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Accepted Papers

When an editor has decided that a manuscript is acceptable for publication on the basis of scientific merit, the author and the Journals Department are notified.

Faster Time to Publication

When authors can expect to see their published articles online

Page Proofs

What authors should look for at the proof stage

Publication Fees

Member and nonmember publication fees for all ASM Journals

Waivers

Overview of the ASM Journals Waiver policy

Promoting Your Paper

Learn how to promote your work to a wider audience

Author Self-Archiving & Permissions

Posting to institutional repositories or personal websites and republishing portions of your own work

Tracking Your Impact

Tracking usage, citations and Altmetrics for your paper

Embargo Policy

Check embargo release times for ASM Journals

Author Reprints and Eprints

Gratis copies and purchasing reprints and eprints

Crossmark

Monitoring changes to published articles using Crossmark

Copyright and Licensing

Copyright transfer policies and agreements