Journal of Bacteriology is a peer-reviewed english-language open-access journal published by American Society for Microbiology in United States, operating under an open-access model since 2025. The journal covers Medicine.
Authors publish in Journal of Bacteriology without paying any article processing charge (APC) — making it a fully diamond/platinum open-access venue, supported entirely by its publisher or sponsor. Articles are released under the CC BY, Publisher's own license license (see other journals using this license).
To date, Journal of Bacteriology has published 54,865 articles. Articles are minted with DOIs through the prefix 10.1128. All submissions undergo plagiarism screening before peer review.
Keywords
molecular mechanisms, bacterial physiology, archaea, bacteriophages, host-microbe interactions, environmental microbiology
At a glance
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- Country
- United States
- Primary language
- English
- License
- CC BY, Publisher's own license
- Peer review
- Editorial review, Peer review, Anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer review
- OA since
- 2025
- Review time
- 12 weeks
- DOI prefix
10.1128- Plagiarism check
- Yes
ISSN
- 0021-9193
- electronic
- 1098-5530
Frequently asked questions
Is Journal of Bacteriology peer-reviewed?
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What is the ISSN of Journal of Bacteriology?
0021-9193 (print) · 1098-5530 (electronic).