Publication Fees
Article Processing Charge
Authors who choose open access will be assessed an article processing charge (APC). For a corresponding author who is an active member of ASM at any level except the Supporting member level, the APC is $2,300 (subject to change without notice). For a nonmember or Supporting member corresponding author, the APC is $3,150 (subject to change without notice). Nonmember corresponding authors may join ASM to obtain discounts on APCs. 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. These fees are in addition to any supplemental material charges and permit immediate public access to both the preliminary “Accepts” version and the copyedited, typeset version published in the online journal under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). This option includes immediate open access provided through NIH’s PubMed Central repository.
When funds from the Wellcome Trust, Research Councils UK, or the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are used to pay an APC, the article will be published under the CC BY 4.0 in accordance with the funding organization's open access policies. Authors will be required to notify ASM and complete the Author Warranty and Provisional License to Publish/CC BY 4.0 at the time of submission.
Page Charges
Authors who do not choose open access and 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 page charges (based on the number of typeset pages, including illustrations, in the article) and to sign the ASM copyright transfer agreement. Corresponding authors of articles accepted for publication will receive an e-mail notifying them how to pay page and any other applicable publication charges (see below).
For a corresponding author who is an active member of ASM at any level except the Supporting member level, page charges are $80 per page (subject to change without notice). For a nonmember or Supporting member corresponding author, page charges are $160 per page (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 charges may be sent to the ASM Journals Department (e-mail, nlin@asmusa.org [after acceptance of the manuscript]). The request must include the manuscript control number assigned by ASM and indicate how the work was supported. Waivers apply only to page charges; responsibility for supplemental material fees remains with the author.
Minireviews, Commentaries, and Comment Letters to the Editor are not subject to page charges. New-Data Letters to the Editor are subject to page charges.
Color Charges
There are no fees for color figures.
Author Reprints
Reprints (in multiples of 100) and eprints (downloadable PDFs) may be purchased by all coauthors. Corresponding authors receive access to 10 free downloads of published PDFs. In addition to the 10 free published PDF files, the corresponding authors of Minireviews may receive 100 free eprints of their contribution and the corresponding authors of Commentaries may receive 50 free eprints. Instructions for ordering gratis or additional reprints and eprints can be found in the billing notification e-mail sent to all corresponding authors. To order reprints postpublication, please follow the instructions on the Author Reprint Order Form. Please contact cjsreprints@cadmus.com with any questions.
Supplemental Material Fee
Authors are charged a flat fee for posting supplemental material as an adjunct to their published article. (Exception: no fee is charged for supplemental material associated with Minireviews or Commentaries.)
For a corresponding author who is an active member of ASM at any level except the Supporting member level, the supplemental material fee is $210 (subject to change without notice). For a nonmember or Supporting member corresponding author, the supplemental material fee is $320 (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.