Microbiology Society free open access publishing

OVERVIEW

EIFL has negotiated waived Article Processing Charges (APCs) for corresponding authors from EIFL partner countries when they publish in the Microbiology Society fully open access and hybrid journals.

• Hybrid journals: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Journal of General Virology and Journal of Medical Microbiology
• Fully open access journals: Access Microbiology, Microbial Genomics and Microbiology 

TERMS & CONDITIONS

The agreement is valid for all six journals published by Microbiology Society: Access Microbiology, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Journal of General Virology, Journal of Medical Microbiology, Microbial Genomics and Microbiology. The hybrid journals will convert to Subscribe to Open during the agreement period.

Below are the agreed terms: 

No Article Processing Charges fees for corresponding authors from: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Botswana, Congo DR, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Malawi, Maldives, Moldova,  Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Palestine, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Corresponding Authors from Eligible Countries shall be automatically recognized when submitting their article to a Microbiology Society journal and shall be offered the applicable APC waiver.

HOW CAN I FIND JOURNALS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE OFFER?

You can view the title list here and browse it by subject. The current list is valid from January 1st 2025.

SUBJECT COVERAGE

Microbiology

WHERE ELSE CAN I PUBLISH IN OPEN ACCESS?

Click on your country below to get the list of all the journals that EIFL has negotiated open access publishing terms for. You can browse the list by subject, impact factor, and publisher.

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Botswana, China, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Malawi, Maldives, Moldova, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, North Macedonia, Palestine, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Further information

Contact us if you have questions - Licensing Programme Manager Britt-Marie Wideberg: britt-marie.wideberg@eifl.net