《微生物学年鉴》涵盖了基础微生物学和应用微生物学的以下领域:一般、环境、食品、农业、工业、生态、土壤、水、空气和生物退化。该杂志的范围不包括医学微生物学或植物病理学微生物学。欢迎发表有关细菌、真菌、微藻和噬菌体的论文。微生物学年鉴出版评论文章，原创文章，简短的交流，和社论。《微生物学年鉴》创刊于1940年，原名Annali Di Microbiologia Ed Enzimologia，是米兰大学的官方期刊。
Annals of Microbiology covers these fields of fundamental and applied microbiology: general, environmental, food, agricultural, industrial, ecology, soil, water, air and biodeterioration. The journal’s scope does not include medical microbiology or phytopathological microbiology.Papers reporting work on bacteria, fungi, microalgae, and bacteriophages are welcome.Annals of Microbiology publishes Review Articles, Original Articles, Short Communications, and Editorials.Originally founded as Annali Di Microbiologia Ed Enzimologia in 1940, Annals of Microbiology is an official journal of the University of Milan.