Getting Started
Submit your best research to mSphere® today.
Article Types
- Research Articles
- Observations
- Minireviews
- Opinions and Hypotheses
- Commentaries
- Perspectives
- Resource Reports
- Editorials
- Letters to the Editor
As part of the submission process, authors are encouraged to provide a 150-word "Importance" paragraph, a nontechnical summary written in language that conveys the importance of the work to non-specialists.
Instructions to Authors
- Scope
- Editorial Policy
- Submission, Review, & Publication Processes
- Organization and Format
- Author Corrections, Errata, Retractions
- Illustrations and Tables
- Nomenclature
- Abbreviations and Conventions
- Publication Fees
mSphere Instructions to Authors (PDF)
mSphere Submission Checklist (PDF)
mSphere FAQs
Submission Options
In 2017, you have the option of submitting your manuscript through mSphereDirect™, a new and faster way to publish your science in mSphere that puts you in control. Choose your own reviewers, respond to their feedback, and then submit your final manuscript. mSphere Senior Editors will render a decision within 5 business days. There will be no requests for further experiments or revisions. That’s it – your accepted paper will be published in less than a month. Find out more...
mSphereDirect Instructions to Authors (PDF)
mSphereDirect Author Checklist (PDF)
mSphereDirect General FAQs