The Journal of Medical Education Development is an open-access, non-profit journal and does not charge any APCs for submission, peer review, or publication. All articles are freely accessible immediately upon publication.
After acceptance, all manuscripts receive complete professional editorial and production services as part of the journal’s standard publication process. These services include advanced language editing, professional proofreading, rephrasing for clarity and originality, typesetting, improved formatting, plagiarism and AI content screening, and reference checking to make sure of high publication quality. These services are included for all accepted manuscripts as part of the standard publication process.
Payment for these professional services is handled differently depending on the authors' location. Authors within Iran make direct payments to the service providers using the account details provided by the journal, while authors outside Iran are exempt from paying any fees; to make easier submissions and encourage international participation, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences covers the costs for international authors.
These services help make better the clarity, accuracy, and readability of manuscripts and support effective communication of research findings to the international academic community, aligning with the journal's commitment to high-quality, accessible scientific work.
The journal partners with qualified editorial service providers in Iran and has negotiated competitive rates to make sure of high-quality services. The following table shows the typical costs for transparency; authors will always be told of the exact fees before any work begins: