Aims and Scope

MicrobiologyOpen is an interdisciplinary, broad-scope journal delivering rapid decisions and fast publication of microbial science and biotech – fields that are undergoing a profound and exciting evolution in this post-genomic era.

The journal aims to serve the research community by providing a vehicle for authors wishing to publish articles that stimulate discussion and debate, as well as add to our knowledge base and further our understanding of microbial interactions and microbial processes.

We will consider submissions across unicellular and cell-cluster organisms – prokaryotes (bacteria, archaea) and eukaryotes (fungi, protists, microalgae, lichens), as well as viruses and prions, infecting or interacting with microorganisms, plants, and animals.
              
MicrobiologyOpen welcomes manuscripts on all aspects of fundamental and applied microbiology, including:

  • antimicrobial resistance
  • astrobiology
  • biochemistry, biophysics, and structural biology
  • cellular and molecular biology
  • clinical microbiology and infectious diseases
  • computational, systems, and synthetic biology
  • environmental science
  • evolutionary biology, ecology, and systematics
  • food microbiology
  • genetics and genomics
  • geobiology and earth science
  • host-microbe interactions
  • immune response and microbial pathogenesis
  • microbial physiology and metabolism
  • natural products discovery
  • pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry
  • plant pathology
  • veterinary microbiology
The journal features Original Articles (including full research articles, method articles, and short communications), Commentaries (including brief reports), Reviews, and Editorials. Original papers must report well-conducted research with conclusions supported by the data presented in the article. We also support confirmatory research and aim to work with authors to meet reviewer expectations. Our submission process is easy and format-free.

Article Publication Charges: Many authors can publish with us for free

Wiley has several agreements with institutions and funders to help authors publish open access and cover Article Publication Charges. Authors who receive funding from an agency or institution with a Wiley Open Access Account do not pay directly. The charge is paid by the institution or funder. For example, authors from institutions in Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, and Finland, may publish in MicrobiologyOpen without having to pay additional Article Publication Charges.

           

Open Access and Copyright

All articles published by MicrobiologyOpen are fully open access: immediately freely available to read, download, and share. They are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright on articles published by MicrobiologyOpen is retained by the author(s). Authors grant Wiley a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. Authors also grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as its integrity is maintained and its original authors, citation details, and publisher are identified. Further information about open-access license and copyright can be found here.

      

Peer Review Policy

MicrobiologyOpen maintains the highest standards of peer review while increasing the efficiency of the process. All contributions published in the journal will undergo full peer review, key characteristics of which are:

  • MicrobiologyOpen considers scientifically valid articles.

  • Manuscripts submitted to MicrobiologyOpen are initially assessed by our experienced editorial team, and those found appropriate will be reviewed by suitably qualified independent experts.

  • All publication decisions are made by the Chief Editor based on the reviewer reports.

  • Members of the advisory board may lend advice on manuscripts submitted but are not involved in the final decisions.  

  • The editorial assistant provides administrative support to ensure the journal maintains the integrity of peer review and delivers rapid and efficient publication, as well as excellent service to authors, reviewers, and readers.

  • The overall editorial responsibility for the journal is with the Chief Editor.    

          

Preprint Policy

A preprint is a version of a paper ready to be submitted, and it is posted to receive comments from the community.

  • MicrobiologyOpen will consider for review articles previously posted as preprints on any preprint server, such as arXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv, ChemRxiv.

  • MicrobiologyOpen accepts the citation of preprints in journal submissions.

  • Preprints can be posted prior or in parallel to submission to MicrobiologyOpen.

  • Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.

                 

Referred Papers

In addition to papers submitted directly to the journal, MicrobiologyOpen will consider articles referred from other Wiley journals.           
  
 

Abstracting and Indexing Information

MicrobiologyOpen will deposit all articles into PubMed Central upon article publication. Once your article is deposited in PubMed Central, they will make it searchable on PubMed as soon as possible. We will be pursuing an application for other appropriate abstract and indexing services to ensure wide visibility of articles published in MicrobiologyOpen.

The journal is registered with the following abstracting partners:

  • Abstracts on Hygiene & Communicable Diseases (CABI)
  • Biological Abstracts (Clarivate Analytics)
  • BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics)
  • CAB Abstracts® (CABI)
  • CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS)
  • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
  • Embase (Elsevier)
  • Global Health (CABI)
  • MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM)
  • Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics)
  • SCOPUS (Elsevier)
  • Tropical Diseases Bulletin (CABI)
  • Veterinary Bulletin (CABI)
  • VINITI (All-Russian Institute of Science & Technological Information)
  • Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)

    MicrobiologyOpen deposits all articles in PMC (PubMed Central)