The Journal of Applied Microbiology is kicking off 2026 with the unveiling of four key Research Themes under the JAM umbrella.
Each Theme encompasses emerging hot topics and leading-edge research that align with AMI’s goal to apply microbiology to solving the world’s greatest challenges.
We have recruited distinguished Lead Editors from across the globe to head up each Theme.
Liang Wang, who has been named as lead editor of Microbiology in Health and Disease, is a full professor and distinguished medical researcher at Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, affiliated with the South China University of Technology and Southern Medical University in China.
Janet Jannson, unveiled as lead editor of Systems Microbiology, is Chief Scientist for Biology and Laboratory Fellow (retired) at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington, USA.
Víctor J. Carrión, new lead editor of Plant & Environmental Microbiology, is an Assistant Professor and the Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow at University of Málaga, Spain.
And Manuel Simões, Deputy Editor and new lead editor in Microbial Biotechnology, is an Associate Professor with Habilitation in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Porto (FEUP).
Strength to strength
Meanwhile, the journal has gone from strength to strength under the leadership of Professor Andrew McBain since 2022.
With the new Editorial Board structure and processes, we have dramatically reduced the peer review times, with the average time from submission to first decision down from 33 to just 18 days.
Our publisher, Oxford University Press, has made great strides in production too: our average times from acceptance to publication of the final article are now just 10 days. Feedback from authors has been positive and we are starting to see submissions increase.
Read the new scope for each Research Theme and submit your work today!
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Topics
- Applied Microbiology International
- Community
- Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital
- Healthy Land
- Janet Jannson
- Liang Wang
- Manuel Simões
- Microbial Biotechnology
- One Health
- Oxford University Press
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- People News
- Publishing
- Soil & Plant Science
- South China University of Technology
- Southern Medical University
- Systems Microbiology
- University of Málaga
- University of Porto
- Víctor J. Carrión
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