InternationalBiodeterioration&Biodegradationisapeer-reviewedscientificjournalthatfocusesonthebiologicaldegradationanddeteriorationofmaterials.Itcoversresearchonthemechanisms,processes,andpreventionofbiodeterioration,aswellastheapplicationsofbiodegradationinenvironmentalbiotechnology.Thejournalpublishesoriginalresearcharticles,reviews,andshortcommunicationsrelatedtomicrobial,fungal,andenzymaticdegradationofnaturalandsyntheticmaterials.Itservesasavaluableresourceforresearchersandprofessionalsinfieldssuchasmicrobiology,environmentalscience,materialsscience,andindustrialbiotechnology.Thejournalaimstoadvanceunderstandingofbiologicalinteractionswithmaterialsandpromotesustainablesolutionsforbiodegradationandbiodeteriorationchallenges.