About Journal of Applied Microbiology

Launched in 1938, Journal of Applied Microbiology (JAM) is the flagship title of Applied Microbiology International, whose members benefit from free online access and discounts on open access publishing fees. Journal of Applied Microbiology aims to publish studies which represent a significant advance in the field. The journal serves as a platform to promote all aspects of applied microbiology.

Scope

The broad scope of Journal of Applied Microbiology encompasses the full breadth of applied microbiology research, exploring topics that include (but are not limited to):

• Clinical microbiology

• Human, animal and environmental microbiomes

• Sanitation and public health microbiology

• Bacteriology, virology, mycology

• Antimicrobials, Resistance and Chemotherapy

• Applied microbial and cell physiology

• Genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics

• Environmental microbiology and biotechnology

• Veterinary microbiology

• Food microbiology

• Agricultural and plant microbiology

• Industrial microbiology

• Enzymology and protein engineering

• Marine microbiology

The following studies are generally considered out of scope:

• Microbiome, metagenomic, and genomic studies that do not go beyond descriptive findings.

• Immunological studies where microorganisms are not the focus of the work.

• Methodological studies with no demonstrated application.

Why publish in JAM?

• JAM is society-owned, now with a not-for-profit publisher -all profits from the journal go to supporting the community and furthering science
• The surplus from JAM pays for a wide variety of grants available to the AMI community – JAM authors can join the AMI community for free

Benefits for JAM authors

• All JAM authors are entitled to a complimentary year’s membership to AMI on acceptance of their paper.
• Free format submission – saving authors valuable time
• It is free to publish with no page or colour charges
• We have reduced peer review times – mean time from submission to first decision now 21.5 days, down from 33 days in 2023
• We have reduced publishing times -with continuous publication, mean time from acceptance to publication of the final article in an issue is now only 14 days
• JAM is now a PCI friendly journal- submit your work with reviews and recommendations from PCI Microbiology and save time

Open access in JAM 

• Both pay-to-publish (Gold) and self-archive (Green) open access publishing options are available 
• Authors from institutions with a transitional deal (also known as read and publish agreements) can publish in the journals at no cost 
• Applied Microbiology International members receive a 20% discount on article processing charges (APCs) 

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