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Cellular Microbiology

Edited by:
Richard S. Stephens and Philippe Sansonetti

Reviews Editor:
David Sibley

Associate Editors:
Jacomine Krijnse Locker (virology), Artur Scherf (parasitology), Gisou Van Der Goot (biology of interactions with eukaryotic cells) and Ko Shimamoto (plantology)

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2006: 12/88 (Microbiology); 36/156 (Cell Biology)
Impact Factor: 5.070

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Cellular Microbiology aims to publish significant contributions on the intersection of microbial and host-cell biology that strongly advance understanding of unique biological processes and mechanisms.

The scope includes the host cell responses and interactions elicited by prokaryotic, viral and eukaryotic microorganisms that illuminate exploitation of host cell structures, function and signaling pathways, and may include modulation or alteration of immune responses. Mechanistic insight obtained through robust biochemical, genetic, cellular, and bioimaging technologies are expected to support observational data. 

In addition to mammalian and plant systems, papers addressing other hosts such as invertebrate systems are encouraged. Because viruses are inherently dependent upon the host cell, virology-based submissions to Cellular Microbiology should advance knowledge of the interaction of viruses and host cells.

TopNews and Announcements

NIH-funded authors and Cellular Microbiology
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 Cellular 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.

If authors wish to make their final published article openly accessible and without embargo, they can choose to publish via the OnlineOpen service (http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/static/onlineopen.asp). 

Free online reviews!
Cellular Microbiology is pleased to offer freely available online reviews with every issue.  The journal also boasts a dedicated reviews editor David Sibley.

Online submissions
Submit your manuscript electronically through Manuscript Central. Submission to acceptance is less than 5 weeks.

Online Early
Fully reviewed and revised articles published online in advance of print publication.

Prizes awarded by Cellular Microbiology
Cellular Microbiology is keen to support the microbiology research community and regularly awards poster prizes at selected conferences. Winners receive a year's free online subscription to Cellular Microbiology or a prize cheque.

In 2007, prizes were awarded at the following conferences:

3rd Annual BioMalPar Conference on the Biology and Pathology of the Malaria Parasite
10-12th April, 2007, Heidelberg, Germany

Winning posters:
- Towards understanding the function of Plasmodium SUB2 in gametocyte to oocyst transition by Ramadhan Suleiman Mwakubambanya
- Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 polymorphism and susceptibility to malaria by Valentina Mangano
- Mapping the epitope recognized by an invasion inhibitory mAb on the malaria vaccine candidate AMA1 by Christine Collins 

Molecular Parasitology Meeting
16-20th September, Woods Hole, USA

Winning poster:
- Unexpected Metabolic Pathways in the Mitochondrion of Toxoplasma Gondii by Julien Limenitakis, University of Geneva

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) in conjunction with UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme.

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 and TechnoReviews in Cellular Microbiology are available free online.