A peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing work on medical and clinical microbiology relevant to Iraq and comparable settings, while welcoming research of broader regional and international value.
Aims & Scope
Acta Microbiologica Iraqica publishes work on medical and clinical microbiology relevant to Iraq and comparable settings. The journal aims to advance understanding of microbial diseases affecting Iraqi populations and to support diagnostic, surveillance, and public health capacity, while welcoming research of broader value to the wider region and the international community.
Topics within scope include bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections of clinical importance; antimicrobial resistance and stewardship; molecular epidemiology and typing of pathogens; diagnostic and laboratory microbiology methods; hospital-acquired and wound infections; zoonotic and waterborne diseases; endemic and re-emerging infections; and vaccine-preventable diseases and immunisation outcomes. One volume is published annually.
Editorial
The founding editorial team for AMI is being assembled, led by the Editor-in-Chief below. Further names and affiliations will be published ahead of the inaugural issue.
Leads editorial strategy and final decisions.
Lead each of the journal’s four subject sections.
Provides strategic and scientific guidance.
Editorial board enquiries: info@punicascience.com.
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Issues
Every article is open access and free to read, each assigned a DOI on publication. Browse by issue, or jump to a section on the right.
Accepted, peer-reviewed articles appear here as soon as they are typeset — ahead of assignment to a numbered issue — each fully citable by DOI. No articles are online first yet; the first will appear as AMI begins publishing.
All published volumes will be listed here, openly and permanently. The archive opens with Volume 1 (2026).
For Authors
Acta Microbiologica Iraqica publishes work on medical and clinical microbiology relevant to Iraq and comparable settings. The journal aims to advance understanding of microbial diseases affecting Iraqi populations and to support diagnostic, surveillance, and public health capacity, while welcoming research of broader value to the wider region and the international community.
Topics within scope include bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections of clinical importance; antimicrobial resistance and stewardship; molecular epidemiology and typing of pathogens; diagnostic and laboratory microbiology methods; hospital-acquired and wound infections; zoonotic and waterborne diseases; endemic and re-emerging infections; and vaccine-preventable diseases and immunisation outcomes. One volume is published annually.
The journal accepts unsolicited submissions of original research articles, systematic reviews with meta-analysis, case reports, brief communications, and letters to the editor. Narrative reviews and editorials are published by invitation only.
Submit the manuscript as a single editable file (DOCX or LaTeX) in English, double-spaced and with continuous line numbering. Assemble it in this order: title page (title, all authors and affiliations, and the corresponding author’s contact details), abstract, main text, declarations, references, then tables and figures with their legends.
The abstract format follows the article type — structured abstracts use the headings shown in the requirements table; others are unstructured. Abstract and total word limits are listed there, and total counts exclude the abstract, references, tables, and figure legends. Define all abbreviations at first use and report measurements in SI units.
| Article type | Abstract | Abstract headings | Abstract words | Total words | Tables / figures | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original research article | Structured | Objective, Methods, Key findings, Conclusions | 250 | 3500 | 8 combined | 40 |
| Systematic review & meta-analysis | Structured | Objective, Methods, Key findings, Conclusions | 300 | 5000 | 8 combined | 80 |
| Case report | Unstructured | — | 150 | 2000 | 2 combined | 20 |
| Brief communication | Unstructured | — | 150 | 2000 | 2 combined | 20 |
| Letter to the editor | Unstructured | — | 100 | 1000 | 1 combined | 10 |
| Narrative review (invited) | Unstructured | — | 250 | 5000 | 8 combined | 100 |
| Editorial (invited) | None | — | — | 1500 | 1 combined | 10 |
“Tables / figures” is a combined maximum. Invited article types are commissioned by the editors.
Cite every table and figure in the text in numerical order, and keep the total within the combined limit for your article type. Supply each figure at publication resolution with a concise, self-contained legend, and provide tables as editable text rather than as images. Obtain and acknowledge permission for any previously published material, and state sample sizes and statistical measures in the legends where relevant.
AMI follows the APA (American Psychological Association) reference style. Cite references in the text by author and year, and list them alphabetically by first author. Format each reference by source type as follows:
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2025). Title of the article. Abbreviated Journal Name, 12(3), 145–152. https://doi.org/10.55831/exampleAuthor, A. A. (2024). Title of the book (2nd ed.). Publisher.Author, A. A. (2024). Title of the chapter. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Title of the book (pp. 88–104). Publisher.Organisation Name. (2025, March 1). Title of the page. Site Name. https://example.org/pageAMI operates double-blinded peer review: the identities of the authors and the reviewers are concealed from one another throughout. Each suitable manuscript is assessed by at least two independent referees with editor oversight.
In the interest of transparency, the full review reports are published alongside the article for every submission that is accepted.
Every article is published open access under a Creative Commons CC BY licence, and authors retain copyright while granting the journal a licence to publish.
There is no cost to authors. Punica Science Publishing provides a full waiver to all authors and covers the article-processing charges (APCs) in their entirety — publishing in AMI is free for both authors and readers.
Authors are encouraged to make the data underlying their findings openly available. Every submission must include a data availability statement describing where the data can be accessed or why access is restricted.
The journal follows COPE principles. Submission implies the work is original, not under consideration elsewhere, and free of plagiarism. Authors must declare conflicts of interest and funding, confirm ethical approval and informed consent for studies involving humans or animals, and meet recognised authorship criteria. Suspected misconduct is handled according to COPE guidance.
All submissions are made online. New authors should first register, then log in to the submission portal to upload the manuscript, figures, and data statement and to track it through peer review. For any questions, the editorial office can be reached at info@punicascience.com.