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Environmental Microbiome

Environmental Microbiome is an open access mid-level impact journal for quality research encompassing all aspects of environmental microbiology, from air, to soil, to water, and beyond. The journal emphasizes rapid turnaround time for submissions and thorough, timely peer review, with publications aiming to connect genomic and microbiome analyses to their roles in the environment and human lives, often with an applied context that shapes future innovation and research.

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Subject Genetics & Heredity

Impact Factor 5.4

Quartile Q1

Open Access Type Open

eISSN 2524-6372

Invitation Only Yes

Cost Range APC: £1890.00 GBP / $2590.00 USD / €2190.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

Environmental Microbiome is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:

Research Articles

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.

Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Results, and Conclusions.

Manuscript Manuscript must include a title page, abstract, keywords, Methods, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section with the required subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords and a Declarations section containing Availability of data and material, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, with non-applicable sections labeled 'Not applicable'.

References References must follow BioMed Central reference style. References, including URLs, must be numbered consecutively in square brackets in citation order, and unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list.

Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, longer tables may be placed at the end with their intended location cited in the text, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately. Figures must be numbered in the order cited and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered sequentially and created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures.

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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, explain any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.

Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract structure is not specified. Mandatory abstract headings are not specified.

Manuscript Main text must contain the body of the article, may be divided into short informative subsections, must include a conclusions section, and must include a Declarations section with the specified subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, an Availability of data and materials statement, and a Declarations section with subheadings for Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and material, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, with optional Authors' information and 'Not applicable' used for irrelevant declarations.

References References must follow the BioMed Central reference style. References, including URLs, must be numbered consecutively in square brackets in citation order, only published articles, clinical trial registration records, and published or publicly available abstracts may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and dataset identifiers such as DOIs should be given as full URLs.

Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, and tables longer than one page may be placed at the end with their intended location indicated in the text. Figures must be numbered in the order first cited and multipart figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered and cited in sequence and created using the word processor's table object rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.

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Correspondence

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, and confirm that all authors approved the submission.

Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must briefly summarize the aim, findings, or purpose of the article, minimize abbreviations, and contain no references.

Manuscript The manuscript must include a title page, an abstract, the main text body, and a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and material, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and Authors' information (optional). The manuscript must include three to ten keywords and an Availability of data and materials statement, and any nonrelevant Declarations subsection must still be included with the text 'Not applicable'.

Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end with their intended location indicated in the text, and figures must be uploaded separately in cited order. Figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than the image file, and tables must be created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.

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Brief Report

Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Results, and Conclusions.

Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions sections and a Declarations section with required subheadings, with Methods permitted after the Conclusions section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords and a Declarations section containing Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and other required subheadings, using 'Not applicable' for irrelevant declarations sections.

References References must follow the BioMed Central reference style. References, including URLs, must be numbered consecutively in square brackets in the order first cited, only published or in-press articles, trial registration records, and publicly available abstracts or e-prints may be cited, unpublished abstracts and unpublished data must be excluded from the reference list, and dataset identifiers such as DOIs must be given as full URLs.

Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, larger tables may be placed at the end of the document with their location indicated in the text, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while figure files are uploaded separately. Figures must be numbered in citation order and multi-panel figures submitted as single composite files, while tables must be numbered in sequence and created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures.

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Recent Publications

The microecological mechanism of Cordyceps chanhua promoting soil nitrogen cycling

Gongping Hu, Youcui Yang, Tao Wang, Jiaojiao Qu, Zhongshun Xu, Yanling Ren, Yeming Zhou, Gangxiang Fei, Yanfeng Han, Jian Zhang, Chunbo Dong, Tengxia He, Ye Deng, Xiao Zou

10.1186/s40793-025-00838-8

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Exploring the role of ergothioneine and mycorrhizal fungi in shaping the wheat soil microbiome

Sri Sai Nandini Ravi, Alexandra Pipinos, Nick Insley, Charanpreet Kaur, Jinjun Kan, Wade Heller, Andrew H. Smith, Gladis Zinati, John Richie, Harsh Bais

10.1186/s40793-026-00913-8

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Aeonium decorum as a microbial recruitment platform for atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons mitigation in urban gardens

Felix Velando, Lázaro Molina, Irene Hurtado, Pieter van Dillewijn, Ana Segura

10.1186/s40793-026-00914-7

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Distinct filtering processes shape bacterial and fungal communities and their co-occurrence patterns across garlic-associated compartments

Tianshu Wang, Bangyan Niu, Shibo Xia, Dali Song, Yi Yang, Hailei Wei, Miao Gao, Wei Zhou

10.1186/s40793-026-00870-2

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Using feeding regime as a microbial selective pressure to optimise biogas production and digestate sanitisation from slurry-based anaerobic digestion

S. Nolan, A. Trego, N. Waters, C. Thorn, O. Fenton, K. G. Richards, V. O’Flaherty, U. Z. Ijaz, F. Abram

10.1186/s40793-026-00902-x

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 25 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in Environmental Microbiome, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm that all authors approved the submission, confirm that the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

An article processing charge applies for each accepted article. The current APC is £1890.00 GBP / $2590.00 USD / €2190.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Gut microbiota and health Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Polar Research and Ecology Nematode management and characterization studies Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Plant Parasitism and Resistance Marine and coastal plant biology Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Protist diversity and phylogeny Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology Plant and animal studies Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

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