The state of the Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology

The first issue of JIMB was published three decades ago (1986), originally as the Journal of Industrial Microbiology. For over thirty years, JIMB has been recognized by the scientific community for the quality of the material it publishes and the service it provides to individuals and entities interested in industrial microbiology and biotechnology. As we enter the fourth decade of JIMB, we strive to not only maintain the stature and visibility of the Journal, but also build on its previous success and lead it to become the world’s premier journal in applied microbiology and biotechnology. In this talk, I will discuss current efforts to achieve this goal through improving the quality of published manuscripts and the visibility of the Journal, increasing the Journal’s impact factor, and broadening the scope of JIMB to cover emerging topics in applied microbiology and biotechnology.