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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy rather than just read about it. In short: The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy is a peer-reviewed medical journal which covers antimicrobial chemotherapy, including laboratory aspects and clinical use of antimicrobial agents. It is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and was established in 1975.

Key takeaways

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
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Reference excerpt

The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy is a peer-reviewed medical journal which covers antimicrobial chemotherapy, including laboratory aspects and clinical use of antimicrobial agents. It is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and was established in 1975. In January 2015 J. Peter Donnelly (Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre) became the eighth editor-in-chief replacing Alan P. Johnson (Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom). The journal has had two previous publishers. All content is available for free after 12 months while authors also have the option to have their articles published immediately as open access.

History The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy was founded by David Williams in 1975, who was also its editor for its first six years.

Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 3.9.

References

Further reading Leibovici, L; Drummond, C; Johnson, A (August 2008). "Randomized controlled trials in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 62 (2): 217–8. doi:10.1093/jac/dkn258. PMID 18577540. Fraser, A; Leibovici, L; Reeves, DS; Johnson, AP (September 2006). "Back to the basics: Epidemiology in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 58 (3): 489–91. doi:10.1093/jac/dkl300. PMID 16870646. Leibovici, L; Reeves, D (November 2005). "Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 56 (5): 803–4. doi:10.1093/jac/dki340. PMID 16166177. Williams, AR; Reeves, DS; MacGowan, AP (December 1996). "Trends in-original research published from the United Kingdom in the antimicrobial chemotherapy literature, 1980-1994". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 38 (6): 1097–101. doi:10.1093/jac/38.6.1097. PMID 9023660.

External links Official website British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

In research: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Academic journals established in 1975, Delayed open-access journals, English-language journals, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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