About the Journal
Journal Overview
The Future of Medical Education Journal (FUTURE MED EDUC J) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published quarterly by Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
The journal provides an international platform for the dissemination of high-quality research and scholarship in medical and health professions education, including medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health professions, interprofessional education, and faculty development. It serves educators, education researchers, academic leaders, curriculum developers, clinicians, and healthcare professionals worldwide.
Detailed information regarding the journal’s aims, scope, article types, and submission priorities is available on the Aims and Scope page.
Publication Information
The full text of all articles is published in English. To enhance accessibility and international dissemination, abstracts are published in English, Persian, Arabic, and Urdu.
Open Access Policy
FUTURE MED EDUC J is a fully open-access journal. All articles are freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication without subscription or access fees. Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, allowing users to access and reuse the content in accordance with the terms of the license.
Business Model and Article Processing Charge (APC)
The Future of Medical Education Journal is supported by the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, which provides the necessary institutional infrastructure and financial support for its operations. To cover the costs of high-quality peer-review, DOI assignment, and digital archiving, the journal applies an Article Processing Charge (APC) for accepted manuscripts. Detailed information regarding APC rates and payment procedures is available in the Guide for Authors.
Editorial Independence: To ensure the highest scientific integrity, the editorial decision-making process is completely independent of the APC payment status. The decision to accept or reject a manuscript is based solely on its scientific merit and peer-review outcomes, regardless of the authors' ability to pay the publishing fees.
Copyright and Licensing
Authors retain the copyright of their published work.
All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 Unported (CC BY-NC 4.0) License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, reproduction, and adaptation of the work, provided appropriate credit is given to the original authors and source.
Authors are permitted to archive the preprint, accepted manuscript (postprint), and published version of their articles in accordance with the journal’s self-archiving policy.
Digital Archiving
FUTURE MED EDUC J utilizes the EPrints Repository as its digital archiving service to support the long-term preservation and accessibility of published content, in addition to its indexing and abstracting services.
Services for Authors
The journal is committed to providing efficient and transparent publishing services, including:
Journal Policies
FUTURE MED EDUC J is committed to the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and best practices in scholarly publishing.
Detailed information regarding editorial policies is available on the journal website, including:
Recognition
The journal is officially approved by the Medical Journals Commission of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran (Publication Permission No. 19574230).
Publisher
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran