About Microbiology

ISSNs: 1350-0872 (Print); 1465-2080 (Online)

Microbiology (formerly Journal of General Microbiology) is one of the world’s leading microbiological journals. For over 50 years it has been publishing high-quality research across the whole spectrum of the subject. Microbiology is published by the Society for General Microbiology, a learned society that promotes microbiology at all levels.

Features of Microbiology include:

Wide-ranging and rigorously peer-reviewed research papers and reviews
User-friendly online submission and peer review
Papers in Press- advance online publication of manuscripts accepted for publication in Microbiology
A Microbiology Comment section for responses from readers on articles published in the journal
Occasional special issues focusing on subjects of particular interest
An international Editorial Board with expertise across the whole of microbiology
Over 3000 pages published per annual volume
Excellent editorial and production standards
No page charges
Authors receive 25 free reprints of their paper

Self-archiving. Details of the SGM policy on author self-archiving
Paid immediate open access. Details of the SGM Open Option scheme that allows immediate open access to articles

Impact factor

Microbiology's impact factor for 2007 is 3.110.

See the Instructions for Authors for details on how to submit your paper

Editorial Office

Microbiology Editorial Office
Society for General Microbiology
Marlborough House
Basingstoke Road
Spencers Wood
Reading RG7 1AG
UK

Editorial staff: Rachel Walker (Senior Staff Editor), Chris Sinclair, Ian Atherton and Stefan Sidorowicz (Staff Editors), and Kendra Waite (Editorial Assistant).

To contact the Editorial Office, e-mail micro{at}sgm.ac.uk

Permissions

Requests for permission to reproduce material published in Microbiology should be sent to the Editorial Office.

Last updated 4 February 2010

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