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| Micron (journal) | |
|---|---|
| Title | Micron |
| Discipline | Microscopy |
| Abbreviation | Micron |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| History | 1970–present |
| Openaccess | Hybrid |
| Issn | 0026-2862 |
Micron (journal) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on microscopy, imaging, and microanalysis across biological, materials, and applied sciences. The journal publishes original research articles, technical notes, reviews, and methodological reports that intersect with laboratory techniques, instrumentation, and analytical protocols used in life sciences and physical sciences. Micron serves as a forum connecting researchers working with electron microscopy, light microscopy, and scanning probe techniques to communities in structural biology, materials science, and clinical research.
Micron was established in 1970 during a period of rapid development in electron microscopy and light microscopy that paralleled advances in Royal Microscopical Society activities, growth at institutions such as Cambridge University, Imperial College London, and University of Oxford, and technological progress driven by companies like JEOL Ltd., Thermo Fisher Scientific, FEI Company, and Hitachi. Early volumes reflected methodological exchanges associated with conferences such as the Electron Microscopy Society of America meetings and collaborations among laboratories at Max Planck Society institutes, CNRS laboratories, and university departments including University of California, Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Over subsequent decades, the journal tracked innovations linked to milestones at facilities like Diamond Light Source, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, and national centers such as Argonne National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Editorial directions have mirrored shifts in funding and research priorities from agencies including the National Institutes of Health, European Research Council, and UK Research and Innovation.
Micron covers experimental reports and reviews involving electron microscopes, light microscopes, scanning probe microscopes, and correlative imaging approaches used in studies by groups at Harvard University, Stanford University, ETH Zurich, University of Tokyo, and Peking University. Typical topics include specimen preparation methods developed in laboratories affiliated with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Salk Institute, and Riken; imaging advances comparable to techniques reported by teams at Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine and MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology; quantitative microanalysis that aligns with work from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; and applied studies relevant to companies like Siemens and Bosch. Articles often reference instrumentation standards similar to those promulgated by International Organization for Standardization committees and community datasets maintained by initiatives such as the Human Cell Atlas and repositories associated with EMDataBank and Protein Data Bank.
Micron is abstracted and indexed in major bibliographic services used by researchers at University of Cambridge, Yale University, and University of Oxford, including services provided by Clarivate, Scopus, and subject databases hosted by PubMed Central-linked platforms and national libraries like the British Library. The journal’s metrics are reported alongside titles such as Journal of Structural Biology, Ultramicroscopy, Journal of Microscopy (Oxford), and Nature Methods in citation reports compiled by Web of Science and analytical products from Elsevier Research Intelligence. Institutional access at consortia including Jisc and university systems such as SUNY and University of California facilitates discoverability through catalogues like WorldCat and indexing in directories used by libraries at Columbia University and University of Toronto.
The editorial board has historically included editors and advisors drawn from research groups at institutions like University of Manchester, Weizmann Institute of Science, Karolinska Institute, University of Melbourne, and National University of Singapore. Peer review follows standards common in journals overseen by publishers such as Elsevier, Springer Nature, and Wiley, with anonymous external referees recruited from communities associated with societies like the Royal Microscopical Society, American Society for Cell Biology, and Materials Research Society. Editorial policies reflect ethical guidelines promoted by organizations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics and best practices adopted by grant-funding bodies such as the Wellcome Trust and Horizon Europe.
Published monthly by Elsevier, Micron operates a hybrid open access model comparable to several titles in Elsevier’s life- and physical-science portfolio. Institutions subscribing through consortia such as Big Ten Academic Alliance and European University Association provide bundled access, while authors can opt for gold open access under article processing charge arrangements similar to those used by journals like Acta Biomaterialia and Journal of Electron Microscopy. Distribution channels include aggregation via platforms managed by ScienceDirect and licensing frameworks negotiated with university libraries like University of Edinburgh and corporate partners such as Elsevier’s institutional customers.
The journal’s impact and reputation are contextualized relative to specialist titles including Ultramicroscopy, Journal of Microscopy (Oxford), and interdisciplinary outlets such as Nature Communications and Scientific Reports. Researchers from laboratories at Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, California Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, and Seoul National University cite Micron for methodological advances in sample preparation, imaging protocols, and quantitative microanalysis. Peer communities at conferences hosted by organizations like the Microscopy Society of America and European Microscopy Congress frequently discuss articles from the journal, and its articles are used in coursework at institutions such as ETH Zurich, Sorbonne University, and National University of Singapore.
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