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Instructions for Authors — Journal of Virology

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JVI explores the nature of the viruses of animals, archaea, bacteria, fungi, plants, and protozoa. We welcome papers on virion structure and assembly, viral genome replication and regulation of gene expression, genetic diversity and evolution, virus-cell interactions, cellular responses to infection, transformation and oncogenesis, gene delivery, viral pathogenesis and immunity, and vaccines and antiviral agents.

ASM offers authors the opportunity to perform a pre-submission check of their manuscript to ensure compliance with JVI’s requirements with Paperpal Preflight. Paperpal Preflight is a free service that automatically identifies common issues that could delay peer review or require extra revisions so they can be corrected before submitting. Authors also have the option to pay a fee to receive an edited version of the manuscript with suggestions for improving language and conforming to the journal requirements.

Article Types

ASM Journals are now Format Neutral.

ASM primary research journals will consider for publication manuscripts that have been posted in a recognized not-for-profit preprint archive. Please review our preprint policy for more information.

In addition to members of the American Society for Microbiology, members of the American Society for Virology (ASV), Society of Virology (GfV), Australasian Virology Society (AVS), and Korean Society of Microbiology (KSoV) also receive discounted rates for accepted manuscripts in JVI.

These discounted rates are as follows:

To access these benefits, corresponding authors must mention their ASV, GfV, AVS, or KSoV membership in the submission cover letter.

Learn more about ASM Journals publication fees, waivers, and Subscribe to Open (JVI is a Subscribe to Open journal).

Questions? Contact JVI staff.

All six primary research journals remain open access—unlocking more opportunities for authors and expanding access for readers, fueling collaboration and innovation across the microbial sciences.

This checklist offers the links and information you need to prepare your initial submission to an ASM journal. (This information does not apply to revisions.)

Review journal-specific formatting for information about article type guidelines and word counts.

For your initial submission to any ASM journal, the ASM ChronosHub submission portal is the starting point. Depending on the journal, you may complete your submission in the ChronosHub submission portal or be redirected to the eJournalPress (eJP) peer review system to complete your submission there.

On this page, you can find information about article types and formatting guidelines (including word counts, figures, tables, and supplemental material, required manuscript sections, and more).

For initial submissions, to make things easier for authors, ASM Journals welcomes papers in any format (what we call "format-neutral submissions"). Refer to our Initial Submission Checklist for guidance.

Find additional guidance on the following topics within ASM's Author Center:

Other helpful resources: Initial Submission Checklist, Publication Fees.

Learn about our new Microbiology Resource Announcements® (MRA) Companion Articles pathway for ASM authors.

Article Type Description Word Count Guidance
Research Articles Research Articles should be devoted to the timely dissemination of significant new knowledge about the viruses of animals, archaea, bacteria, fungi, plants, and protozoa. Investigators in all areas of basic virology are invited to submit reports of original research. Abstract limited to 250 words
Gems Gems cover current topics or emerging stories in virology. These articles aim to present key findings and highlight new developments or technologies in a clear and succinct manner for the broader virology community. Each Gem should discuss the significance of the findings in advancing the field and may include perspectives and opinions on potential future directions. Additionally, Gems can inform readers on career trajectories and professional organizations within the virology field. 4,000 words, exclusive of references. Should include 1-2 figures or tables
Minireviews Minireviews are brief, focused overviews on a subject within the scope of the Journal of Virology. Authors are expected to have a publication track record in the topic area and to provide an unbiased and critical analysis. Minireviews are not intended to be literature summaries. Instead, they should highlight new advances, place these developments in the context of the field, identify gaps in knowledge, and suggest future directions. Minireviews must be based on published articles. 6,000 words, exclusive of references
Meeting Reports Meeting Reports are invited, brief summaries of recent scientific meetings that cover relevant topics within the scope of the journal. They should be timely and focus on major themes, new developments, emerging trends, and significant unanswered questions presented and discussed at the meeting. To propose a Meeting Report, please send a presubmission inquiry to jvi@asmusa.org. 6,000 words, exclusive of references, figures, and tables
Commentaries Commentaries are invited communications concerning topics relevant to JVI's readership and are intended to engender discussion. Reviews of the literature, methods, how-to papers, and responses targeted at a specific published paper are not appropriate. 3,000 words; abstract limited to 75 words
Biographical Features Biographical Features chronicle the careers, achievements, and contributions of leading virologists, both living and those who have passed away (in memoriam). Brief biographies of junior faculty or early-career virologists and their career journey and perspectives (eg., why they entered the field of virology, what they’ve learned so far, what they’d like to see happen in the field, etc.) are also appropriate for this article type. 4,000-5,000 words; includes a photo of the person being featured and may include references
Letters to the Editor There are two types of Letters to the Editor. The first type (Comment Letter) is intended for comments on articles published in JVI and must cite published references to support the author's argument. The second type (New-Data Letter) may report new, concise findings that are not appropriate for publication as a Research Article. 500 words, exclusive of references; no abstract
Matters Arising Matters Arising provide a means to alert the readership that the published conclusions require re-examination. Matters Arising are confined to addressing a specific issue raised about a paper published by ASM. For more information, please review "Errata, Author Corrections, Retractions". Supplemental Material is not allowed, and submissions should include an Abstract and Importance section. Maximum of 1,200 words, 25 references, and 2 tables

Title, running title, byline, affiliation line(s), and corresponding author. Each manuscript should present the results of an independent, cohesive study; thus, numbered series titles are not allowed. Avoid the main title/subtitle arrangement, complete sentences, and unnecessary articles. Indicate the specific virus(es) under study in the title or abstract as appropriate. On the title page, include the title, the running title (not to exceed 54 characters and spaces), the name of each author, all authors' affiliations at the time the work was performed, the name(s) and e-mail address(es) of the corresponding author(s), and a footnote indicating the present address of any author no longer at the institution where the work was performed. Place a number sign (#) in the byline after the affiliation letter(s) of the author to whom inquiries regarding the paper should be directed (see "Correspondent footnote" below). Indicate each author's affiliation with a superscript lowercase letter placed after the author's surname in the byline (separate multiple affiliation letters with commas but no space). Each affiliation should have its own line and its own superscript affiliation letter preceding it. Do not consolidate different departments at one institution into one address with a single affiliation letter, even if all affected authors belong to all of those departments. If more than one co-first author is designated, authors are required to state how the order of names was decided as an additional footnote on the title page.

Please review this sample title page for guidance.

Also include on the title page the word count for the abstract and the word count for the text (excluding the references, table footnotes, and figure legends).

Study group in byline. A study group, surveillance team, working group, consortium, or the like (e.g., the Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Team) may be listed as a coauthor in the byline if its contributing members satisfy the requirements for authorship and accountability as described on ASM Journals' Authorship page. The names (and institutional affiliations, if desired) of the contributing members may be given as a separate paragraph in Acknowledgments.

If the contributing members of the group associated with the work do not fulfill the criteria of substantial contribution to and responsibility for the paper, the group may not be listed in the author byline. Instead, it and the names of its contributing members may be listed in the Acknowledgments section.

Correspondent footnote. The e-mail address for the corresponding author should be included on the title page of the manuscript. This information will be published in the article as a footnote to facilitate communication and will be used to notify the corresponding author of the availability of proofs and, later, of the PDF file of the published article. No more than two authors may be designated corresponding authors.

Two-part abstract. Research Articles have structured abstracts consisting of two sections with their own headings: “Abstract” and “Importance.” Because the structured abstract will be published separately by abstracting services, it must be complete and understandable without reference to the text. Please refer to the sample structured abstract for guidance.

The Abstract section should be no more than 250 words and should concisely summarize the basic content of the paper without presenting extensive experimental details.

The Importance section should be no more than 150 words and should provide a nontechnical explanation of the significance of the study to the field. Avoid abbreviations and references, and indicate the specific organism under study. When it is essential to include a reference, use the format shown under “References” below (see the “Citations in abstracts” section).

Introduction. The introduction should supply sufficient background information to allow the reader to understand and evaluate the results of the present study without referring to previous publications on the topic. The introduction should also provide the hypothesis that was addressed or the rationale for the present study. Choose references carefully to provide the most salient background rather than an exhaustive review of the topic.

Results. In the Results section, include the rationale or design of the experiments as well as the results; reserve extensive interpretation of the results for the Discussion section. Present the results as concisely as possible in one of the following: text, table(s), or figure(s). Data in tables (e.g., cpm of radioactivity) should not contain more significant figures than the precision of the measurement allows. Illustrations (particularly photomicrographs and electron micrographs) should be limited to those that are absolutely necessary to show the experimental findings. Number figures and tables in the order in which they are cited in the text, and be sure to cite all figures and tables.

Discussion. The Discussion should provide an interpretation of the results in relation to previously published work and to the experimental system at hand and should not contain extensive repetition of the Results section or reiteration of the introduction. In short papers, the Results and Discussion sections may be combined.

Materials and Methods. The Materials and Methods section should include sufficient technical information to allow the experiments to be repeated. When centrifugation conditions are critical, give enough information to enable another investigator to repeat the procedure: make of centrifuge, model of rotor, temperature, time at maximum speed, and centrifugal force (× g rather than revolutions per minute). For commonly used materials and methods (e.g., media and protein concentration determinations), a simple reference is sufficient. If several alternative methods are commonly used, it is helpful to identify the method briefly as well as to cite the reference. For example, it is preferable to state "cells were broken by ultrasonic treatment as previously described (9)" rather than to state "cells were broken as previously described (9)." This allows the reader to assess the method without constant reference to previous publications. Describe new methods completely, and give sources of unusual chemicals, equipment, or microbial strains. When large numbers of microbial strains or mutants are used in a study, include tables identifying the immediate sources (i.e., sources from whom the strains were obtained) and properties of the strains, mutants, bacteriophages, and plasmids, etc.

A method or strain, etc., used in only one of several experiments reported in the paper may be described in the Results section or very briefly (one or two sentences) in a table footnote or figure legend. It is expected that the sources from whom the strains were obtained will be identified.

As noted on ASM Journals' Data Policy page, a paragraph dedicated to new accession numbers for nucleotide and amino acid sequences, microarray data, protein structures, and gene expression data should appear at the end of Materials and Methods with the paragraph lead-in "Data availability." Please also provide references (with URLs) for the accession numbers.

Acknowledgments. Statements regarding sources of direct financial support (e.g., grants, fellowships, and scholarships, etc.) should appear in the Acknowledgments. A funding statement indicating what role, if any, the funding agency had in your study (for example, “The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.”) may be included. Funding agencies may have specific wording requirements, and compliance with such requirements is the responsibility of the author. In cases in which research is not funded by any specific project grant, funders need not be listed, and the following statement may be used: “This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.” Statements regarding indirect financial support (e.g., commercial affiliations, consultancies, stock or equity interests, and patent-licensing arrangements) are also allowed. It is the responsibility of authors to provide a general statement disclosing financial or other relationships that are relevant to the study.

Recognition of personal assistance should be given in the Acknowledgments section, as should any statements disclaiming endorsement or approval of the views reflected in the paper or of a product mentioned therein.

In addition to acknowledging sources of financial support in the manuscript, authors should list any sources of funding, in response to the Funding Sources question on the online submission form, providing relevant grant numbers where possible, and the authors associated with the specific funding sources. In the event that your submission is accepted, the funding source information provided in the submission form may be published, so please ensure that all information is entered accurately and completely. (It will be assumed that the absence of any information in the Funding Sources fields is a statement by the authors that no support was received.)

Authors may include a statement that specifies contributor roles as a separate paragraph in the Acknowledgments section. ASM encourages transparency in authorship by publishing author contribution statements using the CRediT taxonomy as recommended by NISO. For some manuscript types, authors have the option of assigning CRediT roles during the online submission process.

Appendices. Appendices that contain additional material to aid the reader but that would be cumbersome and inhibit understanding if placed in the main text are permitted. Titles, authors, and reference sections that are distinct from those of the primary article are not allowed. If it is not feasible to list the author(s) of the appendix in the byline or the Acknowledgments section of the primary article, rewrite the appendix so that it can be considered for publication as an independent article. Equations, tables, and figures should be labeled with the letter “A” preceding the numeral to distinguish them from those cited in the main body of the text. If they are vital to a reader understanding the paper, they should be incorporated into the manuscript as regular equations, tables, and figures.

Gems are brief reviews (limit of 4,000 words, exclusive of references) on a current topic or emerging story in virology. The aim is to publish cogent summaries of key findings and new developments/technologies written clearly and succinctly for the broad virology community. Gems should include a discussion of the importance of the new findings in advancing the field and may include opinions and views on future directions. Career developments in virology are appropriate for Gems. Gems should include one or two figures or tables. The abstract is limited to 75 words.

Authors are encouraged to complete this presubmission inquiry form and to contact any of the JVI Gem Editors, Herman Favoreel, David E. Levy, and Tuli Mukhopadhyay, for questions or topic proposals prior to submitting their manuscript.

Minireviews are brief summaries of important developments in virology research and may address any subject within the scope of JVI. Minireviews must be based on published articles. Minireviews are limited to 6,000 words, exclusive of references.

Authors are highly encouraged to email the JVI Minireview Editors, Herman Favoreel, David E. Levy, and Tuli Mukhopadhyay, with suggestions for minireviews on topics that have not been recently published in JVI or elsewhere. Suggestions should be accompanied with responses to the questions listed in the Minireview presubmission inquiry form.

Minireviews are subject to review. Minireviews must include an abstract (maximum of 250 words) and a cover letter, which should state which Minireview Editor the author contacted (if applicable). The body of the Minireview may have section headings and/or paragraph lead-ins.

Author bios. At the Minireview Editor’s invitation, corresponding authors of minireviews may submit a short biographical sketch and photo for each author for publication with the article. Biographical information should be submitted at the modification stage.

Contact the Minireview Editor if you have questions about what to write. Contact the production editor if you have questions about submitting your files.

Meeting Reports are brief summaries of recent scientific meetings that cover relevant topics within the scope of the journal. They should be timely and focus on major themes, new developments, emerging trends, and significant unanswered questions presented and discussed at the meeting. Sufficient background should be provided to make the report useful to the general reader. If unpublished data are presented, the author must provide written assurance from the relevant individuals that permission to cite their presented material has been granted.

Meeting Reports, which may be solicited or proffered by authors via presubmission inquiry, are subject to editorial review. To ensure timely dissemination of information, Meeting Reports should be submitted within 3 months of the meeting date.

Meeting Reports should include a standard title page, followed by an abstract (limited to 250 words) and then the text of the Meeting Report. The body of the text may have section headings and/or paragraph lead-ins. It may include tables, figures, and photographs. The manuscript should not exceed 6,000 words, exclusive of references, figures, and tables.

Commentaries are invited communications concerning topics relevant to the readership of JVI and are intended to engender discussion. Reviews of the literature, methods and other how-to papers, and responses targeted at a specific published paper are not appropriate. Commentaries are subject to review.

The length may not exceed 3,000 words, and the format is like that of a Minireview (see above) except that the abstract is limited to 75 words.

Biographical Features chronicle the careers, achievements, and contributions of leading virologists, both living and those who have passed away (in memoriam). Brief biographies of junior faculty or early-career virologists and their career journey and perspectives (eg., why they entered the field of virology, what they’ve learned so far, what they’d like to see happen in the field, etc.) are also appropriate for this article type.

The length is typically 4,000-5,000 words and must include a photo of the person being featured. References may be included.

Two types of Letters to the Editor may be submitted. The first type (Comment Letter) is intended for comments on articles published in the journal and must cite published references to support the author's argument. The second type (New-Data Letter) may report new, concise findings that are not appropriate for publication as a Research Article.

Letters may be no more than 500 words long and must be typed double-spaced. Refer to a recently published Letter for correct formatting. Note that authors and affiliations are listed below the title.

All Letters to the Editor must be submitted electronically, and the type of Letter (New Data or Comment) must be selected from the choices in the submission form. For Letters commenting on published articles, the cover letter should state the article's DOI, the title of the article, and the last name of the first author. Letters to the Editor do not have abstracts. Both types of Letter must have a title, which must appear on the manuscript and on the submission form. Figures and tables should be kept to a minimum.

If the Letter is related to a published article, it will be sent to the editor who handled the article in question. The letter will be sent for peer review. If the editor believes that publication is warranted, he/she will solicit a reply from the corresponding author of the article and make a recommendation to the editor in chief. Final approval for publication rests with the editor in chief.

New-Data Letters will be assigned to an editor according to subject matter and will be sent for peer review by that editor. After review, the editor will send a recommendation to the editor in chief. Final approval for publication rests with the editor in chief.

Please note that some indexing/abstracting services do not include Letters to the Editor in their databases.

In the reference list, references are numbered in the order in which they are cited in the article (citation-sequence reference system). In the text, references are cited parenthetically by number in sequential order. Data that are not published or not peer reviewed are simply cited parenthetically in the text (see section ii below).

(i) References listed in the References section. The following types of references must be listed in the References section:

Provide the names of all the authors and/or editors for each reference; long bylines should not be abbreviated with “et al.” All listed references must be cited in the text. Abbreviate journal names according to the PubMed Journals Database (National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health; available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=journals), the primary source for ASM style. Do not use periods with abbreviated words. The EndNote output style for ASM Journals’ current reference style can be found at https://endnote.com/style_download/american-society-for-microbiology-asm-journals-2/; save it to your EndNote Styles folder (it should replace any earlier output styles for ASM journals [all ASM journals use the same reference style]). Note that DOIs are not needed for most references. ASM copy editors will automatically insert DOIs on all references in the CrossRef and PubMed databases during copyediting. URLs for government reports and other references not indexed in these databases should be provided if desired; URLs for citations of database accession numbers and code/software should be provided by you.

Follow the styles shown in the examples below.

*A reference to an in-press ASM publication should state the control number (e.g., JVI00123-20) if it is a journal article or the name of the publication if it is a book.

In some online journal articles, posting or revision dates may serve as the year of publication; a DOI (preferred) or URL is required for articles with nontraditional page numbers or electronic article identifiers.

Magalon A, Mendel RR. 15 June 2015, posting date. Biosynthesis and insertion of the molybdenum cofactor. EcoSal Plus 2015 https://doi.org/10.1128/ecosalplus.ESP-0006-2013.

Note: a posting or accession date is required for any online reference that is periodically updated or changed.

Citations of accepted ASM manuscripts should look like the following example.*

Wang GG, Pasillas MP, Kamps MP. 15 May 2006. Persistent transactivation by Meis1 replaces Hox function in myeloid leukemogenesis models: evidence for cooccupancy of Meis1-Pbx and Hox-Pbx complexes on promoters of leukemia-associated genes. Mol Cell Biol https://doi.org/10.1128/MCB.00586-06.

*ASM journals stopped publishing accepted manuscripts in the spring of 2022.

Other journals may use different styles for their publish-ahead-of-print manuscripts, but citation entries must include the following information: author name(s), posting date, title, journal title, and volume and page numbers and/or DOI. The following is an example:

Zhou FX, Merianos HJ, Brunger AT, Engelman DM. 13 February 2001. Polar residues drive association of polyleucine transmembrane helices. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.041593698.

To encourage data sharing and reuse, ASM recommends reporting data sets and/or code both in a dedicated “Data availability” paragraph and in References. The components of a complete data citation include the following:

The following templates might be helpful.

Author. Year. Description of study topic. Retrieved from Database URL (accession no. ••••••). {Unpublished raw data.}

Author. Year. Description or title of software (version). Repository URL. Retrieved day month year. {Software or code.}

Examples follow.

Christian SL, McDonough J, Liu C-Y, Shaikh S, Vlamakis V, Badner JA, Chakravarti A, Gershon ES. 2002. Data from “An evaluation of the assembly of an approximately 15-Mb region on human chromosome 13q32-q33 linked to bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.” GenBankhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/AF339794(accession no. AF339794). {Accession number.}

Sun Z. 2013. Reprocessed: in-depth membrane proteomic study of breast cancer tissues. ProteomeXchangehttp://proteomecentral.proteomexchange.org/cgi/GetDataset?ID=RPXD000665(accession number requested). {Unassigned accession number.}

Hogle S. 2015. Supplemental material for Hogle et al. 2015 mBio. figsharehttps://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1533034.v1. Retrieved 16 March 2017. {Code and/or software.}

Nesbitt HK, Moore JW. 2016. Data from “Species and population diversity in Pacific salmon fisheries underpin indigenous food security.” Dryad Digital Repositoryhttps://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ng8pf. {Data set in repository.}

(ii) References cited in the text. References that should be cited in the text include the following:

These references should be made parenthetically in the text as follows:

. . . similar results (R. B. Layton and C. C. Weathers, unpublished data).

. . . system was used (J. L. McInerney, A. F. Holden, and P. N. Brighton, submitted for publication).

. . . as suggested by the World Health Organization (https://www.who.int/campaigns/immunization-week/2017/en/).

URLs for companies that produce any of the products mentioned in your study or for products being sold may not be included in the article. However, company URLs that permit access to scientific data related to the study or to shareware used in the study are permitted.

(iii) Citations in abstracts. Because the abstract must be able to stand apart from the article, references cited in it should be clear without recourse to the References section. Use an abbreviated form of citation, omitting the article title, as follows.

(P. S. Satheshkumar, A. S. Weisberg, and B. Moss, J Virol 87:10700 –10709, 2013, https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01258-13)

(J. H. Coggin, Jr., p. 93–114,

inD. O. Fleming and D. L. Hunt, ed.,Biological Safety. Principles and Practices, 4th ed., 2006)“... in a recent report by D. A. Hopwood (mBio 4:e00612-13, 2013, https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00612-13) . . . .”

(iv) References related to supplemental material. If references must be cited in the supplemental material, list them in a separate References section within the supplemental material and cite them by those numbers; do not simply include citations of numbers from the reference list of the associated article. If the same reference(s) is to be cited in both the article itself and the supplemental material, then that reference would be listed in both References sections.

For initial submissions, we welcome papers in any format. We encourage you to create and upload one manuscript file that includes the full text, tables, and figures. You have control over the formatting when you first submit: the reference style, the arrangement of sections of the paper, and other formatting issues are at your discretion at the initial submission. We also require you to provide a cover letter.

While the manuscript format is up to you, we do limit the file type. Your manuscript may be a DOCX, PDF, RTF, or LaTeX file. For the smoothest submission process, we recommend DOCX for your manuscript file.

UPDATED February 2025

Authors may publish their research as open access in either an ASM open access journal or the six Subscribe to Open (S2O) journals under certain conditions (see below).

*In 2025, ASM adopted a Subscribe to Open subscription model for its six primary research, subscription-based journals. This aligns with ASM's mission of disseminating high-impact research and accelerating scientific advancement globally. *

Articles in ASM S2O journals are published open access if the journal's Sustainability Target is met for the year or if the corresponding author is affiliated with an institution that is a current subscriber to the journal.

Learn how ASM S2O journals  comply with funder mandates.

Authors who did not previously select open access may contact the ASM journal staff to arrange it.

Open access is not available for articles published in Clinical Microbiology Reviews® or

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| Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy(AAC)Applied and Environmental Microbiology(AEM)Infection and Immunity(IAI)Journal of Bacteriology(JB)Journal of Clinical Microbiology(JCM)Journal of Virology(JVI) | |||| | 2026 S2O Subscriber Rates | 2026 S2O Non-Subscriber Rates | ||| | Member | Non-Member | Member | Non-Member | | | No Article Processing Charges (APCs) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Page Charges (per page) | $125 | $166 | $166 | $221 | | Supplemental Material (flat fee) | $214 | $285 | $285 | $380 |

| 2026 Rates | || | Journal | Member | Non-Member | | mBio, mSphere, mSystems | || | Article Processing Charge (APC) (except Short Articles) | $3,375 | $4,500 | | Short Articles (Observations, Opinions & Hypotheses) | $1,950 | $2,600 | | Supplemental Material (flat fee) | $285 | $380 | | Microbiology Resource Announcements (MRA) | || | Article Processing Charge (APC) | $1,125 | $1,500 | | Microbiology Spectrum | || | Article Processing Charge (APC) (except Short Articles) | $2,775 | $3,700 | | Short Articles (Observations, New Data Letters) | $1,950 | $2,600 | | Supplemental Material (flat fee) | $285 | $380 | | Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE) | || | Article Processing Charge (APC) (Research Articles, Perspectives, Curriculum) | $1,500 | $2,000 | | Tips and Tools articles | $788 | $1,050 | | ASM Case Reports | || | Article Processing Charge (APC) (except Case Reports) | $2,775 | $3,700 | | Case Reports | $1,500 | $2,000 | | Supplemental Material (flat fee) | $285 | $380 | | ASM Animal Microbiology, ASM Food Microbiology | || | Article Processing Charge (APC) (except Short Articles) | $2,775 | $3,700 | | Short Articles (Brief Reports) | $1,950 | $2,600 | | Supplemental Material (flat fee) | $285 | $380 |

We do not charge publication fees for the following article types:

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Member discount rates apply if the corresponding author is an active member of ASM at any level. (Become an ASM member to get the best available rate.)

American Society for Virology (ASV), Society of Virology (GfV), Australasian Virology Society (AVS), and Korean Society of Virology (KSoV) members get the member rate for JVI fees.

For 2026 S2O journals, subscriber discount rates apply if the corresponding author is affiliated with an institution that is a current subscriber of the journal on the date of article acceptance. Find more information about subscriber discounts.

For information about waivers and discounts, please review our waiver policy.

Publication fees are subject to change without notice.

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For your initial submission to any ASM journal, the ASM ChronosHub submission portal is the starting point. Depending on the journal, you may complete your submission in the ChronosHub submission portal or be redirected to the eJournalPress (eJP) peer review system to complete your submission there.

The ChronosHub portal is ASM’s platform for initial manuscript submissions only. Authors must use the ASM eJP peer review system to submit revisions and resubmissions.

Links to each submission site appear below.

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