Microbiology Australia

Aims & Scope

Microbiology Australia, the journal of the Australian Society for Microbiology is produced online and in print four times a year.

The journal contains scientific papers, technical notes, book reviews, conference information, data on new products and services in microbiology, and material for tertiary students, in addition to providing detail on ASM activities.

Metrics & Ranking

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
• Embase

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine, 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.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• COVID-19: a novel zoonotic disease caused by a coronavirus from China: what we know and what we don’t

  Citation: 328

  Authors: John S, David W

• Clostridium perfringens extracellular toxins and enzymes: 20 and counting

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Sarah A, Julian I, Vicki

• Bacteriophage taxonomy

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Hans W

• The marine mammal microbiome: current knowledge and future directions

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Tiffanie M, Amy, Janet, Tracey L, Mark V

• Reflections from Melbourne, the world’s most locked-down city, through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Ian

• Emerging microbiome technologies for sustainable increase in farm productivity and environmental security

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Brajesh K, Pankaj, Saurabh, Catriona A, Jay Prakash

• Life without water: how do bacteria generate biomass in desert ecosystems?

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Sean, Belinda, Chris

• Fusarium: a ubiquitous fungus of global significance

  Citation: 29

  Authors: LW, WL

• Sarcoptes scabiei: an important exotic pathogen of wombats

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Lee

• Establishing microbial baselines to identify indicators of coral reef health

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Bettina, David G, Pedro R, Nicole S