*** New Publisher for Biology of the Cell ***

The Société Française des Microscopies and the Société de Biologie
Cellulaire de France are pleased to announce that from 1 January 2005 the
jointly owned journal Biology of the Cell will be published by Portland
Press Ltd.

Biology of the Cell publishes articles of original research on all aspects
of cellular and molecular biology and cell physiology that make a
significant contribution to our further understanding of the mechanistic
relationships that govern cellular functions.

Portland Press is the wholly owned subsidiary of the Biochemical Society.

*** Important subscription information ***

        1.  Subscription renewals - Portland Press Ltd will take over the
publication of Biology of the Cell from Elsevier B.V. from the beginning
of 2005. Please amend your records to show that subscription renewals for
Biology of the Cell for 2005 should now be sent to Portland Customer
Services at the following address:

                Portland Customer Services
                Commerce Way
                Colchester
                CO2 8HP
                UK
                Tel. +44 (0)1206 796351
                Fax +44 (0)1206 799331
                E-mail sales@portland-services.com

                When renewing for 2005 please provide purchase order
number and subscriber address details. If journal issues are to be sent to
a consolidation address please also provide the end-user address and IP
address to ensure online access.

        2.  The frequency of Biology of the Cell will increase from 9 to
12 issues in 2005.

3.  No price increase for 2005 - Institutional subscription rates for 2005
are as follows:

Volume 97, 12 parts     Combined paper/online*  Online only
ISSN    0248 4900       1768-322X
UK and Rest of World    £499.00 £449.00
European Union  Euro 759.00     Euro 683.00
North/South America     US$915.00       US$822.00

                *Unless indicated otherwise, all renewals will be assumed
to be for a combined paper/online subscription.

                You can also subscribe online at:
                http://www.portlandpress.com/pcs/journals/subscribe.htm

        4.      From 1 January 2005 the url for Biology of the Cell will be:

                http://www.biolcell.org

        Online access will be by IP address registration. To register
contact Portland Customer Services or complete the online form at:

      http://www.portlandpress.com/pcs/journals/ipaddresses/default.htm

        5.  Online licenses - Extended online licenses for multi-site,
multi-campus or consortium use are available, or to allow online access to
all Portland Press journals. Please contact the sales office for further
information.

        6.  Backfiles - Elsevier B.V. will continue to host back files on
Science Direct. From January 2005 backfiles will also be hosted on the new
journal website www.biolcell.org

        7.  Claims - Elsevier B.V. will continue to handle claims for 2004
issues until 1 February 2005. After this date Portland Customer Services
will handle claims.

        8.  Usage statistics are available for Portland Press journals and
are COUNTER Level 2 compliant. Subscribers also have access to latest
despatch dates from the Portland Customer Services website.

If you have any questions regarding subscription renewals for Biology of
the Cell for 2005 please contact the Portland Customer Services sales
office.

Adam Marshall
Director of Marketing and Customer Services
Portland Customer Services
Commerce Way
Colchester
CO2 8HP, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1206 796351
Fax: +44 (0)1206 799331
E-mail: adam.marshall@portlandpress.com

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