ASM Open Access English

ASM Journals

Publisher: American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Term of the agreement: 01.01.2025–31.12.2025
In the last year of the agreement term, renewal negotiations are usually conducted by the office.
Type: Journals, Open Access
Discipline: Microbiology, Medicine


The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the Austrian Academic Library Consortium (KEMÖ) have concluded a combined open access publication and subscription agreement since January 1st 2025. Corresponding authors affiliated with the institutions listed below have the possibility to publish Open Access in the ASM journals that are included in the licensed journal package without additional costs for APCs. ASM does charge Page Charges and Supplemental Material Fees for Open Access publications. Paying eligible authors affiliated with a licensee are entitled to a 25 % discount on Page Charges and Supplemental Material Fees. If the paying eligible author is also an ASM member, additional discounts apply.

For more information, please contact your librarian or the OA office at your institution. All institutions currently participating in the agreement are listed below.

List of eligible journals

For members of the following institutions publishing is possible in these journals:
ASM All-Inclusive Package (.XLSX) / (.PDF):

Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) | Open-Access-Info
Medizinische Universität Graz | Open-Access-Info
Medizinische Universität Innsbruck | Open-Access-Info
Medizinische Universität Wien | Open-Access-Info
Universität für Bodenkultur Wien | Open-Access-Info
Universität Innsbruck | Open-Access-Info
Universität Wien | Open-Access-Info
Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien | Open-Access-Info

For members of the following institutions publishing is possible in these journals:
ASM Basic Package (.XLSX) (.PDF):

Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pathologie GmbH (IMP)
Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI)
Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie (IMBA)

Participating institutions

(in alphabetical order)

Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pathologie GmbH (IMP)
Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI)
Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie (IMBA)
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) | Open-Access-Info
Medizinische Universität Graz | Open-Access-Info
Medizinische Universität Innsbruck | Open-Access-Info
Medizinische Universität Wien | Open-Access-Info
Universität für Bodenkultur Wien | Open-Access-Info
Universität Innsbruck | Open-Access-Info
Universität Wien | Open-Access-Info
Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien | Open-Access-Info


Note: If possible, the links refer to the institutional Open Access information. If one is not available, the link leads to the library of the participating institution (or to the homepage of the institution if no other link is available).

A list of participating institutions can be downloaded here (XLSX).