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Editorial
. 2016 Jul 11;7(4):e01150-16.
doi: 10.1128/mBio.01150-16.

ASM Journals Eliminate Impact Factor Information from Journal Websites

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Editorial

ASM Journals Eliminate Impact Factor Information from Journal Websites

Arturo Casadevall et al. mBio. .
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