ASM Journals Price Announcement: 2009 Subscription Year

["Goldman, Barbara" <bgoldman@asmusa.org>]

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 asmusa@pcgplus.com 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: asmjournals@subscriptionoffice.com
http://journals.asm.org/

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