Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Aims & Scope

Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM) publishes a substantial share of the most significant current research in the areas of biotechnology, microbial ecology, food microbiology, and industrial microbiology.

Highlighting research findings applicable to the development of new processes or products, AEM is a broad-based journal that is indispensable to those whose basic work has implications of near-term practical benefit.

Sections include: - Commentaries - Meeting Reviews - Meeting Presentations - Genetics and Molecular Biology - Enzymology and Protein Engineering - Physiology - Biotechnology - Mycology - Public Health Microbiology - Environmental Microbiology - Microbial Ecology - Geomicrobiology.

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
• Medline
• PubMed

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science and Immunology and Microbiology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Introducing mothur: Open-Source, Platform-Independent, Community-Supported Software for Describing and Comparing Microbial Communities

  Citation: 18049

  Authors: Patrick D., Sarah L., Thomas, Justine R., Martin, Emily B., Ryan A., Brian B., Donovan H., Courtney J., Jason W., Blaz, Gerhard G., David J., Carolyn F.

• Naïve Bayesian Classifier for Rapid Assignment of rRNA Sequences into the New Bacterial Taxonomy

  Citation: 17018

  Authors: Qiong, George M., James M., James R.

• Greengenes, a Chimera-Checked 16S rRNA Gene Database and Workbench Compatible with ARB

  Citation: 9228

  Authors: T. Z., P., N., M., E. L., K., T., D., P., G. L.

• Profiling of complex microbial populations by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis of polymerase chain reaction-amplified genes coding for 16S rRNA

  Citation: 8805

  Authors: G, E C, A G

• UniFrac: a New Phylogenetic Method for Comparing Microbial Communities

  Citation: 6792

  Authors: Catherine, Rob

• Development of a Dual-Index Sequencing Strategy and Curation Pipeline for Analyzing Amplicon Sequence Data on the MiSeq Illumina Sequencing Platform

  Citation: 6057

  Authors: James J., Sarah L., Nielson T., Sarah K., Patrick D.

• Development of primer sets designed for use with the PCR to amplify conserved genes from filamentous ascomycetes

  Citation: 3725

  Authors: N L, G C

• Does the Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles Depend on the Shape of the Nanoparticle? A Study of the Gram-Negative Bacterium <i>Escherichia coli</i>

  Citation: 3380

  Authors: Sukdeb, Yu Kyung, Joon Myong

• Modeling of the Bacterial Growth Curve

  Citation: 3303

  Authors: M. H., I., F. M., K.

• Pyrosequencing-Based Assessment of Soil pH as a Predictor of Soil Bacterial Community Structure at the Continental Scale

  Citation: 3273

  Authors: Christian L., Micah, Rob, Noah