The American Society for Microbiology is pleased to inform the library
community that 2009 prices for ASM's 11 journals -- including the
All-11, Basic, and Clinical online packages--are now posted at
http://journals.asm.org/subscriptions/instcost.shtml.   The base price
increase for the 2009 subscription year is a modest 5%.  

 

ASM journals continue to represent authoritative sources of published
research in basic and clinical microbiology, virology, and immunology,
as evidenced by these updated statistics:

*	The 2007 Journal Citation Reports credits ASM journals with
nearly 43% of all citations in the field of Microbiology; 
*	The 2007 JCR ranked 6 ASM journals in the top 20 in Microbiology
by Impact Factor, including Clinical Microbiology Reviews (#1) and
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews (#3);
*	The 2007 JCR also showed an overall increase of 6.4% in the
number of ASM journal articles cited in 2007;
*	ASM's online journals had over 9 million unique online visitors
in 2007, who downloaded more than 17 million article PDFs;
*	Beginning January 1, 2009, the electronic versions of ASM
journals will be designated the publications of record.   However, ASM
will continue to offer print versions to meet the needs of all our
customers.

 

To provide the quality of customer service that reflects the quality of
ASM's journals, ASM has made several changes to our subscription
policies and procedures.  One significant change for 2009 concerns ASM's
previous policy of returning incomplete or inaccurate orders.  Beginning
with 2009 subscriptions, ASM will grace incomplete and inaccurate orders
for 45 days.  Our fulfillment offices will work directly with
subscription agents and customers to obtain the required information and
correct payment to prevent a lapse in access.  In addition, customers
will no longer be charged a fee to switch from print to online journals
or upgrade to one of the online packages.  

 

ASM also has amended its claims policy to allow for additional
flexibility concerning missed issues.  Missed issues will now be
replaced free of charge one time only, with a maximum claim of 3 issues
per subscriber per year for direct ship-to's.  A shipping/handling fee
of $35.00 will be charged for each approved claimed issue over and above
this limit.

 

If your institution did not subscribe to any online ASM journals in
2008, you may wish to take advantage of a newly available free 3-month
trial subscription to the All 11 ASM Journal Package. To activate your
free trial subscription, which must conclude by November 30, 2008,
simply download the application form
(http://journals.asm.org/subscriptions/ASMFreeTrial1108.pdf) and email
or fax the completed form to ASM at [log in to unmask] or
1-617-354-6875, respectively.  

 

ASM values the business you have entrusted to us, and we are committed
to providing the high quality research publications that your scientists
expect and the improved customer service that you deserve. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Barbara M. Goldman, Ph.D.

Director, Journals

American Society for Microbiology

 

ASM Journals Institutional Subscription Office

P. O. Box 11127

Birmingham, AL 35202-1127

USA

Tel: 1-800-633-4931 (USA); 1-205-995-1567 (Outside the U.S. and Canada)

Fax: 1-205-995-1588

Email: [log in to unmask]

http://journals.asm.org/

2009 web catalog:
http://journals.asm.org/subscriptions/2009WebCatalog.pdf

 

 


lis-e-resources is the new name for lis-e-journals from the 1st July 2008