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About International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

ISSNs: Print 1466-5026; Online 1466-5034

Official publication of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes and the Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology Division of the International Union of Microbiological Societies

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM), formerly International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology (IJSB), is the official journal of record for novel prokaryotic taxa. Now in its 57th year (before 1966 it was known as the International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy), the journal is the cornerstone of the dynamic field of microbial systematics.

IJSEM publishes papers dealing with all phases of the systematics of prokaryotes, yeasts and yeast-like organisms, including taxonomy, nomenclature, identification, phylogeny, evolution, biodiversity, characterization and culture preservation. Its scope covers phylogenetic and evolutionary aspects of all micro-organisms, including the protists such as protozoa and algae, and it also publishes molecular environmental papers with a strong systematics content. Its international Editorial Board ensures the highest standards of peer review.

IJSEM is published by the Society for General Microbiology (SGM), a learned society that promotes microbiology at all levels.

IJSEM features:

• Descriptions of the majority of all new prokaryotic and yeast species
• Validation Lists - to validate officially the publication of names of prokaryotes not published in the IJSB/IJSEM
• Opinions of the Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (ICSP)
• Minutes of ICSP subcommittees
• Over 2000 pages per annual volume
• Different cover picture for each issue

Benefits to authors:

• Excellent editorial standards
• Online submission and peer review
• Excellent reproduction of figures
• No page charges
• Supplementary data facility in IJSEM Online
• Authors receive 25 free offprints 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

The 2006 JCR Impact Factor is 2.662.

Submission of papers

Papers for publication must be submitted using our online submission system. See the Instructions for Authors for more information regarding the layout and content of papers.

Valid publication of bacterial names

As required by the Bacteriological Code, the IJSEM publishes Validation Lists containing new names that were effectively published in other journals. For validation of new names published elsewhere, authors should submit a covering letter and three reprints or photocopies of the article(s) to the Editorial Office.

Publication dates

The scheduled and actual publication dates for IJSEM and IJSB are available here.

Editorial Office

Permission requests should be sent in duplicate, with a self-addressed envelope, to Sarah Ferris (Editorial Assistant) at the Editorial Office.

All other queries should be directed to Dr Melanie Scourfield (Senior Staff Editor) at the Editorial Office.

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

Last modified 6 July 2007