NOV 2013
A F F I L I AT E S L E T T E R The official newsletter for FEMS Affiliates
Goodbye printed journal, hello to new opportunities! Deadlines coming up
BE ON TIME for: FEMS Research Fellowship 1 December FEMS National and Regional meeting Grant 15 December
Also in this issue: Publications Page Protein transport Grants Corner Microbial diversity 2013 Meeting Attendance Grants
FEMS Microbiology Letters, Volume 1, Number 1, 1977
Do you remember this one? It belongs to the time when your writing table was filled to the roof when you performed a desk research and your research being published meant you could hold it in your hands. That sensation may have gone through digitalization, but let’s take a look at what you get in return. And find out how you can support your article in ways one could not have dreamt of in 1977.
Society Page The Icelandic Microbial Society (TIMS)
After all, for your research to be successful, you have to make sure that it is read first. Using the tools of today may not make you a better scientist, but it surely helps you to stand out.
Deadlines
Tools for today’s audience
FEMS-Sponsored Meetings Microbiology TidBits
Besides pictures, you can now add video files, audio files and 3D images. That may seem self evident, but keep in mind that not long ago audio files
www.fems-microbiology.org
were only featured as text in a journal. From the reader’s point of view, reading from a screen differs from reading from paper. Fortunately, as a writer you can increase accessibility for your readers by using supporting material, some of which we will highlight on pages two and three.
FEMS is going online Today, FEMS publishes both online and printed microbiology journals. This is about to change, FEMS is going fully digital in 2014. We have some nice online features, which you can incorporate in your paper, including: • • • •
audio files video files 3D images powerpoint