Article Preparation Guidelines | Microbiology & Immunology

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Journal Instructions

All manuscripts submitted to Archives of Microbiology & Immunology must include essential elements and be organized into clearly defined sections.
The required sections are as follows:
- Cover Letter
- Title
- Author Names (with the corresponding author clearly indicated)
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusions
- Figures and Tables (with captions)
- Acknowledgements
- Conflicts of Interest

If applicable, any supplementary material should also be included for peer review purposes.

Cover Letter
Each submission must be accompanied by a cover letter that specifies the type of article being submitted and confirms that the article is neither published nor under consideration by any other journal. The cover letter should also summarize the main point of the article and may include the names, affiliations, and email addresses of five potential referees.

Main Submission
- The title should accurately reflect the content of the article and must not resemble any previously published titles.
- All contributing authors must be listed with their affiliations and email addresses. The corresponding author’s telephone number is also requested for any urgent correspondence related to the submission.
- Research Articles should include an abstract, keywords, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, and conclusion.
- Review Articles should contain an abstract, keywords, and the main text; a conclusion is optional.
- For other article types, the abstract, keywords, and conclusion are optional.

The abstract must succinctly summarize the study's concept, methodology, primary results, and the author's conclusions, with a maximum length of 250 words. Keywords should highlight the article's main themes and consist of 4-10 terms. Any abbreviations used must be defined.

The Introduction should provide a concise overview of the subject area and the rationale behind the study.

The Materials and Methods section must detail all methods used in the study sufficiently for replication by other researchers. Established methods can be referenced from previously published reports, but any modified methods should be briefly described. All materials used must be identified, and for studies involving human subjects, the population and enrollment dates should be clearly stated.

Results should be presented in a logical sequence, referencing tables, figures, and supplementary material as appropriate.

The Discussion must highlight the study's new and significant findings, draw conclusions, and analyze the current data in relation to previous research. Limitations of the experimental methods should be acknowledged, along with implications for future research. New hypotheses and clinical recommendations should be clearly articulated. Tables and figures, along with their legends, should be cited appropriately in the text and submitted as separate Word files.

Acknowledgements can include recognition of contributions to the work, and any funding sources should be clearly stated in this section.

Conflicts of Interest must be explicitly declared.

References for all citations in the text should be provided, formatted as follows:
Aleksandra M, Stokic E, Plecas-Duric A, Popovic D, Ilincic B. Is Qtc Interval Associated With Insulin Resistance in Metabolic Syndrome? Archives of Microbiology & Immunology 1 (2016): 26-36.

Publication Charges
Upon acceptance, authors will be required to pay article processing charges to support the journal's ongoing development.

Note: If an author wishes to withdraw their article after the article acceptance, a withdrawal fee of 30% of the actual publication fee will apply.

Copyright
All published works in Archives of Microbiology & Immunology are permanently available online without restrictions. Articles are Open Access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0.