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, hybrid and subscribe to open journals.

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

TERMS & CONDITIONS

The agreement is valid for all eight journals published by Microbiology Society: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Microbiology Outlooks and Microbiology Horizons, Access Microbiology, Microbial Genomics and Microbiology, Journal of General Virology and Journal of Medical 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 2026.

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