ASM (American Society for Microbiology)

Term of contract - New since 2026

01.01.2026 - 31.12.2028

 

Benefits for members of the University of Duisburg-Essen

Hybrid

  • The contract with the American Society for Microbiology allows UDE authors to publish open access free of charge in S2O-Primary Research journals of the publisher
  • The author fees (APCs) of submitting corresponding authors are paid and financed centrally by the UDE. Invoices are processed by the University Library

Gold Open Access

  • Publications in Gold Open Access journals are not part of the contract. The usual ASM author fees (APCs) apply for this
  • Financing up to a maximum of €2000 via the University Library is possible. In this regard, please refer to our funding conditions

Requirements

  • You are a member of the UDE and responsible for submitting the article as corresponding author
  • UDE students can apply for article funding if a member of the supervising faculty supports or approves the publication of the paper. In these cases, funding is only granted upon application and is decided on a case-by-case basis
  • The University of Duisburg Essen or the University Hospital must be specified as the first affiliation

 

Content

  • 6 journals:
    • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
    • Infection and Immunity
    • Journal of Bacteriology
    • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
    • Journal of Virology

 

Information about the author workflow

 

CC-Licences

  • CC BY 4.0 is granted as a standard license
  • Read more about CC licences.

 

Who can help?

The Open Access team will be pleased to advise you on all aspects of Open Access:
openaccess.ub@uni-due.de