At Applied Microbiology International, we publish three internationally acclaimed journals in partnership with Oxford University Press. Our journals cover all areas of applied microbiology and combine the highest levels of scientific rigour with global expertise to publish the latest cutting-edge research in our field from around the world. We aim to provide a suitable home for the research of all authors working towards AMI’s goals, whatever your financial means or geographical location. You can read the latest research from our journals relating to our six goals on the AMI Journals site.

AMI and our publisher, Oxford University Press, are non-profit organisations, and we invest our surplus back into the research community. By publishing in our journals, you enable AMI to provide grants, run events, and carry out our policy and advocacy work and OUP to safeguard the future of hundreds of high-quality society-owned research journals.

AMI journals:

• Offer complimentary AMI membership to all our authors

• Accept format-free submissions

• Do not charge page or colour fees to our authors

• Are supported by article-level-metrics so you can track the reach and influence of your work

• Average time from submission to first decision in under a month

• Continuous publication of articles

• Advance Articles published immediately on acceptance

Benefits for AMI members:

• A 20% discount on open access fees for AMI members 
• Free online access to our subscription journals via the members’ area 

 

Review for AMI Journals

If you would like to be added to our reviewer database, please send a CV to [email protected].  

AMI offers a year’s complimentary membership to reviewers who complete six or more timely, high-quality reviews across our journal portfolio in the calendar year. We regularly assess reviewer performance to look for outstanding individuals to promote to our editorial boards.

It is free for authors to publish in our hybrid journals. These journals have an open access option where authors can choose to pay an author publishing charge (APC) to make their article freely available under a creative commons licence. Our open access journal charges an APC. Many institutions worldwide have agreements with our publishing partner that allow authors at these institutions to publish in our journals without paying the open access fees, which are covered centrally. We also have a generous waiver programme for authors from developing countries.  

If your institution does not subscribe to our journals, please recommend them to your librarian. 

For members who cannot take advantage of these schemes we have a 20% member discount. Please see the tables and links below for full details. 

Journals publishing fees for 2025

Check here to see if your institution has a publishing agreement with OUP. 

OUP has a waiver policy for lower-income countries, check if your country qualifies here.

Members will need to enter their membership number on submission to claim the discount.

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