- Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
- ISSN: 21650497
- Journal Impact Factor: 3.8
- SJR: 1.149
- Journal Quartile: Q1
- Publication Language: English
- Indexing: Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC
- Open-Access: Yes
- Country of Publication: United States
- Review Process: Peer review, Anonymous peer review
- H-Index: 98
- Plagiarism Policy: Yes
- Time Between Submission and Publication (in weeks): 14
- Article Publication Charges: Yes
- Article Publication Charges: 2500 USD
- Waiver Policy: Yes
- Publication Area: Ecology (Q1); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Infectious Diseases (Q1); Microbiology (medical) (Q1); Physiology (Q1); Cell Biology (Q2); Genetics (Q2)
- Journal Official Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/spectrum