Urmia University of Medical Sciences

To review, evaluate, supervise, and approve books that are printed, published, and distributed by UMSU, a body called the Publications Council operates under the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Technology. The council is the official authority for academic book publishing within Urmia University of Medical Sciences.

Composition of the Council

• Vice-Chancellor for Research and Technology
• Director of Scientific Information and Academic Resources
• Director of Research Affairs
• Head of Journals and Books Group
• Six selected faculty members from different schools of the university
• Senior library officer responsible for books and publications

Eligibility Criteria

• Commitment to ethical principles and to the values of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Appropriate academic rank with a record of authorship or article publication.
• Minimum rank of Associate Professor; experienced Assistant Professors with strong research and authorship records may also be appointed.

Duties and Authorities of the Council

The duties and authorities of the Publications Council are as follows:

• To review, evaluate, and approve the publication of books referred to the Publications Council for printing and publishing.
• To examine the work in terms of content and confirm the type of work according to the definitions provided in Article One.
• To appoint a referee for expert review of the aforementioned works.
• To make the final decision regarding support for printing the work.
• The Publications Council may suggest to researchers in clinical groups and groups lacking textbooks or with limited textbooks that they author a book (and, under specific circumstances when necessary, translate a book). This is so that qualified individuals in each group can collectively author a book.