The Open Microbiology Journal

The Open Microbiology Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal published continuously by Bentham Open. It provides researchers with freely accessible information on current developments across the field of microbiology, emphasizing the publication of quality work for a worldwide audience. Its coverage includes microbial systematics and evolution, immunology, virology, parasitology, bacteriology, mycology, phycology, protozoology, microbial ecology, molecular biology, physiology and biochemistry, as well as microbial pathogenesis, host–microbe interactions, systems and synthetic microbiology, and bioinformatics.

The journal publishes original research articles, reviews and mini-reviews, case studies, short communications, letters, and guest-edited thematic issues. Readers can explore articles by title, author, keywords, DOI, publication date, or other search criteria, and access published content, including full-text formats where available. Authors can submit general manuscripts, abstracts, or papers for thematic issues, and consult guidance on submission, peer review, publication ethics, archiving, and article processing charges. Articles are made available under open-access terms, enabling broad readership and reuse subject to the applicable license and attribution requirements.