Open Access Policy and Article Processing Charges (APC)

Open Access Policy

This is an open access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without obtaining prior permission from the publisher or the author. This policy is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

Licensing Policy

All articles published in the Journal of Advanced Microbiology are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).

Under this license, authors retain copyright of their work while allowing others to freely share, copy, distribute, transmit, adapt, and build upon the material for any lawful purpose, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source of publication.

The full terms of the license are available here

This licensing policy ensures maximum dissemination, accessibility, and reuse of published research in accordance with open access publishing standards and the requirements of DOAJ.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

The journal applies an APC only after a manuscript has successfully undergone peer review and has been accepted for publication. The APC supports editorial processing, peer review management, DOI registration, copyediting, typesetting, online hosting, digital archiving, website maintenance, and plagiarism screening. No submission fee is charged.

APC Rates till December 2026
Article Type	APC
Original Research Articles	NIL
Review Articles	NIL
Short Communications	NIL
Case Reports / Technical Notes	NIL
Editorials and Invited Articles	NIL
APC Rates from January 2027
Article Type	APC
Original Research Articles	USD 300
Review Articles	USD 300
Short Communications	USD 250
Case Reports / Technical Notes	USD 250
Editorials and Invited Articles	NIL

Waivers and Discounts

The journal provides APC discounts/waivers to support authors from developing countries who may have limited access to research funding. Applications for APC discounts/waivers must be submitted at the time of manuscript submission. The provision of APC discounts does not influence the editorial assessment, peer review process, or publication decision. All editorial decisions are based solely on the scientific quality, originality, and academic merit of the submitted manuscript.