The African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology is a prominent scientific publication that serves as the official journal of the African Society for Clinical Microbiology. This journal focuses on disseminating original research papers encompassing various aspects of Medical Microbiology, including Bacteriology, Virology, Rickettsiology and Chlamydiology, Mycology, Mycobacteriology and Actinomycetes, Parasitology, Molecular Genetics, Clinical Microbiology, and Clinical Veterinary Microbiology.
Index Status and Journal Details:
The journal is actively listed in the AR Index as of August 2023, with an assigned AR Index Number: 832045. It has been continuously published since 1999 by the African Society for Clinical Microbiology. The journal operates on an annual frequency and falls under the discipline of Biological Sciences.
Journal Fees:
Authors interested in submitting their research to the African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology should be aware of the applicable fees. The submission fee is set at $15, while the publication fee amounts to $100.
Journal Information and Contact:
The journal can be identified through its acronym, AJCEM. It is affiliated with the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Nigeria. The publication is accessible both online and in print, with an online ISSN of 1595-689X. As for contact details, the journal’s official email is afrjcem@gmail.com, and the physical address is located at the Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, LAUTECH, Osogbo, Nigeria. The journal’s website is www.afrjcem.org, and its articles can be accessed through the AJOL website: www.ajol.info/index.php/ajcem or the Journal website: www.afrjcem.org/articles-in-press/.
Review and Publication Process:
The African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology follows a double-blinded review process, where the identities of both authors and reviewers are concealed. The review duration typically spans 1-2 months per article, with 1-2 rounds of review for each submission. The journal operates under the CC Attribution 4.0 International License, making its content open access.
Publication Ethics and Copyright:
Authors submitting manuscripts to the journal must adhere to certain ethical guidelines. The journal requires that submitted work has not been published elsewhere and will not be simultaneously submitted for publication elsewhere, except as conference abstracts, which must be disclosed during manuscript submission. Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their manuscripts. The journal abides by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) uniform recommendations and follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
Regarding copyright, authors transferring their work to AJCEM agree to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, allowing others to share the work with proper acknowledgement of its authorship and initial publication in AJCEM. Authors may also enter into separate contractual arrangements for non-exclusive and non-commercial distribution of AJCEM’s published version of their work.
Waiver on Article Processing Charge:
Authors based in certain countries may be eligible for a waiver on the article processing charge for their accepted manuscripts. The waiver percentage is determined according to the World Bank Atlas classification of countries based on Gross National Income (GNI) per capita. The Editorial Board makes these determinations, and the waiver amounts may vary for High-Income-Countries and Upper-Middle-Income-Countries.
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