The Journal of Clinical Microbiology is a monthly medical journal published by the American Society for Microbiology. The journal was established in 1975. The editor-in-chief is Alexander J. McAdam (Boston Children's Hospital). It is a delayed open access journal. Full text content is available free after a six-month embargo.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: • Biotechnology Citation Index • CAB Abstracts • Cambridge Scientific Abstracts • Current Contents/Clinical Medicine • Current Contents/Life Sciences • Elsevier BIOBASE • Embase • Global Health • Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed/PubMed Central • International Bibliography of Periodical Literature • Science Citation Index • Scopus • Tropical Diseases Bulletin • Zoological Record According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 6.1