American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology: About the Journal
HISTORY
The first issue of the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology was launched in July 1989. Also known as the Red Journal, the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology was developed to address the shift in modern pulmonary science to lung cell and molecular biology. The founding editors were Jerome S. Brody, M.D., Robert M. Senior, M.D., and Mary C. Williams, Ph.D. John A. Mcdonald, Ph.D., M.D., served as editor from 1993 to 1998. The current Editor, Kenneth B. Adler, Ph.D., is professor of cell biology in the Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences at North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine in Raleigh.
AIMS AND SCOPE
The American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology publishes papers that report significant and original observations in the area of pulmonary biology. The focus of the Journal includes, but is not limited to, cellular, biochemical, molecular, developmental, genetic, and immunologic studies of lung cells and molecules.
SCIENCE CITATION INDEX RATING
The impact factor is 4.426.
INDEX/ABSTRACT LISTINGS
The contents of the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology are listed in the Index Medicus®, Current Contents/Life Sciences®, Current Contents/Critical Care Medicine®, Current Contents/Life Sciences on Diskette®, Medlars®, Medline®, Radline, CABS, and IPA. In addition, the Journal is available on CD-ROM to subscribers of Adonis B.V.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Frequency: Monthly
- Circulation: 8,500
- Subscription Base: Worldwide
- Submission Fee (before acceptance): Authors are billed for submission fees at the time of the submission of a manuscript. These fees vary according to ATS membership status. Nonmembers are billed $100; full members (US and all international levels) are billed $50, U.S. affiliate members are billed $65, and U.S. and international trainee members are billed $40. Submission fees are not refundable. Please write to the Publisher if there is a hardship or special circumstances.
- Page Charges (after acceptance): Authors are billed for page charges at different rates depending on their ATS membership status. Nonmembers are billed at the rate of $100 per printed page. Full U.S. ATS members and international Level A members are billed $70, U.S. affiliate members are billed $80, U.S. and international trainee members are billed $40, international Level B members are billed $45, and international Level C members are billed $20 per printed page. Member discounts are based solely on the corresponding author's membership status in the Society. Level B and C memberships comprise countries with limited resources. (If you are not a member of the ATS and would like to join, please visit the "Become a Member" page, or contact membership@thoracic.org or 212-315-8685.)
- Instructions for Contributors
- Permission Requests: Direct all requests to Diane Gern, Publisher. Address: ATS Editorial Office, 25 Broadway, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004; FAX: 212-315-6455; Email: dgern@thoracic.org
