EDITOR IN CHIEF (2026)
Gemma Reguera
Michigan State University
EDITORS
Gladys Alexandre, Editor (2024)
University of Tennessee
Haruyuki Atomi, Editor (2026)
Kyoto University
Johanna Björkroth, Editor (2023)
University of Helsinki
Arpita Bose, Editor (2026)
Washington University in St. Louis
Nicole Buan, Editor (2026)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Isaac Cann, Editor (2022)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Charles M. Dozois, Editor (2025)
INRS—Institut Armand-Frappier
Irina S. Druzhinina, Editor (2023)
Nanjing Agricultural University
Edward G. Dudley, Editor (2025)
The Pennsylvania State University
Christopher A. Elkins, Editor (2023)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Danilo Ercolini, Editor (2024)
University of Naples Federico II
Jennifer Glass, Editor (2026)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Karyn N. Johnson, Editor (2023)
University of Queensland
Robert M. Kelly, Editor (2022)
North Carolina State University
Maia Kivisaar, Editor (2022)
Tartu University
Andrew J. McBain, Editor and Cover Editor (2026)
University of Manchester
Pablo I. Nikel, Editor (2026)
DTU Biosustain
Hideaki Nojiri, Editor (2022)
The University of Tokyo
Knut Rudi, Editor (2025)
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Jeremy D. Semrau, Editor (2025)
University of Michigan
Laura Villanueva, Editor (2026)
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research & Utrecht University
Martha J. Vives, Editor (2026)
Universidad de los Andes
Ning-Yi Zhou, Editor (2026)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Patrick D. Schloss, Chairman, Journals Board
Stefano Bertuzzi, Chief Executive Officer
Melissa Junior, Senior Director, Journals
Rob Arthur, Managing Editor
Stephanie L. D'Agostino, Assistant Managing Editor
EDITORIAL BOARD
Adly M. M. Abd-Alla (2024)
Maher Abou Hachem (2023)
Lorenz Adrian (2023)
Warish Ahmed (2022)
Denise M. Akob (2023)
Birgit E. Alber (2022)
Michael S. Allen (2023)
Matthew J. Arduino (2022)
Arthur I. Aronson (2024)
Fred O. Asiegbu (2022)
Shota Atsumi (2024)
Frank Aylward (2024)
Reha O. Azizoglu (2024)
Olubukola Babalola (2024)
Charles W. Bacon (2024)
Matthew G. Bakker (2022)
David A. Baltrus (2024)
Jeffrey A. Banas (2024)
Jeri D. Barak (2022)
Brett M. Barney (2024)
Rodolphe Barrangou (2023)
Josefina Barrera-Cortés (2024)
Mirko Basen (2024)
Kelly Bender (2024)
Teresa M. Bergholz (2024)
Stefan Bertilsson (2024)
Jennifer F. Biddle (2024)
Kelly A. Bidle (2022)
Gabriele Bierbaum (2023)
Linda F. Bisson (2023)
Joshua Blodgett (2024)
Sara E. Blumer-Schuette (2024)
Christopher N. Boddy (2024)
Paul L. Bodelier (2024)
Nicholas Bokulich (2023)
E. Fidelma Boyd (2024)
Eric S. Boyd (2024)
Alejandra Bravo (2024)
Frederick Breidt (2023)
Mya Breitbart (2024)
Nichole A. Broderick (2024)
Harald Bruessow (2022)
Andreas Brune (2024)
Alison Buchan (2024)
Wolfgang Buckel (2022)
Bruno Bühler (2022)
Lindsey P. Burbank (2024)
William Burkhardt (2024)
Helen Y. Buse (2022)
Feng Cai (2023)
Douglas R. Call (2022)
Cinzia Calvio (2024)
Barbara J. Campbell (2022)
Yiping Cao (2023)
Santiago Castillo-Ramírez (2024)
Stéphane Chaillou (2024)
Woo-Suk Chang (2024)
John M. Chaston (2024)
Wilfred Chen (2024)
Yi Chen (2023)
Michael L. Chikindas (2022)
Ludmila Chistoserdova (2024)
Clifford G. Clark (2023)
Luca Cocolin (2023)
Nicholas V. Coleman (2023)
Don A. Cowan (2024)
Hongyue Dang (2024)
Alexandre J. da Silva (2024)
Gabriele Deckers-Hebestreit (2024)
Svetlana N. Dedysh (2024)
Clara G. de los Reyes-Gavilán (2023)
Xiangyu Deng (2024)
Tom Desmet (2024)
Eduardo Díaz (2022)
Alan A. DiSpirito (2022)
Jayna L. Ditty (2022)
Dylan Dodd (2024)
Jan Dolfing (2024)
Rodney M. Donlan (2022)
James S. G. Dooley (2024)
Doris D'Souza (2023)
Anne K. Dunn (2024)
Julie Dunning Hotopp (2023)
Jonathan Dworkin (2023)
Elizabeth A. Edwards (2022)
Armin Ehrenreich (2022)
Patrick Y. Eichenberger (2024)
Vincent Eijsink (2024)
Mark A. Eiteman (2024)
James Elkins (2022)
Kathryn T. Elliott (2024)
Mostafa S. Elshahed (2024)
David Emerson (2024)
Philipp Engel (2022)
Leonardo Erijman (2022)
Manuel Espinosa-Urgel (2024)
Øystein Evensen (2023)
Joseph O. Falkinham (2023)
Babu Z. Fathepure (2022)
J. Christopher Fenno (2022)
J. Gregory Ferry (2024)
Martin Filion (2024)
Steven E. Finkel (2022)
Jeffrey T. Foster (2024)
Philipp Franken (2024)
Steven Frese (2024)
Michael W. Friedrich (2024)
Jonathan G. Frye (2024)
Barbara E. Funnell (2024)
Vincenzina Fusco (2024)
Shinya Fushinobu (2024)
Victor P. J. Gannon (2022)
Michael G. Gänzle (2022)
Francisco Garcia-del Portillo (2023)
Jeffrey G. Gardner (2022)
Purushottam V. Gawande (2023)
Johannes Gescher (2024)
Kristen E. Gibson (2023)
Lisa M. Gieg (2022)
Emanuel Goldman (2022)
Carlos Goller (2024)
Lisa A. Gorski (2024)
David E. Graham (2023)
Jeffrey A. Gralnick (2024)
Stefan J. Green (2023)
John F. Griffith (2022)
Amy M. Grunden (2024)
Ji-Dong Gu (2023)
Timothy J. Hackmann (2023)
Alison L. Halpin (2024)
Larry Halverson (2022)
Brian Hammer (2023)
Yejun Han (2023)
Thomas E. Hanson (2024)
Mark E. Hart (2023)
Annele I. Hatakka (2022)
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Devin Holman (2022)
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Michael F. Hynes (2022)
Kiyohiko Igarashi (2022)
Michele M. Igo (2024)
Sanja Ilic (2022)
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Satoshi Ishii (2024)
Yoshizumi Ishino (2024)
Masahiro Ito (2023)
Javier A. Izquierdo (2024)
Mohamed A. Jamal (2024)
Francis E. Jenney (2022)
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Zhongjun Jia (2023)
Jiandong Jiang (2023)
Weihong Jiang (2024)
Nianzhi Jiao (2023)
Jeremiah G. Johnson (2022)
Zackary I. Johnson (2024)
Jessica L. Jones (2024)
Kou-San Ju (2023)
Juan L. Jurat-Fuentes (2022)
Klaus Jürgens (2024)
Martin Kaltenpoth (2022)
Yoichi Kamagata (2024)
Kazem Kashefi (2024)
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William R. Kenealy (2024)
Eungbin Kim (2024)
David H. Kingsley (2022)
Martin G. Klotz (2024)
Kalmia E. Kniel (2023)
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Robert A. LaRossa (2024)
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Peter C. K. Lau (2024)
Jared R. Leadbetter (2024)
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Mark A. Lever (2022)
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Steven Lindow (2022)
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Karen G. Lloyd (2024)
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Taina K. Lundell (2024)
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Julia A. Maresca (2024)
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