Blog listing

January 22, 2015

In 2014, the Editorial Office at the Society for General Microbiology was delighted to receive over 4000 article submissions. Of these submissions, 80% were sent out for peer review.

December 18, 2014

As 2014 draws to a close, I have been reflecting on a productive year for the Society for General Microbiology’s publications.

November 11, 2014

Digital innovation has sparked a massive culture shift among researchers around the way they choose to communicate their research.

October 22, 2014

This week is Open Access Week, a global scholarly event that is now in its eighth year. Its main purpose is to promote open access in research scholarship, raise awareness of new developments, and to encourage the academic community to come together to discuss the current state of play.

September 25, 2014

Earlier this year, the Publishing team at the Society for General Microbiology made the exciting decision to move the Society's five journals to a new manuscript tracking system (MTS) and production tracking system (PTS). Now, after months of preparation and fine tuning, the new systems have launched. They are called Editorial Manager and ProduXion Manager, and are provided by Aries.

December 11, 2013

When did you last read a print journal? For many, online became king long ago. No need to wait for the latest issue to arrive on your doormat or at your research library. No more frustration when you can’t get to the ‘stack’. And accepted articles available weeks – sometimes months – before they appear in print.

September 6, 2013

The Society for General Microbiology is delighted to announce the forthcoming launch of JMM Case Reports, the Society’s first fully Gold Open Access publication. The news was welcomed by members and delegates at SGM’s Autumn 2013 Conference held at the University of Sussex earlier this week, and marks almost fifty years since the Society last launched a new journal.