Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Academic journal

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Discipline| Microbiology, pharmacology
Language| English
Edited by| J. Peter Donnelly
Publication details
History| 1975–present
Publisher|

Oxford University Press

Frequency| Monthly

Open access

| Hybrid and delayed (after 12 months)

Impact factor

| 3.9 (2023)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4 (alt) * Bluebook (alt)
NLM (alt) * MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4| J. Antimicrob. Chemother.
Indexing
CODEN (alt * alt2) * JSTOR (alt) * LCCN (alt)
MIAR * NLM (alt) * Scopus
CODEN| JACHDX
ISSN| 0305-7453 (print)
1460-2091 (web)

OCLC no.| 612059247
Links

* Journal homepage
* Online access
* Online archive

The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy is a peer-reviewed medical journal which covers antimicrobial chemotherapy, including laboratory aspects and clinical use of antimicrobial agents. It is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and was established in 1975. In January 2015 J. Peter Donnelly (Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre) became the eighth editor-in-chief replacing Alan P. Johnson (Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom).[1] The journal has had two previous publishers.[1] All content is available for free after 12 months while authors also have the option to have their articles published immediately as open access.[2]

## History

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The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy was founded by David Williams in 1975, who was also its editor for its first six years.[3][4]

## Abstracting and indexing

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The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

* Academic Search[5]
* Biological Abstracts
* BIOSIS Previews[6]
* CAB Abstracts[7]
* Chemical Abstracts[8]
* CINAHL Plus[5]
* Current Contents/Clinical Medicine[6]
* Current Contents/Life Sciences[6]
* Elsevier BIOBASE[5]
* Embase[5]
* Global Health[5]
* Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed[9]
* Science Citation Index[6]
* Scopus[5]
* Tropical Diseases Bulletin[5]

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 3.9. [10]

## References

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1. ^ a b Donnelly, JP (January 2015). "A new editor-in-chief and the 40th anniversary of the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 70 (1): 1. doi:10.1093/jac/dku458. PMID 25516562.
2. ^ Reeves, DS; Drummond, CW; Hill, M (November 2005). "Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy: Optional open access and not-for-profit". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 56 (5): 799–802\. doi:10.1093/jac/dki384. PMID 16219756.799-802&rft.date=2005-11&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093/jac/dki384&rft_id=info:pmid/16219756&rft.aulast=Reeves&rft.aufirst=DS&rft.au=Drummond,+CW&rft.au=Hill,+M&rft_id=https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fjac%2Fdki384&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Journal+of+Antimicrobial+Chemotherapy" class="Z3988">
3. ^ Greenwood, David (2008). "6. The golden years of pills and profit". Antimicrobial Drugs: Chronicle of a Twentieth Century Medical Triumph. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 212\. ISBN 978-0-19-953484-5.
4. ^ Geddes, Alasdair M. (1 February 2016). "Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy: in the beginning ..." Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 71 (2): 283–284\. doi:10.1093/jac/dkv401. ISSN 0305-7453. PMID 26759495.283-284&rft.date=2016-02-01&rft.issn=0305-7453&rft_id=info:pmid/26759495&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093/jac/dkv401&rft.aulast=Geddes&rft.aufirst=Alasdair+M.&rft_id=https://academic.oup.com/jac/article/71/2/283/2364345&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Journal+of+Antimicrobial+Chemotherapy" class="Z3988">
5. ^ a b c d e f g "Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy". Ulrichsweb. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
6. ^ a b c d "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
7. ^ "Serials cited". CAB Abstracts. CABI. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
8. ^ "CAS Source Index". Chemical Abstracts Service. American Chemical Society. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
9. ^ "Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
10. ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Infectious diseases". 2023 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2024.

## Further reading

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* Leibovici, L; Drummond, C; Johnson, A (August 2008). "Randomized controlled trials in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 62 (2): 217–8\. doi:10.1093/jac/dkn258. PMID 18577540.217-8&rft.date=2008-08&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093/jac/dkn258&rft_id=info:pmid/18577540&rft.aulast=Leibovici&rft.aufirst=L&rft.au=Drummond,+C&rft.au=Johnson,+A&rft_id=https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fjac%2Fdkn258&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Journal+of+Antimicrobial+Chemotherapy" class="Z3988">
* Fraser, A; Leibovici, L; Reeves, DS; Johnson, AP (September 2006). "Back to the basics: Epidemiology in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 58 (3): 489–91\. doi:10.1093/jac/dkl300. PMID 16870646.489-91&rft.date=2006-09&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093/jac/dkl300&rft_id=info:pmid/16870646&rft.aulast=Fraser&rft.aufirst=A&rft.au=Leibovici,+L&rft.au=Reeves,+DS&rft.au=Johnson,+AP&rft_id=https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fjac%2Fdkl300&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Journal+of+Antimicrobial+Chemotherapy" class="Z3988">
* Leibovici, L; Reeves, D (November 2005). "Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 56 (5): 803–4\. doi:10.1093/jac/dki340. PMID 16166177.803-4&rft.date=2005-11&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093/jac/dki340&rft_id=info:pmid/16166177&rft.aulast=Leibovici&rft.aufirst=L&rft.au=Reeves,+D&rft_id=https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fjac%2Fdki340&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Journal+of+Antimicrobial+Chemotherapy" class="Z3988">
* Williams, AR; Reeves, DS; MacGowan, AP (December 1996). "Trends in-original research published from the United Kingdom in the antimicrobial chemotherapy literature, 1980-1994". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 38 (6): 1097–101\. doi:10.1093/jac/38.6.1097. PMID 9023660.1097-101&rft.date=1996-12&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093/jac/38.6.1097&rft_id=info:pmid/9023660&rft.aulast=Williams&rft.aufirst=AR&rft.au=Reeves,+DS&rft.au=MacGowan,+AP&rft_id=https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fjac%2F38.6.1097&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Journal+of+Antimicrobial+Chemotherapy" class="Z3988">

## External links

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* Official website
* British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy