Critical Reviews in Microbiology is an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes comprehensive reviews covering all areas of microbiology relevant to humans and animals, including medical and veterinary microbiology, public health and environmental microbiology. These may include subjects related to microbial molecular biology, immunopathogenicity, physiology, biochemistry, structure, and epidemiology. Of particular interest are reviews covering clinical aspects of bacterial, virological, fungal and parasitic diseases. All reviews must be analytical, comprehensive, and balanced in nature. Editors welcome uninvited submissions, as well as suggested topics for reviews accompanied by an abstract.

《微生物學評論》是一份國際性的同行評議期刊，它發表了與人類和動物有關的所有微生物學領域的綜合評論，包括醫學和獸醫微生物學、公共衛生和環境微生物學。這些可能包括與微生物分子生物學、免疫致病性、生理學、生物化學、結構和流行病學相關的學科。特別令人感興趣的是涉及細菌、病毒學、真菌和寄生蟲病臨床方面的綜述。所有的審查都必須是分析性的、全面的和平衡的。編輯們歡迎不請自來的投稿，以及附有摘要的評論主題。