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Impact Factor
4.919
5 year Impact Factor
5.093

Editor-in-Chief
Dr Peter Donnelly

About the journal

The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy is a journal of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) and is among the foremost international journals in antimicrobial research …

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The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy is an inter-professional organisation with over 40 years of experience and achievement in antibiotic education, research and leadership. Dedicated to saving lives through appropriate use and development of antibiotics now and in the future.

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Top cited research from North America

In support of ID Week we have made a collection of recent top cited articles by North American and Canadian authors freely available for you to read. Find out which articles are making an impact in the field.

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Celebrating 40 years of JAC

We have compiled an interactive timeline to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the JAC. The timeline highlights key milestones and articles in JAC's history, including top cited, top downloaded and articles with high Altmetric scores. All articles featured in the timeline will be freely accessible until 31 December 2016.

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Join us in Vienna for the 27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases from 22-25 April 2017. Visit our stand to collect sample journal copies, enter our competition, and buy discounted OUP books.

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European Antibiotic Awareness Day Reading List

To mark European Antibiotic Awareness Day we have made a selection of papers freely available for you to read online until 18 February 2017. 

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Did you know JAC is fast? Our time from acceptance to online publication is just 4.3 weeks (average speed in 2015). Read the Instructions to Authors to find out more about publishing in JAC.

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JAC is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) was established in 1997 by a small group of journal editors in the UK but now has over 10,000 members worldwide from all academic fields.

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Find out about our developing countries initiative

Your institution could be eligible to free or deeply discounted online access to the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy through the Oxford Developing Countries Initiative.

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