Environmental Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology Reports: Two Journals, One Goal

Abstract

Environmental Microbiology (EMI) has, for over 25 years, consistently sought to publish groundbreaking research in microbial ecology and environmental microbiology (Timmis and Stahl 1999, 2002; Timmis and Timmis 2018a; Ramos 2022; Timmis 2023), which becomes a point of reference for the field. Paired with this approach, Environmental Microbiology Reports (EMIR) was launched in 2009 as a venue for ‘short and direct science’ (Ramos 2009) to be prioritised. This has evolved into a mission to avoid making subjective evaluations of perceived impact, and instead focus on high ethical standards, methodological rigour and the utility of the reported conclusions to advance our field.Peer reviewe