About This Journal

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (AAC) features interdisciplinary studies that build our understanding of the underlying mechanisms and therapeutic applications of antimicrobial and antiparasitic agents and chemotherapy. The journal also publishes studies involving animal models, pharmacological characterization, and clinical trials. Complementing the journal’s full-length research articles, minireviews quickly bring readers up to date with the state of the science in fast-moving areas of research, making it a key resource for microbiologists, pharmaceutical researchers, biochemists, pharmacologists, clinicians, and other infectious disease practitioners.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (AAC) features:

  • Commentaries
  • Minireviews
  • Recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approvals
  • Editorials

The scope of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy covers:

  • Chemistry; Biosynthesis
  • Mechanisms of Action: Physiological Effects
  • Mechanisms of Resistance
  • Susceptibility
  • Biologic Response Modifiers
  • Analytical Procedures
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Experimental Therapeutics
  • Clinical Therapeutics
  • Pharmacology

Monthly, with 8,000 allocated pages in 2015. Print ISSN: 0066-4804. Online ISSN: 1098-6596. As of January 2015, AAC is now available online-only.

Indexed/Abstracted in: Agricola, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Service, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Current Contents- Life Sciences, EMBASE, Illustrata, MEDLINE, Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science), Summon, and more.

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
ASM Journals is a member of ORCID and publishes author ORCID IDs in articles. ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between you and your professional activities ensuring that your work is recognized.

The ORCID Registry is available free of charge to individuals, who may obtain an ORCID identifier, manage their record of activities, and search for others in the ORCID Registry. To register for an ID, please visit the ORCID website .

Kudos
ASM Journals is working with Kudos , a new company that has developed a toolkit of easy-to-use guidelines and templates to help researchers leverage social media to increase awareness of their articles. Authors who register with Kudos’ free service will be able to view the impact of social media efforts, including a Facebook share or tweet, on their Kudos Author Dashboard. Corresponding authors will receive an email with instructions on how to register with Kudos.