With an exciting array of special issues, topical webinars, and cutting edge developments in our publications, the FEMS Journals are truly home for the microbiology community.

Together with our partner Oxford University Press (OUP), our not-for-profit journals are dedicated to advancing the field through research, education, and collaboration.

View the Latest Editor Choice Articles: 

• FEMS Microbiology Ecology - Editor's Choice: Caterpillar–parasitoid interactions: species-specific influences on host microbiome composition
   
• FEMS Microbiology Reviews - Editor's Choice: The rise and future of CRISPR-based approaches for high-throughput genomics
   
• FEMS Microbiology Letters - Editor's Choice: Isolation and characterization of a multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infecting phage and its therapeutic use in mice
   
• FEMS Yeast Research - Editor's Choice: Yeast sexes: mating types do not determine the sexes in Metschnikowia species
   
• Pathogens and Disease - Editor's Choice: Sphingosine kills intracellular Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus

• FEMS Microbes - Editor's Choice: Community context influences the conjugation efficiency of Escherichia coli
   
• microLife - Most Read: Accessing microbial natural products of the past

Looking for a place to publish your paper? Find all open calls for thematic issues submissions here. We have open access and free-to-publish submission options available. 

Stay up-to-date with the latest microbiology news, research, and insights on the #FEMSmicroBlog. Our monthly blog covers a diverse range of topics.

Discover new insights in our latest blog posts:

• Exploring microbiomes for a One Health approach - Vidya Muthulakshmi explores how microbiomes could be central to a One Health approach. Liked the blog? Read the full paper.    
   
• Integrating sustainability into microbiology labs - Priscilla Carrillo-Barragan outlines how integrating sustainable practices into laboratory operations is essential to align with global sustainability goals and promote eco-friendly practices in scientific research. Liked the blog? Read the full paper.
   
• Repeated long-term droughts change the interactions between plants and microbes - Yuri de Souza explores the relationships between soil microbes and their associated plants over a period of nine years. Liked the blog? Read the full paper.

The #FEMSmicroBlog welcomes external bloggers, writers and SciComm enthusiasts. Get in touch if you want to share your idea for a blog entry with us!

Nominate an Outstanding Early Career Microbiologist

The FEMS Outstanding Early Career Microbiologist Award recognises exceptional researchers who have made significant contributions to the microbiology community, within five years of their PhD. This prestigious award provides an opportunity to celebrate groundbreaking work and inspire future generations of scientists.

Awardees will receive a free registration and travel grant to attend the FEMS MICRO Milan 2025: Congress & Exhibition, provided they give a Session or Flash Talk at the Congress. Submissions deadline: 16 December 2024, 23:59 CET. 

Congress Attendance Grants

FEMS provides grants for European and non-European Early Career Researchers to support their attendance at the 11th Congress of European Microbiologists (FEMS MICRO Milan 2025: Congress & Exhibition). Each grant provides a waiver of the registration fee.

Grant application is open until 24 January 2025, 23:59 CET and is part of the Abstract Application.

The FEMS journals are run by microbiologists, and for microbiologists. Every article published by us has been rigorously reviewed for soundness of science by our community of academic peer reviewers – and the not-for-profit journals support the microbiology community.