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The Journal of Bacteriology

Published by The American Society for Microbiology, The Journal of Microbiology accepts articles in fast-moving areas in microbiology. Originally founded in 1916, the journal is now published bi-monthly and features sections that include the following: commentaries, mini-reviews, dialogues, structural biology, microbial cell biology, physiology and metabolism, population genetics and evolution, and genome announcements.

 

Impact Factor: 3.636

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Article Influence Score: 1.397

 

Research Articles:

  • Manuscript sections should be titled and ordered as follows: Title, Running Title, Byline, Correspondent Footnote, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, Appendixes.
  • Titles should not exceed 54 characters with spaces.
  • Manuscripts are to be double-spaced in all sections, and pages should have line numbers.
  • Paragraph lead-ins should be indicated by boldface type.
  • Page size should be set to 8.5 by 11 inches (ca. 21.6 by 28 cm).
  • Use the past tense to narrate particular events in the past, including the procedures, observations, and data of the study that you are reporting. Thus, most of the abstract, Materials and Methods, and Results will be in the past tense.
  • Use the present tense for your own general conclusions, the conclusions of previous researchers, and generally accepted facts. Thus, most of the Introdcution and some of the Discussion will written in the present tense.
  • Abbreviations other than those recommended by the IUPAC-IUB (Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 1992) should be used only when a case can be made for necessity, such as in tables and figures. Abbreviations should not be used if they do not appear more than three times in the manuscript.
  • Note that it is often possible to use pronouns or to paraphrase a long word after its first use (e.g., "the drug" or "the substrate").
  • Standard metric units are used for reporting length, weight, and volume. For these units and for molarity, use the prefixes m, µ, n, and p for 10–3, 10–6, 10–9, and 10–12, respectively. Likewise, use the prefix k for 103. Avoid compound prefixes such as mµ or µµ. Use µg/ml or µg/g in place of the ambiguous ppm. Units of temperature are presented as follows: 37°C or 324 K.
  • When fractions are used to express units such as enzymatic activities, it is preferable to use whole units, such as "g" or "min," in the denominator instead of fractional or multiple units, such as µg or 10 min.
  • Always report numerical data in the appropriate SI units.
  • For style queries, consult the ASM Style Manual for Journals (American Society for Microbiology, 2010, in-house document) and How To Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, 6th ed. (Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 2006).

 

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