Ranked 10/94 in the ISI Microbiology category
Molecular Microbiology
Edited by:
John D. Helmann
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2010: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology: 60 / 286; Microbiology: 16 / 107
Impact Factor: 4.819
Molecular Microbiology, the leading primary journal in microbial sciences, publishes research articles reporting the results of molecular studies of eukaryotic microorganisms and of prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) and their viruses. Studies that include genetic, biochemical, biophysical, bioinformatic and structural analysis leading to a deeper understanding of the molecular principles underlying basic physiological processes or mechanisms are considered as potentially suitable for publication in the journal. Topics considered appropriate include:
- Gene expression and regulation
- Pathogenicity and virulence
- Physiology and metabolism
- Synthesis of macromolecules (proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, polysaccharides, etc.)
- Cell biology and subcellular organization
- Membrane biogenesis and function
- Traffic and transport
- Cell-cell communication and signalling pathways
- Evolution and gene transfer
Average submission to first decision is just 23 days!
TopNews and Announcements
NIH-funded authors and Molecular Microbiology
All Molecular Microbiology authors are in full compliance with NIH requirements. From April 2008, the NIH is mandating grantees to deposit their accepted manuscripts in PubMed Central, to be made publicly available within 12 months of publication (http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm#general). The NIH mandate applies to all articles based on research that has been wholly or partially funded by the NIH and that are accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008. For papers accepted for publication in Molecular Microbiology after this date Wiley-Blackwell will post the accepted version of articles by NIH grant-holders to PubMed Central upon acceptance by the journal. This accepted version will be made publicly available in PubMed Central 12 months after publication.
As an alternative, NIH-funded authors may use the Online Open service. This service grants free and immediate availability of the article on publication, and deposition of the final pdf version with PubMed Central.
Early View now available
Molecular Microbiology now publishes Early View papers - fully reviewed and revised articles published online in advance of publication in a forthcoming printed issue. Click here to view Early View articles
Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
Free access to all articles online 18 months after publication. Content published prior to 1997 is available online and can be purchased by institutions for a one-off fee. For further information on how to access these issues please visit our Librarian Site.
Molecular Microbiology one of the 'hottest journals of the millennium'!
Molecular Microbiology has been named one of the 'hottest journals of the millennium (so far)' in a recent ScienceWatch report.
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Forthcoming Conference
Molecular Microbiology Meeting Würzburg
Institute of of Molecular Infection Biology, May 4-6, 2011
Free Access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the HINARI initiative with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
Online Open
Authors of articles in this journal can now choose to make their articles open access and available free for all readers through the payment of an author fee. Read more.
TopHighlights
All MicroReviews, MicroCommentaries and MicroMeetings are available free online
Click on the links below to view the most downloaded articles published and downloaded in 2009:
- A rough guide to the non-coding RNA world of Salmonella
Jörg Vogel - Pathogen trafficking pathways and host phosphoinositide metabolism
Stefan S. Weber, Curdin Ragaz, Hubert Hilbi - A genetic approach for finding small RNAs regulators of genes of interest identifies RybC as regulating the DpiA/DpiB two-component system
Pierre Mandin, Susan Gottesman
