FEMS Microbiology Letters

Academic journal

Academic journal

FEMS Microbiology LetterDiscipline| Microbiology

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Language| English
Edited by| Dr Rich Boden
Publication details
History| 1977–present
Publisher|

Oxford University Press

Frequency| Monthly

Impact factor

| 2.2 (2023)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4 (alt) * Bluebook (alt)
NLM (alt) * MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4| FEMS Microbiol. Lett.
Indexing
CODEN (alt * alt2) * JSTOR (alt) * LCCN (alt)
MIAR * NLM (alt) * Scopus
CODEN| FMLED7
ISSN| 0378-1097 (print)
1574-6968 (web)

LCCN| 78642880
OCLC no.| 03217327
Links

* Journal homepage

FEMS Microbiology Letters is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of microbiology, including virology. The journal was established in 1977 and is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies. The Editor-in-Chief has been Dr Rich Boden of the University of Plymouth since 2014.[1]

The journal gave rise to separate titles over the years but retained the subject areas of ecology and medical microbiology and indeed review articles as part of its scope nonetheless:[2]

* FEMS Microbiology Immunology (1988), which was retitled FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology (1993) and is now Pathogens and Disease (2013).
* FEMS Microbiology Reviews (1985)
* FEMS Microbiology Ecology (1985)

## Abstracting and indexing

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The journal is indexed and abstracted in the following bibliographic databases:[3]

* Academic Search Premier
* Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
* BIOSIS Previews
* CAB Abstracts
* Chemical Abstracts Service
* Embase
* Food Science & Technology Abstracts
* MEDLINE
* Science Citation Index Expanded
* Scopus

According to the 2023 Journal Citation Reports,[4] the journal has an impact factor of 2.2.

## Editors in Chief

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* 2014–present: Dr Rich Boden (University of Plymouth)[1]
* 2002-2014: Prof. Jeff Cole (University of Birmingham)[citation needed]
* 1997-2002: Prof. Fergus 'Gus' Priest (1948–2019, Heriot-Watt University)[5]
* 1991-?: Prof. Charles A. Fewson (1937-2005, University of Glasgow)
* 1981-1990: Prof. Edwin A. Dawes (University of Hull)[6]
* 1977-1981: Prof. David W. Tempest (Free University of Amsterdam).[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b "FEMS Microbiology Letters Editorial Board List". FEMS Microbiology Letters Editorial Board List. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
2. ^ "FEMS Microbiology Letters Instructions For Authors". FEMS Microbiology Letters Instructions For Authors. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
3. ^ "FEMS Microbiology Letters". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
4. ^ "Journal Citation Reports - 2023 Impact Factors". Journal Citation Reports - 2023 Impact Factors.
5. ^ "Gus Priest obituary". FEMS. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
6. ^ "Professor E.A. Dawes". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 77: iii. 1 January 1991. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1991.tb04311.x. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
7. ^ "40th Anniversary VSI". Oxford Academic. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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