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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 3
ONLINE ADVERTISING 4
ETOC SPONSORSHIPS 5
PRINT ADVERTISING 6
AAC® RATES 8
AEM® RATES 10
CMR® RATES 12
CVI® RATES 14
GENOMEA™ RATES 16
IAI® RATES 18
JB® RATES 20
JCM® RATES 22
JVI® RATES 24
MBIO® RATES 26
MMBR® RATES 28
MCB® RATES 30
MSPHERE™ RATES 32
MSYSTEMS™ RATES 33
MICROBE RATES 34
ABOUT ASM 37
3INTRODUCTION
ASM Journals continue to advance the life sciences by disseminating
top fundamental and applied research to scientists around the globe.
About ASM Journals
Thomson Reuters reports the following data in the
2016 Release of the Journal Citation Reports®:
• ASM journals publish over 20% of all Microbiology articles,
while accounting for 33% of all Microbiology citations
• ASM publishes 4 journals in the Top 20 of Microbiology
ranked by Impact Factor
• ASM publishes 5 journals in the Top 20 most-cited journals
in Microbiology
• ASM has the top-cited journal in 4 categories
4 ADVERTISING
Online advertising offers access to ASM’s global audience, reaching hundreds of
thousands of visitors each month. Through September 2016, journal pages received
over 8 million users and more than 28 million pageviews. Journal readers continuously
rely on ASM to publish the leading research in microbiology. Premium positioning
guarantees maximum impact. Weekly reports supply impression and click-through
data, providing measurable results for advertisers. Online advertising options include
728x90 pixel and 120x600 pixel banner ads, as well as eTOC sponsorships on all 14
journals.
Online Ad Placement
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per 30 seconds for animated creatives.
User enabled media is allowed.
All online ads must be received no
later than 5 business days prior to
expected live date to allow for approval,
programing and testing.
ASM reserves the right to approve all
ad creatives which will run on any ASM
websites and emails. ASM reserves the
right to reject any creative that does
not follow ASM’s specifications.
All cancellations must be signed by
a WTG representative in order to be
considered valid.
Advertisers can select which pages they
would like to target their purchased
number of impressions. Ads may appear
on the following pages:
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ensure your message reaches the full
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Print & Online Bundling
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Online Advertising
eTOCSponsorships
ADVERTISING
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targeted audiences. These opt-in alerts are delivered when a journal issue closes. With
one ad space available on each alert, sponsoring an eTOC alert guarantees maximum
impact to your intended audience.
eTOC sponsorships are
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AAC® 10,195
AEM® 11,195
CMR® 10,698
CVI® 5,665
genomeA™ 17,637
IAI® 10,350
JB® 11,727
JCM® 11,177
JVI® 10,281
mBio® 32,402
MMBR® 15,619
MCB® 12,649
mSphere™
mSystems™
Number of Opt-in Subscriptions by Title:
Approval and Cancellation Policies
ASM reserves the right to approve
all ad creative, and may reject any
creative that does not follow ASM’s
specifications. All online ads must be
received no later than 5 business days
prior to expected live date to allow for
approval, programing and testing.
All cancellations must be signed by
a WTG representative in order to be
considered valid.
5
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Given to advertisers based on frequency within a 12 month
period. The earned rate is determined by the number of
insertions. Full pages and fractional pages count as single
insertions; each page of an insert counts as one insertion.
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placed.
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6 ADVERTISING
The journals’ international readership consists of practicing physicians and
research scientists working in the fields of pharmacy and pharmacology,
immunology, virology, molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, pathology,
bacteriology, and other fields related to the world of microbiology.
PrintAdvertising
ASM General Meeting Convention Issues*
With the purchase of a full page ad in one of the following
issues, 15,000 impressions on the open access journal mBio®
will be provided during the month of May.
Reservation and materials must be received by the journal’s
closing deadline.
Journal Issues
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, April
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May
*ASM Microbe 2016 (ASM/ICAAC), Boston, MA June 16-20
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7ADVERTISING
8 ONLINE RATES Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy® (AAC®)
Established: 1972 Impact Factor: 4.476
# 1 Cited in Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (AAC) features interdisciplinary studies that
build our understanding of the underlying mechanisms and therapeutic applications
of antimicrobial and antiparasitic agents and chemotherapy. AAC is a key resource for
microbiologists, pharmaceutical researchers, biochemists, pharmacologists, clinicians
and other infectious disease practitioners.
* Cancellations cannot be accepted later than one week after space
reservation.
aac.asm.org
Standard Website Rates
Quantity/Position Cost
25k impressions $ 45.00 CPM
50k impressions $ 40.00 CPM
75k impressions $ 35.00 CPM
100k impressions $ 30.00 CPM
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Average Monthly Website Performance*:
Int’l Impressions: 500,000
US Impressions: 50,000
Page views: 381,020
Users: 113,766
Time on site: 1:53 minutes
*Source: Google Analytics report, averaged from Jan. to Sep. 2015
Monthly (online only)
Closing Dates*
Issue eTOC
Jan. 12/16
Feb. 1/15
March 2/15
April 3/14
May 4/11
June 5/10
July 6/7
Aug. 7/11
Sept. 8/9
Oct. 9/12
Nov. 10/10
Dec. 11/8
eTOC Rates
eTOC Subscriptions: 10,170
Position Cost
Leaderboard banner $ 1 ,000 per edition
9ONLINE RATES
Which of the following best describesthe sector you work in?
What is your main area of research?
Which of the following best describesyour job function?
What is your professional status?
Demographic Survey*
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy® (AAC®)
Academic
Medical
Industry
Government
6%
11%
22%
61%
Researcher
Clinical Practioner
Lecturer/teacher
Information Professional
10%
1%
14%
75%
Professional
Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Student
4%
11%
85%
5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Other
Pharmacology
Molecular Biology
Virology
Bacteriology
Clinical Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
Antimicrobial Agents
Other
Pharmacology
Molecular Biology
Virology
Bacteriology
Clinical Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
Antimicrobial Agents
10%
32%
5%
6%
5%
3%
4%
22%
*Source: Author Survey Demographics, 2014
10 Applied and Environmental Microbiology® (AEM®)
Established: 1953 Impact Factor: 3.668
Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM) publishes papers that make significant
contributions to the following fields: applied microbiology, including biotechnology,
protein engineering, bioremediation, and food microbiology; microbial ecology,
including environmental, organismic, and genomic microbiology; interdisciplinary
microbiology, including invertebrate microbiology, plant microbiology, aquatic
microbiology and geomicrobiology.
ONLINE RATES
Average Monthly Website Performance*:
Int’l Impressions: 400,000
US Impressions: 150,000
Page views: 596,021
Users: 164,199
Time on site: 2:00 minutes
*Source: Google Analytics report, averaged from Jan. to Sep. 2015
Standard Website Rates
Quantity/Position Cost
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50k impressions $ 40.00 CPM
75k impressions $ 35.00 CPM
100k impressions $ 30.00 CPM
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# 1 Cited in Microbiology aem.asm.org
Monthly (online only)
* Cancellations cannot be accepted later than one week after space
reservation.
Closing Dates*
Issue eTOC
Jan. 12/8
Jan. 12/24
Feb. 1/8
Feb. 1/25
March 2/5
March 2/23
April 3/8
April 3/22
May 4/5
May 4/19
June 5/3
June 5/17
July 5/31
July 6/17
Aug. 7/1
Aug. 7/18
Sept. 8/2
Sept. 8/17
Oct. 9/5
Oct. 9/19
Nov. 9/30
Nov. 10/14
Dec. 10/28
Dec. 11/8
eTOC Rates
eTOC Subscriptions: 10,953
Position Cost
Leaderboard banner $ 1 ,000 per edition
11ONLINE RATESApplied and Environmental Microbiology® (AEM®)
**Source: Author Survey Demographics, 2014
Demographic Survey**
Academic
2% 3%
11%
84%
Government
Industry
Medical
Researcher16%
84%
Lecturer/teacher
Professional
7%
15%
78%
Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Student
5 10 15 20 25
Antimicrobial Agents
Molecular Biology
Bacteriology
Biotechnology
Applied and Industrial Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Food Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology
Antimicrobial Agents
Molecular Biology
Bacteriology
Biotechnology
Applied and Industrial Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Food Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology
14%
23%
7%
10%
6%
5%
5%
15%
Which of the following best describesthe sector you work in?
What is your main area of research?
Which of the following best describesyour job function?
What is your professional status?
12 PRINT RATES Clinical Microbiology Reviews® (CMR®)
Frequency: Quarterly Established: 1988 Impact Factor: 17.406#2 in Microbiology by Impact Factor
Closing Dates*
Issue Space Material
Jan. 11/17 11/30
April 2/18 2/29
July 5/18 5/27
Oct. 8/17 8/26
* Cancellations cannot be accepted later than one
week after space reservation. Issue dates in bold
will be distributed at the ASM General Meeting
(May) and ICAAC (September).
Clinical Microbiology Reviews (CMR) analyzes the latest developments in clinical
microbiology and immunology. Clinical and medical microbiologists, immunologists,
epidemiologists, pathologists, public health workers, and infectious disease workers all
turn to the journal to discover not only the current state of knowledge in the field, but also
balanced, thought-provoking perspectives on controversial issues.
Freq. 1 Page 1/2 Page 1/4
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4x $ 1,420 $ 995 $ 675
8x $ 1,395 $ 980 $ 660
16x $ 1,335 $ 935 $ 625
Run of Book (ROB) B/W Rates
Color Rates (Per Page)
Standard $ 935
Matched $ 975
3/4 Color $ 1,465
Freq. 2 Page 4 Page
1x $ 2,930 $ 5,860
4x $ 2,840 $ 5,680
8x $ 2,790 $ 5,580
16x $ 2,670 $ 5,340
Insert Rates
Larger units, gate-folds, tip-ins, die cuts:
Rates upon request.
Business Reply Cards: 2x earned B/W
page rate.
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handling, rates upon request.
eTOC Closing Dates
Issue eTOC
Jan. 12/3
April 3/3
July 6/2
Oct. 8/31
13ONLINE RATESClinical Microbiology Reviews® (CMR®)
Average Monthly Website Performance*:
Int’l Impressions: 200,000
US Impressions: 30,000
Page views: 172,241
Users: 76,590
Time on site: 1:34 minutes
*Source: Google Analytics report, averaged from Jan. to Sep. 2015
Standard Website Rates
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50k impressions $ 40.00 CPM
75k impressions $ 35.00 CPM
100k impressions $ 30.00 CPM
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eTOC Rates
Position Cost
Leaderboard banner $ 1,000 per edition
eTOC Subscriptions: 10,643
Demographic Survey*
Clinical Microbiology Reviews (CMR) analyzes the latest developments in clinical
microbiology and immunology. Clinical and medical microbiologists, immunologists,
epidemiologists, pathologists, public health workers, and infectious disease workers all
turn to the journal to discover not only the current state of knowledge in the field, but also
balanced, thought-provoking perspectives on controversial issues.
cmr.asm.org
Researcher22%
56%
22%
Lecturer/teacher
Clinical Practioner
10 20 30 40 50
Virology
Clinical Microbiology
Antimicrobial Agents
Infectious Diseases
Virology
Clinical Microbiology
Antimicrobial Agents
Infectious Diseases
10%
50%
5%10%
5%
3%
30%
Which of the following best describesyour job function?
What is your main area of research?
*Source: Author Survey Demographics, 2014
1314 ONLINE RATES Clinical and Vaccine Immunology® (CVI®)
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology (CVI) enhances understanding of the immune
response in health and disease by showcasing discoveries in clinical, laboratory,
and vaccine immunology. Areas of focus include microbial immunology, immune
mechanisms, veterinary immunology, and all aspects of vaccine research:
development and evaluation of vaccines, immune responses to vaccines,
vaccine vectors, adjuvants and immunomodulators, assays of vaccine efficacy
and clinical trials.
eTOC Rates
eTOC Subscriptions: 5,595
Position Cost
Leaderboard banner $ 1,000 per edition
Monthly (online only)
Average Monthly Website Performance*:
Int’l Impressions: 80,000
US Impressions: 20,000
Page views: 56,428
Users: 24,951
Time on site: 1:25 minutes
*Source: Google Analytics report, averaged from Jan. to Sep. 2015
Closing Dates**
Issue eTOC
Jan. 12/24
Feb. 1/25
March 2/23
April 3/22
May 4/25
June 5/23
July 6/21
Aug. 7/25
Sept. 8/23
Oct. 9/21
Nov. 10/24
Dec. 11/18
Standard Website Rates
Quantity/Position Cost
25k impressions $ 45.00 CPM
50k impressions $ 40.00 CPM
75k impressions $ 35.00 CPM
100k impressions $ 30.00 CPM
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Established: 1994 Impact Factor: 2.470 cvi.asm.org
141415ONLINE RATES
Demographic Survey*
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology® (CVI®)
5 10 15 20 25
Genetics/Genomics
Biochemistry
Other
Virology
Infectious Diseases
Clinical Microbiology
Vaccinology
Immunology
Genetics/Genomics
Biochemistry
Other
Virology
Infectious Diseases
Clinical Microbiology
Vaccinology
Immunology
14%
21%
12%
14%
9%
2%
2%
19%
Academic
5%
19%
26%
50%
Medical
Government
Industry
Researcher
7%
21%
72%
Clinical Practioner
Lecturer/teacher
Professional
2%
10%
88%
Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Student
*Source: Author Survey Demographics, 2014
Which of the following best describesthe sector you work in?
What is your main area of research?
Which of the following best describesyour job function?
What is your professional status?
Standard Website Rates
Quantity/Position Cost
25k impressions $ 45.00 CPM
50k impressions $ 40.00 CPM
75k impressions $ 35.00 CPM
100k impressions $ 30.00 CPM
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eTOC Rates
eTOC Subscriptions: 16,198
Position Cost
Leaderboard banner $ 1,000 per edition
Issue eTOC
Feb. 2/23
April 4/26
June 6/21
Aug. 8/23
Oct. 10/25
Dec. 12/27
Closing Dates**
** Cancellations cannot be accepted later than one week after
space reservation.
13
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16 ONLINE RATES
Average Monthly Website Performance*:
Int’l Impressions: 25,000
US Impressions: 15,000
Page views: 82,518
Users: 35,037
Time on site: 1:33 minutes
* Source: Google Analytics report, averaged from Jan. to Sep. 2015
Established: 2013
New articles posted as they become available;
Issues batched bimonthly. (Online only)
genomea.asm.org
Genome Announcements™ (genomeA™)
Genome Announcements™ is a new online-only, fully open access journal
that publishes short manuscripts announcing the availability of recently
sequenced genomes of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in
public databases. These announcements inform readers of the availability
of new genome sequences and provide the rationale for sequencing a
particular organism, as well as details of the methodologies and protocols
used in assembly of the genome sequence.
Academic
Government
Medical
Industry
3%6%
9%
82%
Demographic Survey*
Which of the following best describesthe sector you work in?
The following data presents the Top 20 sequencing instruments and assembly software programs used by Genome Announcements authors.
141417ONLINE RATES
Top 20 Sequencing Instruments used by genomeA™ Authors:
Top 20 Assembly Software Programs used by genomeA™ Authors:
1. 454 GS FLX Titanium (Roche)
2. HiSeq (Illumina)
3. MiSeq (Illumina)
4. Ion PGM Sequencer (Life Tech)
5. Genome Analyzer IIx (Illumina)
6. Sanger dideoxy sequencing
7. Illumina
8. 3730/3730xl DNA Analyzer (ABI)
9. PacBio RS (Pacific Biosciences)
10. Primer Walking
11. 454 GS Junior (Roche)
12. 3130 Genetic Analyzer (ABI)
13. SOLiD 4 System
14. HiScanSQ (Illumina)
15. SOLiD 3 System
16. PRISM 3100 Genetic Analyzer (ABI)
17. Ion Proton (Life Tech)
18. PRISM 3700 Genetic Analyzer (ABI)
19. Solexa
20. Ion Torrent (Life Tech)
1. Newbler
2. Velvet
3. CLC Genomics Workbench
4. SOAPdenovo
5. MIRA
6. GS De Novo Assembler
7. GLIMMER
8. ABySS
9. SPPACE
10. SeqMan NGen
11. ALLPATHS-LG
12. Celera WGA Assembler / CABOG
13. SPAdes
14. DNAStar
15. Geneious
16. HGAP
17. Phrap
18. GapFiller
19. A5 pipeline
20. Bowtie
Genome Announcements™ (genomeA™)
Researcher
Lecturer/teacher
12%
88%
Professional
Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Student
7%
17%
76%
5 10 15 20 25
Applied and Industrial Microbiology
Biotechnology
Microbial Ecology
Infectious Diseases
Bacteriology
Environmental Microbiology
Virology
Genetics/Genomics
Applied and Industrial Microbiology
Biotechnology
Microbial Ecology
Infectious Diseases
Bacteriology
Environmental Microbiology
Virology
Genetics/Genomics
17%
24%
7%
14%
7%
2%
5%
19%
What is your main area of research? Which of the following best describesyour job function?
What is your professional status?
*Source: Author Survey Demographics, 2014
18 Infection and Immunity® (IAI®)
Established: 1970 Impact Factor: 3.731
ONLINE RATES
Average Monthly Website Performance*:
Int’l Impressions: 200,000
US Impressions: 80,000
Page views: 203,989
Users: 65,012
Time on site: 1:43 minutes
* Source: Google Analytics report, averaged from Jan. to Sep. 2015 Closing Dates*
Issue eTOC
Jan. 12/11
Feb. 1/11
March 2/10
April 3/11
May 4/11
June 5/11
July 6/10
Aug. 7/8
Sept. 8/8
Oct. 9/6
Nov. 10/3
Dec. 11/7
* Cancellations cannot be accepted later than one week after space
reservation. Issue dates in bold will be distributed at the ASM General
Meeting (May).
eTOC Rates
eTOC Subscriptions: 10,046
Position Cost
Leaderboard banner $ 1 ,000 per edition
Standard Website Rates
Quantity/Position Cost
25k impressions $ 45.00 CPM
50k impressions $ 40.00 CPM
75k impressions $ 35.00 CPM
100k impressions $ 30.00 CPM
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iai.asm.org
Monthly (online only)
Infection and Immunity (IAI) reports key discoveries that help microbiologists,
immunologists, epidemiologists, pathologists and clinicians to gain new insights into
the underlying mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions and develop novel strategies
to prevent or treat infectious diseases. Specific areas of interest include mechanisms
of molecular pathogenesis, virulence factors, cellular microbiology, experimental
models of infection, host resistance or susceptibility, and the generation of innate and
adaptive immune responses.
19ONLINE RATESInfection and Immunity® (IAI®)
Demographic Survey*
Academic
Government
Medical
Industry
3%6%
10%
81%
Researcher
Lecturer/teacher
Clinical Practioner
Information Professional
1% 5%
13%
81%
Professional
Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Student
7%
17%
76%
What is your main area of research?
Which of the following best describesyour job function?
What is your professional status?
Which of the following best describesthe sector you work in?
10 20 30 40 50
Epidemiology/Public Health
Genetics/Genomics
Vaccinology
Other
Molecular Biology
Bacteriology
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology/Public Health
Genetics/Genomics
Vaccinology
Other
Molecular Biology
Bacteriology
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
14%
47%
3%
3%
3%
2%
2%
17%
*Source: Author Survey Demographics, 2014
20 Journal of Bacteriology® (JB®)
Established: 1916 Impact Factor: 2.808
#2 Cited in Microbiology
Journal of Bacteriology ® (JB) publishes research articles that probe fundamental
processes in bacteria, archaea and their viruses, and the molecular mechanisms by
which they interact with each other and with their hosts and their environments.
ONLINE RATES
Average Monthly Website Performance*:
Int’l Impressions: 300,000
US Impressions: 150,000
Page views: 329,198
Users: 85,409
Time on site: 1:53 minutes
*Source: Google Analytics report, averaged from Jan. to Sep. 2015
Closing Dates*
eTOC
Position Cost
Leaderboard banner $ 1,000 per edition
eTOC Subscriptions: 11,372
Standard Website Rates
Quantity/Position Cost
25k impressions $ 45.00 CPM
50k impressions $ 40.00 CPM
75k impressions $ 35.00 CPM
100k impressions $ 30.00 CPM
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jb.asm.org
Monthly (online only)
* Cancellations cannot be accepted later than one week after space
reservation.
Issue eTOC
Jan. 12/1
Jan. 12/15
Feb. 1/4
Feb. 1/15
March 2/1
March 2/16
April 3/4
April 3/18
May 4/1
May 4/15
June 5/2
June 5/16
July 5/31
July 6/14
Aug. 6/29
Aug. 7/15
Sept. 7/29
Sept. 8/12
Oct. 8/26
Oct. 9/9
Nov. 9/26
Nov. 10/10
Dec. 10/24
Dec. 11/7
21ONLINE RATESJournal of Bacteriology® (JB®)
Demographic Survey*
Academic
Government
Medical
Industry
1% 3%
92%
4%
Researcher
Lecturer/teacher
10%
90%
Professional
Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Student
4%8%
88%
5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Biotechnology
Antimicrobial Agents
Other
Biochemistry
Infectious Diseases
Genetics/Genomics
Molecular Biology
Bacteriology
Biotechnology
Antimicrobial Agents
Other
Biochemistry
Infectious Diseases
Genetics/Genomics
Molecular Biology
Bacteriology
9%
35%
6%
7%
5%
3%
4%
22%
What is your main area of research?
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22 PRINT RATES Journal of Clinical Microbiology® (JCM®)
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Sept. 8/11
Oct. 9/12
Nov. 10/11
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Medical
Academic
Government
Industry
4%
11%
42%
43%
Researcher
Clinical Practioner
Lecturer/teacher
Information Professional
1%
9%
26%
64%
Professional
Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Student
5%
8%
87%
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Molecular Biology
Other
Antimicrobial Agents
Epidemiology/Public Health
Bacteriology
Virology
Infectious Diseases
Clinical Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Other
Antimicrobial Agents
Epidemiology/Public Health
Bacteriology
Virology
Infectious Diseases
Clinical Microbiology
11%
38%
6%
7%
5%
4%
5%
15%
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describes your job function?
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ONLINE RATES Journal of Virology® (JVI®)
Established: 1967 Impact Factor: 4.439# 1 Cited in Virology
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bacteria, fungi, plants, and protozoa, reporting important new discoveries and
pointing to new directions in research. Among the key issues investigated are virus
structure and assembly, viral genome replication and regulation of gene expression,
genetic diversity and evolution, virus-cell interactions, cellular responses to infection,
transformation and oncogenesis, gene delivery, viral pathogenesis and immunity, and
vaccines and antiviral agents.
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April 3/4
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May 4/1
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June 5/2
June 5/16
July 5/31
July 6/14
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Dec. 10/24
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Government
Medical
Industry
87%
8%4%
1%
Researcher
Lecturer/teacher
Clinical Practioner
3%3%
94%
Professional
Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Student
82%
14%
4%
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Vaccinology
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Virology
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Vaccinology
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Virology
6%
75%
3%
3%
1%
1%
1%
9%
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13 ONLINE26 ONLINE RATES mBio®
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publishing cutting-edge research across all major areas of the microbial sciences,
including virology, bacteriology, parasitology, mycology, and allied fields, which
may include immunology, ecology, population biology, computational biology,
anti-infectives and vaccines, and public health.
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Academic
Government
Industry
Medical81%
7%
6%
6%
Researcher
Lecturer/teacher
Clinical Practioner
3%4%
93%
5 10 15 20 25 30
Eukaryotic Microorganisms
Molecular Biology
Virology
Microbial Ecology
Clinical Microbiology
Genetics/Genomics
Bacteriology
Infectious Diseases
Eukaryotic Microorganisms
Molecular Biology
Virology
Microbial Ecology
Clinical Microbiology
Genetics/Genomics
Bacteriology
Infectious Diseases
11%
38%
6%
7%
5%
4%
5%
15%
*Source: Author Survey Demographics, 2014
28 ONLINE RATES Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews® (MMBR®)
Established: 1937 Impact Factor: 14.611
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews (MMBR) keeps researchers current with
the latest developments in microbiology as well as related fields such as immunology
and molecular and cellular biology. Review articles enable both specialists and
nonspecialists to build an understanding of bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, and
other higher eukaryotes.
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Page views: 83,493
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Time on site: 1:19 minutes
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General Meeting (May).
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29ONLINE RATESMicrobiology and Molecular Biology Reviews® (MMBR®)
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Academic
Medical
86%
14%
0
5 10 15 20 25 30
Virology
Bacteriology
Microbial Ecology
Biochemistry
Infectious Diseases
Virology
Bacteriology
Microbial Ecology
Biochemistry
Infectious Diseases
14%
29%
14%
14%
5%
4%
29%
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30 ONLINE RATES Molecular and Cellular Biology® (MCB®)
Established: 1981 Impact Factor: 4.777#4 Cited in Cell Biology
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31ONLINE RATESMolecular and Cellular Biology® (MCB®)
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Academic
Government
Medical
93%
4%3%
Researcher
Lecturer/teacher
Information Professional
95%
4%1%
Professional
Postdoctoral Fellow
94%
6%
10 20 30 40 50
Vaccinology
Genetics/Genomics
Infectious Diseases
Eukaryotic Microorganisms
Immunology
Other
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Vaccinology
Genetics/Genomics
Infectious Diseases
Eukaryotic Microorganisms
Immunology
Other
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
14%
47%
4%
6%
1%
3%
3%
17%
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13 ONLINE32 ONLINE RATES mSphere™
mSphere™ is a multidisciplinary open access journal that focuses on rapid publication
of fundamental contributions to our understanding of microbiology. Its scope reflects
the immense range of fields within the microbial sciences, creating new opportunities
for researchers to share findings that are transforming our understanding of human,
animal, and plant health and disease, ecosystems, neuroscience, energy production,
climate change, evolution, biogeochemical cycling, and food and drug production.
To leverage the broader reach and accessibility of our new pan-microbiology open-
access journal, Eukaryotic Cell® (EC) will join mSphere™ at launch.
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13 ONLINE 33ONLINE RATESmSystems™
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achieves insights into metabolic and regulatory systems at the scale of both the single
cell and microbial communities. The scope of mSystems™ encompasses all important
biological and biochemical findings in microbial systems biology, including those
drawn from analyses of large data sets, as well as new technical and computational
methodologies for deriving these insights. mSystems™ publishes research focused
on the microbiome, genomics, metagenomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics,
proteomics, glycomics, bioinformatics, and computational microbiology.
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37ABOUT ASM
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