M&E is an international academic journal jointly edited with Japanese Society of Soil Microbiology, and it has received the highest official rating (IF=2.444) among Asia’s microbiology journals, and it is stored in various literature databases including PubMed. It is ideal that student members and ordinary members can easily post in this journal, but still maintaining high official rating. We would like to improve and upgrade M&E website and editing system in collaboration with the editing committee. Besides, as we have clearly defined benefits for members such as posting charges, we look forward to publication of high impact research outcomes in M&E by members. We would like to request non-members to contribute to the journal after become a member.