Article Processing Charge (APC):

  • For providing researchers with Open Access and freely available content, since the beginning of February 2026, publishing an article in the Journal of Laser in Medical Sciences requires payment of an APC that will be billed to the corresponding author following acceptance for publication. These fees are used to cover the costs of providing and maintaining a publication infrastructure, managing the journal, and processing the manuscripts through peer review and the editorial procedure. No submission charges, page charges, or color charges exist apart from the APC. The fees are demonstrated in the table below:

Type of Article

Iranian Authors (Rial)

Non-Iranian Authors*

Research

60,000,000

500 USD

Review

60,000,000

500 USD

Case Series/ Reports

60000,000

500 USD

Other Type

60,000,000

500 USD

 

*updated in Feb. 2026

    • The authors confirm that they have agreed to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) after acceptance of the article. For international (non-Iranian) authors, APC is 400 US dollars which should be paid to Paypal email to dr.barikbin@gmail.com and then the receipt should be sent to