History of Microbiology, our flagship journal

From the very first meeting of the Microbiology Society Council a journal was discussed, but due to rationing from the second world war, the Journal of General Microbiology was not launched until two years later. Since 1947, the landscape of microbiology research has changed dramatically and the profile of publications, authors, and research topics in Microbiology has changed with it. Discover more about the history of the journal and the people and articles that played a role in its journey.

 

  • <i>The Journal of General Microbiology</i> January 1947

    How Microbiology started

    In the first of a series of historical articles, learn all about the history of how our founding journal, Microbiology was started, and the people involved.

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    How Microbiology was run

    The second in our series of historical articles looks at the running of the journal, the challenges it faced at different times, and how a generalist journal picked its way through the many subdisciplines that together constitute the science of microbiology.