🧾 Article Processing Charges (APC) and Publishing Fees
📖 Open Access Policy
The Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology (IJMM) follows an open-access publishing model, providing free and permanent access to all articles. To sustain this model, APCs are applied to accepted articles only. Submission is free of charge.
Note: Invoices are issued after editorial acceptance and must be paid before publication.
💰 Mandatory Publishing Charges
- APC for Accepted Articles: USD 200 (or 20,000,000 IRR for authors with affiliations only in Iran)
Applies to:
- Review Articles
- Meta-Analysis Articles
- Original Research Articles
- Brief Original Articles / Short Communications
- Case Reports
- APC for Letters to the Editor: USD 50 (or 5,000,000 IRR for Iranian authors)
- Article Withdrawal Fee: USD 500 (applies during review or post-acceptance)
⚡ Optional Services (Voluntary Fees)
- Fast Review / Fast Track Processing: USD 130 (or 13,000,000 IRR)
- Fast Publishing Service: USD 130 (or 13,000,000 IRR)
- English Language Editing: Available via Farname Inc. or by emailing the journal office.
💵 Currency Equivalents for Iranian Authors
Service |
International Price |
Iranian Authors (IRR) |
APC (Main Article Types) |
$200 |
20,000,000 ریال |
APC (Letter to the Editor) |
$50 |
5,000,000 ریال |
Fast Review / Publishing |
$130 |
13,000,000 ریال |
Article Withdrawal Fee |
$500 |
50,000,000 ریال |
Last Update: August 2025