Journal of Basic Microbiology

{{Infobox journal

| title = Journal of Basic Microbiology

| cover = File:Journal_of_Basic_Microbiology_journal_cover_volume_64_issue_6.png

| former_names = Zeitschrift für allgemeine Mikrobiologie

| abbreviation = J. Basic Microbiol.

| discipline = Microbiology

| editor = Erika Kothe

| publisher = Wiley-VCH

| country =

| history = 1960–present

| frequency = Monthly

| openaccess = Hybrid

| license =

| impact = 2.281

| impact-year = 2020

| ISSN = 0233-111X

| eISSN = 1521-4028

| CODEN = JBMIEQ

| JSTOR =

| LCCN = 85640381

| OCLC = 12062185

| website = http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1521-4028

| link1 = http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1521-4028/currentissue

| link1-name = Online access

| link2 = http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1521-4028/issues

| link2-name = Online archive

}}

The Journal of Basic Microbiology is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on microbiology. It was established in 1960 as the Zeitschrift für allgemeine Mikrobiologie and obtained its current title in 1985. The editor-in-chief is Erika Kothe.{{cite web |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/15214028/homepage/editorialboard.html |title=Editorial Board |author= |date= |website=Wiley Online Library |publisher=Wiley |doi=10.1002/(ISSN)1521-4028 |access-date=2023-05-02 |quote=}}

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 2.281, ranking it 111th out of 137 journals in the category "Microbiology".{{cite book |year=2021 |chapter=Journals Ranked by Impact: Microbiology |title=2020 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Clarivate |edition=Science |series=Web of Science}}