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Wiley-Blackwell announces launch of 'Microbial Biotechnology'

Business Announcement

Wiley

Oxford, UK, August 29, 2007 — Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc, and the Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM) announced today publication of the first articles for Microbial Biotechnology. The new international journal will focus on advances in the expanding field of biotechnology. The first issue of the journal will publish in January 2008 via Blackwell Synergy (www.blackwell-synergy.com). All articles will be free of charge for the first year of publication.

“More than 90% of microbial diversity still remains to be discovered. It is this new biodiversity that will become the treasure chest of new and improved biotechnological developments and applications in the sectors of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, energy, mining, materials, agriculture, food, and environmental protection,” said Professor Ken Timmis, Founding Editor of Microbial Biotechnology. “This new journal has been created to harness original research reporting advances belonging to the upper 25% in the field in any aspect of microbial applications.”

Each issue of the journal will contain the highest-quality original research papers on topics such as green chemistry, bioenergy, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, metabolic design, diagnostics, systems analysis, and protein engineering. In addition, the journal will feature regular special issues edited by guest editors, genomic updates, and webalerts, a selection of web sites relevant to topics in microbial biotechnology. For more information about the journal, visit www.microbialbiotech.com.

The addition of this journal strengthens Wiley-Blackwell’s leading position in microbiology. “Wiley-Blackwell has a longstanding relationship with the SfAM to publish their premier microbiology journals,” said Mike Davis, PhD, Managing Director and Vice President, Life Sciences, Wiley-Blackwell. “This new journal is an exciting opportunity for us to enhance our existing partnership with SfAM and together we will expand the global reach and visibility of Microbial Biotechnology.”

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About the Society for Applied Microbiology
The Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM) is the voice of applied microbiology and the UK's oldest microbiological society. To this end, SfAM works in partnership with sister organisations and microbiological bodies such as FEMS (The Federation of European Microbiological Societies) and the Biosciences Federation (BSF) to ensure that microbiology and microbiologists are able to exert influence on policy-makers within the UK, in Europe and worldwide. For more information about SfAM, visit http://www.sfam.org.uk/index.php.

About Wiley
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. provides must-have content and services to customers worldwide. Wiley's core businesses include scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, encyclopedias, books and online products and services; professional and consumer books and subscription services; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley has publishing, marketing and distribution centers in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia.The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb. Wiley's Internet site can be accessed at www.wiley.com.

Wiley-Blackwell
Wiley-Blackwell was formed in February 2007 as a result of the merger between Blackwell Publishing Ltd. and Wiley 's Scientific, Technical, and Medical business. Together, the companies have created a global publishing business with deep strength in every major academic and professional field. Wiley-Blackwell publishes approximately 1,250 scholarly peer-reviewed journals and an extensive collection of books with global appeal. For more information on Wiley-Blackwell, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com or http://interscience.wiley.com.


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