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		Rates
		Inserts
		Issuance and Closing
		Mechanical Requirements
		Editorial
		Circulation Information
		PDF Printable Version of Rate Card
		Online Insertion Order
		Request a Media Kit

Earned Black & White Rates
	1x	3x	6x	12x	24x
Full Page	$1,425	$1,380	$1,350	$1,300	$1,275
1/2 Page	$975	$960	$950	$920	$875
1/4 Page	$680	$650	$630	$610	----

COLOR

In addition to earned black-and-white rates
Standard	$915
Matched	$945
3 & 4-Color	$1,420

Bleed: No charge

Effective Date & Discounts

Calendar Year January-December 2008

Effective Rate Date: January 2008

Agency Commissions: 15% of gross to recognized agencies. Color charges and position charges are commissionable. Insert charges are also commissionable (excluding back-up charges). All extra charges are non-commissionable.

Earned Rates:  Based upon accumulated space during 12-month period (e.g., 6 full pages and 6 half pages earn 12x rate).  The earned rate in any one ASM Journal will be cumulative over all ASM Journals and the earned rate will be applied in each instance.

Special Positions

Non-cancelable. Add to earned black-and-white rate (Color additional).

2nd Cover	25%
3rd Cover	25%
4th Cover	50%
Page Facing First Text	25%
Page Facing Contents	25%
Page Facing Cover 2	25%

Issue Date	Space Reservation	Material Due
January	11/30	12/10
January	12/13	12/27
February	1/02	1/10
February	1/15	1/28
March	2/01	2/11
March	2/15	2/27
April	3/03	3/10
April	3/14	3/27
May	4/01	4/10
May	4/15	4/28
June	5/01	5/09
June	5/15	5/27
July	6/02	6/10
July	6/13	6/21
August	7/01	7/08
August	7/15	7/28
September	8/01	8/10
September	8/15	8/27
October	9/01	9/10
October	9/15	9/26
November	10/01	10/10
November	10/15	10/27
December	10/31	11/10
December	11/14	11/27

Ad Sizes (width x depth)   Non-Bleed   Bleed   Width Height Width Height Full Page 7" 10" 8-3/8" 11-1/8" 1/2 Page (Horizontal) 7" 4-3/4" ----- ----- 1/2 Page (Vertical) 3-1/4" 10" ----- ----- 1/4 Page 3-1/4" 4-3/4" ----- -----

Final Trim Size: 8-1/8" Wide X 10-7/8" High

Type of Binding: Perfect

Reproduction Requirements: 

AEM is produced digitally and printed Direct-to-Plate (DTP).  Below is the file format submission information for ads:

	All ads must be submitted as high-resolution PDF's with the advertiser name and issue date in the filename.
	Upload a high-resolution PDF to The Walchli Tauber Group, Inc. FTP site at ftp2.wtgroup.com
	User:  wtgroupftp
	Password:  sendfiles
	Find the folder for AEM and the issue date for your ad and copy your high-resolution PDF into that file.
	Send an Email to kozbi.simmons@wt-group.com indicating that materials have been uploaded.
	You can also email the PDF to kozbi.simmons@wt-group.com if the file is less than 10 MB
	Ads may be submitted on CD-ROM.  WinZip and Stuffit are the only acceptable compression techniques.  Ship to: The Walchli Tauber Group Attn:  Kozbi Simmons 2225 Old Emmorton Road, Suite 201 Bel Air, MD 21015
	All color digital ads submitted must be CMYK

Disposition of Material: Destroyed after one year

	June - Convention Issue for the ASM General Meeting
	October - Convention issue - ICAAC/IDSA Joint meeting

General Editorial Direction

AEM publishes a substantial share of the most significant research in industrial microbiology and biotechnology, food microbiology, and microbial ecology.  Highlighting research findings applicable to the development of new processes of products.  AEM is a broad-based and wide-ranging scholarly journal, indispensable to many thousands of scientists to whom basic research has implications of near-term practical benefit.

Circulation (December 2006)
Print	2,651
Online	7,108
Total (Print & Online)	9,759

   

Territorial Distribution (Print)
U.S.	1,733
Foreign	918
Total	2,651

Coverage and Market:  International

Market Served:  Applied and industrial microbiologists, biotechnologists, manufacturers, scientific research laboratories and institutions.

Circulation Verification

Sworn Statement