期刊名称：CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Current Microbiology offers a means of rapid publication of timely new information dealing with all aspects of microbial cells including prokaryotes and eukaryotes and, where appropriate, viruses. The topics included are general, medical, and applied microbiology and virology and span the disciplines of physiology, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, morphology, taxonomy, diagnostic methods, and immunology as applied to microorganisms. Papers describing new methodologies will also be considered. A series of short papers on the same or related topic is not appropriate for Current Microbiology.
Instructions to Authors
Manuscript Preparation and Submission
Submit all manuscripts for Current Microbiology to Albert Balows, Editor in Chief, Current Microbiology, 105 Bay Colt Road, Alpharetta, Georgia 30201, USA.
Current Microbiology accepts papers in all areas of microbiology. Only short papers - approximately 12 manuscript pages in length - are considered. Papers will be published approximately four months after acceptance.
Three clean copies of all materials must be submitted including figures and tables. All portions of the manuscript must be typed double-spaced. Number all pages in sequence, starting from the title page and including the abstract, text of the paper, literature cited, tables, and figure legends.
In some cases, two copies of manuscripts by the same author that are "in press" and are important in reviewing and determining the acceptability of the submitted paper should be included. Authors uncertain of English usage should have their papers read by someone proficient in the English language. Manuscripts deficient in this respect will be returned before review. Manuscripts may also be submitted on diskette, using any major word processing software. Both DOS-based and MacIntosh operating systems are acceptable. The diskette should be clearly labeled with the author's name, the title of the article, and the software used.
Copyright
Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis; that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that its publication has been approved by all coauthors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities at the institute where the work has been carried out; that if and when the manuscript is accepted for publication, the authors agree to automatic transfer of the copyright to the publisher; that the manuscript will not be published elsewhere in any language without the consent of the copyright holders; that written permission of the copyright holder has been obtained by the authors for material used from other copyrighted sources; and that any costs associated with obtaining this permission are the author's responsibility.
Review Process
All manuscripts are reviewed by an editor and members of the Editorial Board or qualified outside reviewers. Since the purpose of Current Microbiology is the rapid publication of timely information, all possible effort will be expended by obtaining rapid reviews. This requires firm decisions as to the acceptability of a manuscript sometimes without a detailed written critique of its contents for the benefit of the authors in cases of rejection. Only in exceptional cases where slight changes in a paper will result in its acceptability will a manuscript be returned for modification. The decision of the Editors in these matters will be considered final. If extensive revisions should be permitted or if authors do not return revised manuscripts promptly, publication will be delayed. Proofs The journal will make every effort to publish papers approximately four months after their acceptance. Authors are requested to return proofs quickly to help speed up publication.
Format of the Paper
It is essential that manuscripts be submitted in the proper format, as deviations may result in rejection of the paper. The most recent issue Current Microbiology should be used as a guide for the appropriate style and format. A paper submitted to Current Microbiology should consist of original observations that are not being considered for publication elsewhere. The final length of the paper, including tables, illustrations, and literature references if at all possible should not exceed four printed pages (up to 12 manuscript pages including tables and illustrations). Longer manuscripts often require additional time for review and corresponding delay in possible publication.
Title.
Use a brief phrase describing the contents of the paper. The title page should include: title, running head (not over 55 letters and spaces), full name (including first name and middle initial) of each author, address(es) of the institution(s) at which the work was performed, and each author's affiliation or a footnote indicating the present address of any author no longer at the institution at which the work was performed. Place an asterisk after the name of the author to whom inquiries regarding the papers should be directed.
Abbreviations.
Standard abbreviations, such as listed in chapter 14 of the CBE Style Manual (5th ed.), may be used without explanation. All other abbreviations must be inserted in parentheses following the first use of the term. Abbreviations defined in the abstract should not again be defined in the body of the text.
Abstract.
On a separate page, summarize the contents of the paper in not more than 150 words. Following the abstract, list no more than ten (10) key words that will provide indexing references to major aspects considered in the paper.
Introduction.
Beginning with a new page, give a clear statement of the problem, the relevant literature on the subject, and the proposed approach or solution.
Materials and Methods.
Be as brief as possible. Cite a method if an adequate description has been published in generally obtainable literature. Include only relevant modifications of previously published methods or new methods. Be sure that sufficient information is given to allow others to repeat the experiments.
Literature Cited.
Arrange the papers alphabetically in the literature cited, by surname of the first author, and number them serially. References in the text are by numerals in square brackets, e.g., [4, 12], corresponding to the numbers in the Literature Cited. All papers cited in the text, tables, or figure legends must be included in the literature cited. Papers that have been accepted for publication elsewhere may be included in the literature cited of Current Microbiology (give the full citation including the name of the journal and following with the words "in press" and the likely date of publication).
Examples
Articles from journals
Baumann P, Baumann L (1975)
Catabolism of D-fructose and D-ribose by Pseudomonas doudoroffii. I. Physiological studies and mutant analysis. Arch Microbiol 105:225-240
Articles from contributor-type books
Faith WT, Neubeck CE, Reese ET (1971) Production and application of enzymes. In: Ghose TK, Fiechter A (eds) Advances in biochemical engineering, vol. 1. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer-Verlag, pp 77-111
Books
Gottschalk G (1986) Bacterial metabolism, 2nd edn. New York, Heidelberg, Berlin: Springer-Verlag
Volumes published annually
Starr MP, Chatterjee AK (1972) The genus Erwinia: Enterobacteria pathogenic to plants and animals. Annu Rev Microbiol 26:389-426
Formally published abstracts
Geesey GG, Costerton JW (1977) Bacterial population adherent to submerged surfaces in a pristine mountain stream. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology 1977:235.
Articles from symposium volumes
Hamilton LD (1971) Immunogenic polynucleotides. In: Beers RF Jr (ed) Biological effects of polynucleotides: proceedings of the symposium on molecular biology. New York, Heidelberg, Berlin: Springer-Verlag, pp 107-128
Results.
Describe the results of the experiments. Where necessary, elaborate on the tables and figures without repeating their content. In some cases, the Results and Discussion sections are best combined under one heading.
Discussion.
Interpret the findings in view of the results obtained in this and in past studies on this topic. State the conclusions in a few sentences at the end of the paper.
Acknowledgments. Be as brief as possible.
Tables.
Tables should be kept to a minimum and be designed to be as simple as possible. Tables are to be typed double-spaced throughout, including headings and footnotes, each table on a separate page, numbered consecutively in arabic numerals. Current Microbiology will not publish tables that are too large for one printed page. Footnotes to tables should be referred to by italic, superscript letters beginning with a in each table.
Illustrations should be used only when necessary.
Line art
Submit clearly legible graphs, charts, diagrams, and other drawings or glossy prints made from finished drawings.
Halftones
Submit original halftone photographs or high-contrast glossy prints. Electron and light micrographs must have a scale marker. The size of the marker as well as the total magnification of the micrograph must be stated in the figure legend. Several halftones should be grouped into a plate on one page.
Most of the illustrations will be reduced to 1/2 or 1 column size (4 cm and 8 cm, respectively) and the submitted illustration should be able to withstand this reduction. Each illustration or plate should be submitted as a separate sheet with the name(s) of the author(s) and the figure number printed lightly with a soft pencil on the reverse side. The authors should also indicate the top of the figure. The figures should be numbered in arabic numerals in the order they are referred to in the text.
Legends are to be typed double spaced, with all legends grouped on a separate sheet of paper.
Color art
Color can be used without charge for the electronic edition of the journal but will appear in the printed version of the journal at the author's expense: $1150 for the first page and $575 for each additional page within the same article.
Nomenclature.
The spelling of bacterial names should follow the approved List of Bacterial Names (American Society for Microbiology, 1980) and the subsequent validation of lists published in the International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology.
The recommendations of Demerec et al. (Genetics 54:61,74, 1966) should be followed in designation of the genetic properties of bacteria. For additional information, see the appropriate section in Instructions to Authors of the Journal of Bacteriology.
Guidelines for Electronically Produced Illustrations for Print
General
Send illustrations separately from the text (i.e. files should not be integrated with the text files). Always send printouts of all illustrations.
Vector (line) Graphics
Vector graphics exported from a drawing program should be stored in EPS format.
Suitable drawing program: Adobe Illustrator. For simple line art the following drawing programs are also acceptable: Corel Draw, Freehand, Canvas.
No rules narrower than .25 pt.
No gray screens paler than 15% or darker than 60%.
Screens meant to be differentiated from one another must differ by at least 15%.
Spreadsheet/Presentation Graphics
Most presentation programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Freelance) produce data that cannot be stored in an EPS format. Therefore graphics produced by these programs cannot be used for print.
Halftone Illustrations
Black & white and color illustrations should be saved in TIFF format.
Illustrations should be created using Adobe Photoshop whenever possible.
Scans*
Scanned reproductions of black and white photographs should be provided as 300 ppi TIFF files.
Scanned color illustrations should be provided as TIFF files scanned at a minimum of 300 ppi with a 24-bit color depth.
Line art should be provided as TIFF files at 600 ppi.
* We do prefer having the original art as our printers have drum scanners which allow for better reproduction of critical medical halftones.
Graphics from Videos
Separate files should be prepared for frames from a video that are to be printed in the journal. When preparing these files you should follow the same rules as listed under Halftone Illustrations.
Guidelines for Electronically Produced Illustrations for ONLINE
Video
Quicktime (.mov) is the preferred format, but .rm, .avi, .mpg, etc. are acceptable.
No video file should be larger than 2MB. To decrease the size of your file, consider changing one or more of the following variables: frame speed, number of colors/greys, viewing size (in pixels), or compression. Video is subject to Editorial review and approval.
Editorial Board
Editor in Chief
Albert Balows
Alpharetta, GA, USA
Associate Editor
Paul Baumann
University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Editorial Board
Donald G. Ahearn
Georgia State University,
Atlanta, GA, USA
Libero Ajello
Emory Eye Center,
Atlanta, GA, USA
Barbara Baumstark
Georgia State University,
Atlanta, GA, USA
Todd R. Callaway
USDA-ARS, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center
College Station, TX, USA
Everly Conway de Macario
Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health,
Albany, NY, USA
Kristen S. Fallon
Analytical Services, Inc.,
Williston, VT, USA
Thomas R. Fritsche
University of Washington School of Medicine,
Seattle, WA, USA
William J. Hausler, Jr.
University of Iowa,
Iowa City, IA, USA
Ann Morris Hooke
Miami University,
Oxford, OH, USA
J. Michael Janda
California Department of Health Services,
Berkeley, CA, USA
Gary R. Janssen
Miami University,
Oxford, OH 45056, USA
Robert C. Jerris
Emory University Medical School,
Atlanta, GA, USA
Eric A. Johnson
University of Wisconsin,
Madison, WI, USA
Michael J. Loeffelholz
Virology and Molecular Diagnostics,
Compunet Clinical Laboratories,
Moraine, OH, USA
Leonard W. Mayer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Atlanta, GA, USA
Linda K. McDougal
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Atlanta, GA, USA
Saroj K. Mishra
Universities Space Research Association,
Houston, TX, USA
Frederick D. Quinn
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Atlanta, GA, USA
Eugene Rosenberg
University of Tel Aviv,
Tel Aviv, Israel
Jean Shadomy
Decatur, GA, USA
Thomas M. Shinnick
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phang C. Tai
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA, USA
Richard C. Tilton
BBI-North American Clinical Laboratories,
New Britain, CT, USA
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