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About JB

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  • 27

    Avg Days to First Decision

  • 9

    Avg Days to Publication from Acceptance*

  • 95%

    of Published Articles Cited within Two Years of Publication**

Journal of Bacteriology® 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.

 

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  • Indexed/Abstracted in: Agricola, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Biotechnology Citation Index, CAB Abstracts, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Service, Current Contents- Life Sciences, EMBASE, Food Science and Technology Abstracts, Illustrata, MEDLINE, Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science), Summon, and more.

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Editor in Chief
Thomas J. Silhavy, Princeton University

 

24, Twice-Monthly Issues
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Print ISSN: 0021-9193
Online ISSN: 1098-5530

 

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Edited by Working Scientists

Quick Decisions, Rapid Publication, and Impactful Citations

Format-Neutral Submissions
For initial submissions, JB welcomes papers in any format (format-neutral submissions). At this stage, authors are encouraged to upload a single PDF that incorporates the full text, tables, and figures. The reference style, the arrangement of sections of the paper, and other formatting issues are at the discretion of the author at initial submission.

Peer review averages above are based on 2019 data.
* This number reflects the accepted manuscript posting date.
** Citation data is from Web of Science for the 2016-2017 time period.

UPDATED March 2020

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