- Open call
- Open access · CC BY 4.0
Call for Papers
The Journal of Drug Resistant Pathogen Research welcomes submissions throughout the year from researchers, practitioners, and multidisciplinary teams working on antimicrobial resistance. Regular submissions are accepted throughout the year.
Research the journal welcomes
JDRPR publishes basic, experimental, clinical and public-health research on antimicrobial resistance in bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. The topics listed are examples, not a closed list, and include:
- Genetic determinants of resistance
- Horizontal gene transfer and mobile genetic elements
- Efflux pumps and target modification
- Biofilms and persistence
- Multidrug-resistant bacterial infections
- Drug-resistant tuberculosis
- Antiviral drug resistance
- Antifungal resistance
- Antimalarial and parasitic drug resistance
- Rapid resistance detection and diagnostics
- Genomic prediction of resistance
- Outbreak investigation
- Regional and global resistance surveillance
- Antibiotic discovery and combination therapy
- Phage and peptide approaches
- Antimicrobial stewardship and infection control
- One Health: human, animal and environmental reservoirs
- Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antimicrobials
- Vaccines and non-antibiotic strategies to limit resistance
- Health systems, policy and economics of antimicrobial resistance
Article types
A short case series is submitted as a Case Report.
- Original Research
- Review Article
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Methods and Protocols
- Short Communication
- Surveillance or Outbreak Report
- Data Note
- Case Report
- Commentary
- Letter to the Editor
There are no fixed length limits for any article type; manuscripts should be concise and proportionate to their content.
How to submit
Please prepare the manuscript according to the Instructions for Authors, then submit it through one of the routes below.
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Primary route
ManuscriptZone
The journal's online submission and tracking system.
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Alternative route
Submission form
A single web form with the journal preselected.
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Assisted route
Editorial email
For authors who need help with submission.
Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript.
Review, publication and fees
- Screening
- All submissions undergo initial editorial screening. Manuscripts that meet the journal's scope and minimum requirements proceed to independent peer review.
- Peer review
- Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts.
- Decisions
- Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal.
- Publication
- Accepted articles are published open access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (CC BY 4.0); authors retain copyright.
- Article processing charge
- USD 1,200, payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy. Fee-relief inquiries are considered case by case; contact the editorial office before or at submission.
Questions before submitting
Questions about the fit of a manuscript or about submission requirements can be sent to the editorial office at info@openaccesspub.org.