbiology and microbial ecology

• Microbial biodiversity and environmental reservoirs of pathogens

• Water, soil, food, and environmental microbiology

• Environmental transmission of infectious agents

• One Health approaches to infectious disease prevention and control

• Environmental antimicrobial resistance

• Microbial contamination and environmental health

• Emerging infectious diseases associated with environmental change

• Microbial contributions to environmental processes and bioremediation

4. Microbial Pathogenesis and Host–Pathogen Interactions

• Molecular mechanisms of microbial pathogenicity

• Virulence factors and mechanisms of infection

• Host–pathogen interactions

• Cellular and molecular responses to infection

• Microbial adhesion, invasion, and persistence

• Immune evasion mechanisms

• Microbial toxins and virulence determinants

• Mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance

• Molecular mechanisms underlying disease progression

5. Virology

• Viral pathogens and viral diseases

• Viral genomics and molecular epidemiology

• Viral pathogenesis

• Virus–host interactions

• Emerging and re-emerging viruses

• Viral diagnostics and surveillance

• Antiviral agents and therapeutic strategies

• Viral vaccines and immunology

• Zoonotic and zoonotic-potential viruses

6. Bacteriology, Mycology, and Parasitology

JMID welcomes research covering bacterial, fungal, and parasitic pathogens, including:

• Bacterial pathogenesis and bacterial diseases

• Antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance

• Fungal infections and medical mycology

• Parasitic diseases and medical parasitology

• Molecular and conventional diagnostic methods

• Epidemiology and disease surveillance

• Host–microorganism interactions

• Novel therapeutic and preventive approaches

7. Diagnostic and Molecular Microbiology

• Conventional and molecular diagnostic methods

• PCR and other nucleic-acid-based technologies

• Genomic and metagenomic approaches

• Sequencing and pathogen characterization

• Rapid diagnostic technologies

• Laboratory methods for infectious disease detection

• Molecular epidemiology

• Microbial identification and characterization

8. Public Health and Emerging Infectious Diseases

JMID particularly encourages research addressing infectious diseases of public health importance, including:

• Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases

• Epidemic and pandemic preparedness

• Disease surveillance and outbreak investigation

• Infection prevention and control

• Antimicrobial resistance

• Zoonotic diseases

• One Health and global health

• Population-level infectious disease studies

• Public health interventions and disease-control strategies

9. Food and Microbial Safety

• Foodborne pathogens

• Food-associated infectious diseases

• Microbial contamination of food

• Food microbiology relevant to human and animal health

• Detection and characterization of foodborne microorganisms

• Antimicrobial resistance in food-associated microorganisms

• Food safety and public health

10. Interdisciplinary and Translational Research

JMID welcomes interdisciplinary studies that connect microbiology and infectious diseases with related areas of biomedical, veterinary, environmental, and public health sciences.

Studies integrating human, animal, and environmental health, including One Health research, are particularly encouraged when they provide meaningful contributions to the understanding, prevention, surveillance, or control of infectious diseases.

Scope and Editorial Considerations

JMID considers manuscripts based on their scientific quality, originality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, relevance to the journal's scope, and potential contribution to the field.

The journal welcomes both fundamental and applied research. Studies may involve clinical, experimental, epidemiological, laboratory, molecular, genomic, computational, veterinary, environmental, or interdisciplinary approaches.

Manuscripts that fall outside the journal's scope, lack sufficient scientific or methodological quality, or do not meet applicable ethical and publication standards may be declined without external peer review.

JMID is committed to promoting the responsible dissemination of scientific knowledge and to supporting research that contributes to a better understanding of infectious diseases and their impact on human, animal, and environmental health.

2026, Vol: 16, Issue: 3