Journal Guide

Aims & Scope: 
Mobile Genetic Elements reports original research findings related to all aspects of mobile genetic elements and horizontal gene transfer.

The role of mobile DNA in the evolution of organisms, present in every kingdom of life, is the main topic of investigation in Mobile Genetic Elements. MGE is not constrained to a particular field, and is inclusive of many scientific disciplines ranging from microbiology, to animal and plant genetics and physiology, cancer biology, and antimicrobial resistance.

Journal Topics include, but are not limited to:
• Sequence of novel mobile elements
• Biological functions of mobile element encoded proteins
• Recombination / transposition
• Replication
• Mobilization
• Intercellular transfer
• Transcriptional and translational regulation
• Evolution
• Cellular consequences of carriage
• Methods and protocols

Mobile Genetic Elements publishes the following types of papers:
• Reviews & Mini-Reviews (mostly invited)
• Original Research Papers
• Methods & Protocols
• Technical Reports
• Commentaries and Views/Letters to the Editor (invited)
• Meeting Reports
• News & Views

All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single blind and submission is online via EJournal Press.

Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Group, 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Recent advances in wireless technology have led to mobile computing, a new dimension in data communication and processing. Many predict a new emerging, gigantic market with millions of mobile users carrying small, battery-powered terminals equipped with wireless connection, and as a result, the way people use information resources is predicted to be radically transformed.Mobile Information Systems (MIS) presents visionary concepts and stimulating ideas in mobile information systems at both the theory and application levels. The objectives of the journal are to be a source for mobile information systems research and development, and to serve as an outlet for facilitating communication and networking among mobile information systems researchers, practitioners, and professionals across academics, government, industry and students. The journal is published multiple times a year, with the purpose of providing a forum for state-of-the-art development and research, as well as current innovative activities in mobile information systems. The main goal will be to provide timely dissemination of information.

The journal Mobile Networks and Applications reflects the emerging symbiosis of portable computers and wireless networks, addressing the convergence of mobility, computing and information organization, access and management. In its special issues, the journal places an equal emphasis on various areas of nomadic computing, data management, related software and hardware technologies, and mobile user services, alongside more ‘classical’ topics in wireless and mobile networking. The journal documents practical and theoretical results which make a fundamental contribution.

Mobilities publishes original, theoretically-informed research which is international in scope as well as in authorship. The journal seeks to address topical issues and foster scholarly debate. All submissions will be subject to anonymous peer review by up to three referees. Areas of Publication Papers in the following areas would be considered for publication in Mobilities: * Mobile spatiality and temporality * Sustainable and alternative mobilities * Mobile rights and risks * New social networks and mobile media * Immobilities and social exclusions * Tourism and travel mobilities * Migration and diasporas * Transportation and communication technologies * Transitions in complex systems Peer Review Statement All submissions to this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by up to three referees. Notes for Contributors Manuscripts should be between 8,000 and 12,000 words, and should be sent electronically to: mobilities@lancaster.ac.uk (Harvard layout).

Non-profit Journal: MIC is operated as a non-profit journal and the journal is to a large extent based on voluntary contributions from the editors and reviewers. Any income generated by the journal from author contributions and sponsors are only meant to cover the costs associated with running the journal. From 2009 the MIC articles are available for free download on the Internet, and MIC loses the income source from subscriptions. To compensate for this loss of income, MIC currently requires an author contribution of NOK 1000 per published article. Each author will receive a complimentary issue of the printed edition of MIC where the article appears. The publication fee will be adjusted annually to balance out the costs of running the journal.Review: Each submitted article will initially be reviewed by the editor and/or the editorial secretary. If the article passes the initial review, it will be reviewed in a second step by the closest discipline editor and two internationally recognised experts in the field. All reviews in MIC are anonymous and the journal strives to avoid any conflict of interest in the review process.