We are pleased to share with you the first edition of the FEMSmicro Monthly for 2024. 

Not only has the FEMS Journals Open Access transition now taken place, but we have an exciting new microLife webinar in the pipeline, and several updates from the FEMS journals, awards, and grant programmes. 

All the best,
The FEMS Team

Now, all but one of the FEMS Journals have transitioned to Open Access and all papers in those journal archives are free-to-read!

Unlock your research's potential and join us in advancing microbiology for a brighter future. Publish with our not-for-profit society journals to keep publishing revenues with the scientific community so we can continue Investing in Science. 

We're dedicated to fostering scientific excellence in microbiology. See below three new developments from the FEMS journals :

• microLife Webinar on Nucleotide Second Messenger Signaling in Bacteria (29 February)
   
• Hayley Newton Steps Up To Become A New Editor-in-Chief Of Pathogens and Disease
   
• FEMS Microbiology Letters Updates Scope To Add Full-Length Research Articles

Stay tuned for the February edition of the FEMSmicro Monthly, which will bring you news on the winners of the FEMS Journals Article Awards from 2023. 

We would like to thank all our reviewers of the seven FEMS Journals. In 2023, we had over 1300 reviewers in our community who worked hard to evaluate FEMS journal manuscripts throughout the year and helped to maintain the high-quality of our published articles.

Reviewers are the unsung heroes of every reputable scholarly journal. With their subject expertise and voluntary work, they provide an invaluable contribution for the advancement of science. While there aren’t enough ways to express our gratitude, here we provide a list of resources and information to facilitate their work.