Price Policy

Georgian Medical Journal

Price Policy

Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG) · Open Access · CC BY 4.0 · editor@gmj.ge · gmj.ge

1) Current Fee Status — Free Publication Through 31 December 2027

Authors pay no submission fee and no publication fee through 31 December 2027.

Publication costs are supported by the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG) from its internal institutional resources. No separate application is required.

The fee-free policy applies to manuscripts submitted to GMJ on or before 31 December 2027, subject to the journal's editorial policies. A manuscript submitted within this period remains fee-free if its editorial or production process continues after that date. There are no hidden submission, peer-review, acceptance, colour-figure, supplementary-file, DOI, or mandatory language-editing charges.

2) Editorial Independence

Financial support, an author's ability to pay, institutional affiliation, nationality, funding status, or eligibility for any future waiver or discount has no influence on editorial screening, reviewer selection, peer review, acceptance, rejection, publication priority, or any other editorial decision. Editors and reviewers do not make decisions on the basis of financial considerations.

3) What Institutional Support Covers

PHIG institutional support contributes to the journal's publication infrastructure, including editorial workflow administration, peer-review coordination, similarity screening, production and typesetting, DOI registration, open-access hosting, metadata preparation and dissemination, licensing administration, and digital preservation. This support does not purchase or guarantee acceptance of any manuscript.

4) Special Issues, Supplements, and Conference Proceedings

Special issues, supplements, conference proceedings, and thematic collections are subject to the same principles of editorial independence and transparency. Any external financial or in-kind support for a specific publication or collection must be disclosed. Sponsorship does not confer control over reviewer selection, editorial decisions, conclusions, or publication priority. Any exceptional financial arrangement applicable to a specific sponsored publication will be disclosed clearly to contributors before submission or participation.

5) Policy After 31 December 2027

GMJ has not established an APC schedule for the period after 31 December 2027. PHIG may extend institutional support or GMJ may introduce another sustainable funding model.

If author charges are introduced or changed in the future, the applicable amount, currency, article types, waiver or discount arrangements, payment conditions, and effective date will be published transparently on this page before the charges take effect. No fee will be imposed retroactively on a manuscript under terms different from those communicated to the author for the applicable submission/publication process.

6) No Charges for Editorial Notices

GMJ does not charge authors or readers for corrections, expressions of concern, retractions, or other notices required to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.

7) Transparency and Related Policies

GMJ does not permit undisclosed publication charges. See also the Open Access Policy, Advertising, Sponsorship and Direct Marketing Policy, and Complaints and Appeals Policy.

Price Policy last reviewed and updated: September 2026.

Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ)
Published by the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG)
3 Betlemi Rise, 0105 Tbilisi, Georgia
editor@gmj.ge · gmj.ge
ISSN 3088-4322 · DOI prefix 10.66636 · Open Access · CC BY 4.0