1. Aims and Scope

Molecular Microbiology Research is committed to publishing and disseminating research articles, reviews, as well as new methods and techniques in microbiology.

 

All papers chosen for publication should be creative reviews and opinions or innovative research work in the field of molecular microbiology, including original articles, reviews and brief reports in microbiology, bacteriology, mycology, molecular and cellular biology and virology at the level of gene expression and regulation, genetic transfer, cell biology and subcellular organization, pathogenicity and virulence, physiology and metabolism, cell-cell communication and signalling pathways as well as the interactions between the various cell systems of microorganisms including the interrelationship of DNA, RNA and protein biosynthesis.

 

The primary criterion for publication is new insights that are not only of broad interest to microbiologist, and teachers/students/researchers engaged in biology, but are also appropriate for R & D personnel as well as readers interested in microbiology.

 

2. Copyright

The authors permanently reserve the copyright for their publications and have granted the rights to any third party in advance for using, reproducing or disseminating the work under the terms of copyright and license of the MicroSci Publisher constitutions and adopted law and regulations.

 

3. Manuscripts Submission

3.1 Online submission

Manuscripts must be submitted to Molecular Microbiology Research electronically by MicroSci Publisher online submission system. In the case that online submission system is not available; you can submit your manuscript to the submission email of Molecular Microbiology Research: edit@mmr.microbescipublisher.com. If both the above ways do not work out, you can directly send your manuscripts to manuscripts@sophiapublisher.com. The editors will handle your submission within five working days.

 

Preferred file formats of manuscripts are Microsoft Word and Rich Text Format (RTF). Figures, tables, movies and raw data can be submitted as supplemental files.

 

A cover letter must be submitted along with the manuscript during the submission, which should contain a brief explanation of what was previously known, the conceptual advance provided by the findings, and the importance of the findings to a broad readership as well as how and why their major findings relate to the scope of the journal. Closely related papers submitted elsewhere or in press should be noted in the cover letter, and uploaded as additional supplemental files in the online submission system. The cover letter is confidential to the editor and will not be seen by reviewers.

 

3.2 Corresponding Author

The full name, the contact information and e-mail address of the corresponding author should be provided. We take the corresponding author as the responsible author, which means that the corresponding author takes the following responsibility:

 

The corresponding authors warrant, on behalf of themselves and their co-authors, that:

** The article is original, has not been formally published in any other peer-reviewed journal and does not infringe any existing copyright;

** All the authors have agreed with the authorship of the manuscript and its submission to Molecular Microbiology Research;

** All the authors has read and approved the content of the paper;

** The article contains nothing that is unlawful, libellous;

** All statements contained in it purporting to be facts are true, and any formula or instruction contained in the article will not, if followed accurately, cause any injury, illness or damage to the user.

** Official approval of all the original authors must be provided before any changes in authorship.

** Any reasonable demands for the necessary materials to justify the research results should be satisfied.

 

Please inform the Editorial Office of Molecular Microbiology Research if the contact information of the corresponding author changes after submission.

 

4. Article processing

Scientists all over the world are invited to be as peer reviewers for this journal. All submission will be automatically transferred online to the reviewers by Manuscript Proceeding System in the MicroSci Publisher prior to CrossRef's plagiarism check. (see MicroSci Publisher peer review policy for further information)

 

Molecular Microbiology Research offers a fast publication schedule whilst maintaining rigorous peer review. Normally the publication period is two or four weeks depend on the speed of peer review. Using the recommended manuscript preparation formats will largely speed up the paper procedures and shorten the periods. Research articles will be published electronically in provisional PDF immediately upon acceptance. A fully structured web version and PDF download version will be uploaded within four weeks after acceptance.

 

Molecular Microbiology Research is affiliated with other biology journals published by MicroSci Publisher, including Genomics and Applied Biology and other journals. If referees judge that a manuscript is sound but not of special interest and therefore not appropriate for Molecular Microbiology Research, the referee reports can be shared with other journals published by MicroSci Publisher. Transferring a manuscript from one journal to another will not incur delays. Conversely, if a manuscript submitted to a sister journal in the MicroSci Publisher series is judged to be of exceptional interest by the referees and editors, we may offer publication in Molecular Microbiology Research.

 

5. Article-processing charges

Molecular Microbiology Research levies an article-processing charge for every accepted article to cover the costs incurred by open access publication. Article-processing charge for all MicroSci Publisher journals are in uniform. MicroSci Publisher standard article-processing charge is Canadian dollar 1200 CAD (US dollar $1200), which has no any tax fee included. For authors from the Canada, their article processing charges levied by MicroSci Publisher contain 12% of HST tax fee, and this tax fee will be listed solely upon invoice. For authors other than from the Canada, their article processing charges are exclusive of any tax fees. Authors from low-income countries and areas or having financial difficulties can apply the discount for APC upon submission, and if the authors are qualified to be waived they don't necessarily pay the APC. For further information please see Charge FAQ.

 

Payment for APC in this Journal should be made to Sophia Publishing Group Inc. Payment procedure will be informed upon submission acceptance.