FEMS Microbes
FEMS Microbes is a dynamic new community journal dedicated to showcasing impactful research across microbiology and related disciplines. Designed as an inclusive platform, it champions the voices of early career scientists, both as authors and vital contributors to peer review. The journal welcomes direct submissions and transfers from other FEMS titles, featuring both full-length articles and short reports that advance the field and foster scientific collaboration.
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Quick Overview:
Journal Scope: Community journal for sharing research findings resulting from solid scientific experimentation, prioritising early career researcher needs.
Editors-in-Chief: Jana Jass, Kimberly Kline, Kathleen Scott
Highlights: Transparent peer review options; format-free submission
Open Access? Yes
Review Process: In an effort toward open science and more transparency in the peer-review process, FEMS Microbes offer the option of a Transparent Peer Review. Authors have the possibility to publish the peer-review reports and their answers as supplementary material, and reviewers can disclose their name on the article. Both choices are optional and independent from each other.
Submitting to
FEMS Microbes
Ongoing Calls for papers:
Indigenous Microbiology
Deadline: 30 June 2026
Guest editors: Eva Biggs, Marciane MagnaniMicrobial Metabolism of Greenhouse Gases
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Guest editors: Sara Hallin, Biswarup Mukhopadhyay, Calvin Henard, Kathleen Scott
Submission Portal: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/femsmc
Contact the editorial Office: FEMSmicrobes.editorialoffice@paeditorial.co.uk

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