PUBLICATION FEES
Authors whose research was supported by grants, special funds (including departmental and institutional), or contracts (including governmental) or whose research was done as part of their official duties (government or corporate, etc.) are required to pay the article processing charge (APC) and supplemental material fee (if relevant) noted in Table 2.
All fees are subject to change without notice. Nonmember corresponding authors may join ASM to obtain discounts on publication fees. Former members who wish to renew their membership at the same level may do so online. However, to change your membership level, please contact customer service at Service@asmusa.org.
If the research was not supported by any of the means described above, a request to waive the fee may be made through the online submission form or submitted via e-mail to mSphere@asmusa.org. The request must include the manuscript control number assigned by ASM and indicate how the work was supported.
Minireviews, Commentaries, Perspectives, Editorials, and Letters to the Editor are not subject to APCs.
TABLE 2 Publication feesa
| Fee type | Fee ($) for all members except supporting members |
Fee ($) for supporting members and nonmembers |
|---|---|---|
| Research Article APC | 2,500 | 3,500 |
| Short article (i.e., Observation or Opinion/Hypothesis) APC |
1,360 | 1,990 |
| Supplemental material (flat fee) | 230 | 355 |
aAPCs do not apply to Minireviews, Commentaries, Perspectives, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, or corrections. For member discounts, the corresponding author must be an ASM member.
Author reprints and eprints. Instructions for ordering reprints can be found in the billing notification e-mail sent to all corresponding authors. Please see the Author Center for more information.