Aims and scope

Research and Development in Medical Education (RDME) is an open access  journal with a continuous publication model featuring peer-reviewed articles in a wide range of topics related to medical and healthcare education.

RDME is the publication of Medical Education Research Center in collaboration with Iranian Association of Medical Education,  with the editorial office located in TUOMS Education Development Center (EDC). 

The aim of RDME is to promote and improve medical and healthcare education in the region through a global network of specialists and professionals in the field.

RDME adopts a Platinum Open Access model, which entails no publication fees for the authors in the field of medical education, to the benefits of the medical education worldwide.

RDME welcomes contributions from all over the world, and with the continuous publication model of the journal, the journal ensures immediate publication of peer-reviewed original articles, reviews, commentaries and reports in various areas related to medical and healthcare education, including:  

• Curriculum development
• Teaching methods
• Student assessment
• Program evaluation
• Evidence-based practice and decision making
• Best evidence medical education
• Educational leadership and management
• E-learning
• Educational research methodologies
• Educational scholarship reports
• Community-oriented medical education
• Social accountability of universities
• Integration of medical education and health services
• The role of academic institutes in community health education
• Nursing and midwifery education
• Dental education
• Higher education
• Public health education 
• Innovative technology in health and medical education    

• Easy and quick online submission 
• Fast and constructive peer-review process
• Immediate continuous publication  
• Free of charge publication and free worldwide access to content (Platinum Open Access)

Editorial and Publication Process Statistics

RDME monitors key indicators of its editorial and publication processes to provide authors and readers with transparent information about manuscript handling and publication timelines.

Editorial Decision and Publication Timeline

RDME aims to provide authors with an initial editorial decision promptly after submission. The current median time to first decision is 10 days, which includes the journal's initial editorial assessment and screening process.

Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review currently have a mean peer-review duration of approximately 3 months. Following acceptance, articles are published within an average of 2 months, subject to completion of the production and publication process.

During the reporting period, the journal's manuscript rejection rate was 52%. This figure reflects the proportion of submitted manuscripts that were not accepted for publication during the specified reporting period.

These statistics are provided for transparency and are intended to give prospective authors an indication of the journal's editorial workflow and typical processing times. Individual manuscripts may require more or less time depending on their subject area, methodological complexity, availability of appropriate reviewers, revision requirements, and other editorial considerations.

The reported statistics are reviewed periodically and may change over time.