Medical Journal

What Medical Journal does

The Medical Journal of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences is a bimonthly Platinum Open Access peer-reviewed medical journal published in Persian with English Extended Abstracts, operated by TUOMS PRESS — the publishing imprint of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (TUOMS) in Tabriz, Iran. The journal has been in continuous publication since 2004 (reaching Volume 48, No. 2 by 2026) and serves medical researchers, physicians, and academic healthcare professionals submitting original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, case reports, and short communications across more than 20 medical specialties including neurology, genetics, psychiatry, public health, cardiovascular medicine, and clinical medicine. Its editorial policies align with COPE, ICMJE, and WAME international publishing ethics standards, and the editorial board combines TUOMS faculty with international advisors affiliated with Case Western Reserve University (USA) and Dortmund Clinic (Germany).

The journal's core technology platform is an online manuscript submission and peer review management system developed by Maad Rayan Publishing Company, providing automated technical validation, double-blind peer review workflow, and submission tracking. All published articles are assigned DOIs (via CrossRef) and distributed open access under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license, with HTML, PDF, and XML formats available. Distribution extends through self-hosting on mj.tbzmed.ac.ir plus mirroring across major indexing databases including Scopus, DOAJ (Platinum Open Access status), NLM Catalog/PubMed, WHO IMEMR, Google Scholar, CINAHL, ISC, SID, Magiran, and IRAN MEDEX.

The business model is non-commercial and institutional: the journal charges no submission or publication fees to authors, with all publication costs fully covered by TUOMS's Department of Vice Chancellor for Research. The journal functions as a public, university-funded academic publication rather than a revenue-generating enterprise, and is not venture-backed, publicly traded, or independently owned. The team comprises 12 staff including editorial leadership, specialty editors, a Persian editor, and computer/communications specialists.

Name

Medical Journal

Legal name

Medical Journal of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Website

https://mj.tbzmed.ac.ir

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

A bimonthly Platinum Open Access peer-reviewed medical journal published in Persian with English Extended Abstracts by Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, serving medical researchers and clinicians submitting across 20+ specialties, funded institutionally with no author fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Medical Journal Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical, Clinical & Biomedical Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAB), Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ)

Keywords

• Peer-reviewed medical journal
• Open access publishing
• Academic journal platform
• Biomedical research publishing
• Scholarly journal publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Tabriz

HQ country

Iran

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Research Funding: The journal's open access publication costs are fully supported by Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Department of Vice Chancellor for Research. No submission or publication charges are applied to authors. This is a non-commercial academic publication funded by public university resources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Medical Journal of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences is a bimonthly Platinum Open Access peer-reviewed medical journal publishing original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, case reports, and short communications across medical disciplines in Persian with English Extended Abstracts. The journal operates an online manuscript submission and double-blind peer review system, and provides free public access to all published articles under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license. Publication is fully funded by Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, with no submission or publication charges to authors.

Product overview

Medical Journal of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences operates as a single journal platform under TUOMS PRESS (Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Press). The primary product is the journal itself—a Platinum Open Access bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal publishing Persian articles with English Extended Abstracts. The platform includes an online manuscript submission and peer review system that enables authors to submit papers, upload required documents (title page, main document, figures, tables), and track the review process. All published articles are freely accessible under Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license, with no submission or publication charges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Journal of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences A bimonthly Platinum Open Access peer-reviewed medical journal published by Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, featuring Persian-language articles with English Extended Abstracts. The journal publishes original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, case reports, short communications, and other article types across various medical specialties for medical researchers and healthcare professionals.
• Online Manuscript Submission System A web-based platform for authors to submit manuscripts, track submission status, and manage peer review correspondence. Features include automatic technical validation, separate file uploads for title pages and main documents, and double-blind peer review workflow management for authors submitting to the Medical Journal.
• TUOMS PRESS The publishing imprint of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences that oversees Medical Journal and other scientific journals published by the university, operating under COPE, WAME, CSE, and ICMJE guidelines to ensure adherence to international publication ethics standards.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Tabriz University of Medical Sciences - Department of Vice Chancellor for ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe journal receives full funding support for its open access publication operations from the university's Vice Chancellor for Research department. This institutional backing ensures sustainable operations and platinum open access availability without author-facing charges.
• TUOMS PRESS (Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Press)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe journal is a title of TUOMS PRESS, the publishing imprint of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. TUOMS PRESS manages the publication process and ensures alignment with COPE, ICMJE, and WAME guidelines.
• ScopuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe journal is indexed in Scopus, one of the largest abstract and citation databases of peer-reviewed literature. Indexing in Scopus provides international visibility and credibility for published research.
• DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed in DOAJ under ISSN 2783-204X, confirming the journal's Platinum Open Access status and adherence to international open access publishing standards.
• NLM Catalog / PubMed (NCBI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe journal is indexed in the NLM Catalog at NCBI. Articles are discoverable through PubMed using the NLM catalog ID and terminology.
• WHO Eastern Mediterranean Virtual Health Library (IMEMR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe journal is indexed in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office's Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR), ensuring regional visibility and accessibility.
• COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe journal's editorial policies are aligned with COPE guidelines. The journal is listed as a COPE member journal, demonstrating commitment to publication ethics standards.
• ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe journal follows ICMJE recommendations for medical journal practices, including authorship criteria, clinical trial registration, and data sharing policies.
• WAME (World Association of Medical Editors)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe journal adheres to WAME's policy statements on geopolitical intrusion in editorial decisions, ensuring independence and integrity in editorial governance.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PLOS Medicine: A flagship open access medical journal from PLOS. Comparable as a peer-reviewed, fully open access medical journal with CC-BY licensing and international reach, though operating as a much larger incumbent with global editorial infrastructure.
• BMC Medicine: A leading broad-scope open access medical journal published by BMC/Springer Nature. Comparable as an established open access peer-reviewed medical journal with high international indexing, though operating at significantly larger scale and in English only.

Regional players

• Avicenna Journal of Medical Biochemistry: An Iranian-published peer-reviewed medical sciences journal focused on biochemistry. Comparable as a regional scholarly medical journal targeting Iranian/Middle Eastern research audiences with similar open access distribution models.
• Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal: A peer-reviewed public health journal published by the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office. Comparable as a regionally focused medical journal operating in the same Eastern Mediterranean research ecosystem and sharing the IMEMR indexing network.

Direct peers

• Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences: A bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Directly comparable as an Iranian university-affiliated English-medium medical journal competing for similar regional authors and audiences.
• DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences: An Iranian-based open access pharmaceutical sciences journal published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Comparable as a Persian-region peer-reviewed scholarly journal with international indexing and open access distribution.
• Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran: A peer-reviewed medical journal published by Iran University of Medical Sciences. Directly comparable as a national-level Iranian medical journal with overlapping author base and regional readership.
• Journal of Tehran University of Medical Sciences: A peer-reviewed medical journal published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran's largest medical university. Directly comparable as an institutional, university-affiliated Persian/English medical journal.

Others

• TUOMS PRESS: The publishing imprint of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences that oversees Medical Journal. Comparable as the parent publishing platform housing multiple journals and providing editorial workflow governance.
• Maad Rayan Publishing Company: An Iranian publishing technology provider that powers the journal's online submission and peer review management system. Comparable as an adjacent technology/infrastructure partner serving the journal's publishing operations.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles26 records

Funding overview

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