Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology

The Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology (Iran J Med Microbiol, IJMM) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published bimonthly by Farname Inc. since 2007. The journal covers all areas of medical microbiology, including bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, immunology, antimicrobial resistance, infection control, and applied microbiology relevant to human health. Access to all published articles is freely available to readers worldwide. Authors are encouraged to carefully review the journal’s policies before submitting their manuscripts.

Ownership, Publisher, and Scientific Oversight

1. Publisher / Owner:
The journal is owned and published by Farname Inc., which is responsible for all technical, financial, and operational aspects of the journal. This includes website management, online hosting, DOI registration, copyediting, editing, page design, typesetting, APC management, and long-term digital archiving.

2. Scientific Organization / Society:
The journal is supported by the Iranian Society of Microbiology, which provides scientific guidance and advisory support. The society contributes to the journal’s credibility and assists in promoting scientific standards but does not control financial or operational matters.

3. Editorial Board:
The Editorial Board, comprising international and national experts in medical microbiology, is solely responsible for all scientific decisions. This includes reviewer selection, peer review management, and final acceptance or rejection of manuscripts. Editorial decisions are based entirely on scientific merit, independent of financial considerations.

Target Readership

IJMM’s readership includes, but is not limited to:

• Clinical and academic microbiologists
• Infectious disease specialists
• Clinical laboratory scientists
• Epidemiologists and immunologists
• Molecular and cellular biologists
• Biotechnologists, pharmacologists, and bioinformaticians
• Healthcare professionals interested in antimicrobial resistance, infection control, and applied microbiology

Peer-review Policy
All submitted manuscripts undergo double-blind peer review, ensuring that the identities of authors and reviewers remain confidential. Editorial decisions are based solely on scientific rigor, novelty, and relevance.

Open Access Policy
This journal follows an open-access model. Articles are immediately available free of charge to readers worldwide upon publication. All submitted manuscripts undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process, in which the identities of both authors and reviewers are concealed. Editorial decisions are based solely on scientific merit.

Copyright Policy
The Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology publishes all articles under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
This license permits users to copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the published material in any medium or format exclusively for non-commercial purposes, provided proper attribution is given to the authors and the journal, along with a link to the license.
Under this license, authors retain full copyright of their articles, granting the journal only a non-exclusive right to publish and distribute their works.

Privacy Statement
Names and email addresses entered on this journal’s website will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal. They will not be disclosed or shared with any third party for other purposes.

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