Last Updated: 18 October 2026
Article Processing Charges
The Annals of Middle Eastern Medicine (AMEM) charges an article processing charge (APC) for articles accepted for publication. The amount depends on the article type, as listed below. Publication is subject to meeting the journal's editorial standards and agreement to publish under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licence.
Charges by Article Type
- Original Article: SAR 2,450
- Review Article: SAR 2,450
- Case Report: SAR 1,350
- Case Series: SAR 2,450
- Letter to the Editor: SAR 500
- Short Communication: SAR 750
The charges are set in Saudi riyals, plus applicable tax. Additional charges apply if a manuscript exceeds the word limit for its article type, as set out in the Guide for Authors.
When APCs Are Payable
APCs are payable only after the manuscript has been provisionally accepted for publication. No APC is payable at submission, during initial editorial screening or during peer review. Payment does not influence editorial decisions or guarantee acceptance. APCs support editorial, peer-review, production and open-access publishing costs.
Discounts and Waivers
AMEM does not offer APC discounts or waivers.
Post-Publication Correction Fees
Corrections During Author Proofs: Corrections requested and completed during the author proof stage, before publication, are made without an additional correction fee.
Post-Publication Correction Processing Fee: EUR 150 per approved request. Once an article has been published, any author-requested correction is subject to editorial assessment and a processing fee of EUR 150 per approved correction request. This includes corrections to author names, affiliations, article text, scientific information, data, tables, figures, captions and publication metadata. The fee reflects the additional editorial and production work involved, which may include updating the article's PDF, HTML and XML files, publication metadata and records supplied to external databases. Editorial approval is required, and payment must be completed before an approved correction is processed. Payment does not guarantee that a proposed correction will be approved.
Expressions of Concern and Retractions: No fee is charged for issuing an expression of concern or a retraction. These are editorial actions taken to protect the integrity of the scholarly record and are handled independently of any author-requested correction fee.
Reporting Scientific Errors: Authors who identify a substantive error in a published article must inform the Editorial Office promptly. Reporting and editorial assessment of such concerns are not conditional on payment of the correction fee, and the journal retains independent authority to consider and act on them.
Further Information
See the journal's Corrections, Retractions & Expressions of Concern policy for detailed procedures. For manuscript requirements, see the Guide for Authors. Questions about charges can be sent to contact@annalsmem.com.