Invitation for Submissions
Reaching the microbial ecology community

The ISME Journal is a partnership between the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME)and Nature Publishing Group. The journal stands out from others in the field by offering:
• A truly multidisciplinary approach that bridges the gaps between microbial ecology and other
areas of science
• An active format that includes original research, commentaries and mini-reviews
• Rapid publication times through Advance Online Publication
• A world-class editorial team, including:
Mark Bailey – Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Oxford
John Heidelberg – University of Southern California, USA
George Kowalchuk – Netherlands Institute of Ecology, The Netherlands

Submissions of original research articles, commentaries and reviews are invited on topics including, but not limited to:
• Microbial population and community ecology
• Microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions
• Evolutionary genetics
• Integrated genomics and post-genomics approaches in microbial ecology
• Microbial engineering
• Geomicrobiology and microbial contributions to geochemical cycles
• Microbial ecology and functional diversity of natural habitats
• Microbial ecosystem impacts

Submit now at http://www.nature.com/ismej/about/for_authors.html