About the Journal
Aims and Scope
The International Journal of Health (ISSN: 2309-1630) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that has been in continuous publication since its establishment. Our mission is to publish global research articles that explore all facets of health science, health services, and health systems. We are committed to challenging conventional practices to enhance the health and care of populations and communities.
We welcome robust and ethically sound submissions of any study type that align with our objectives. Areas of interest include but are not limited to:
- Theories, models, and frameworks in health
- Social and political epidemiology
- Strategic/population-level need or impact assessments
- Effectiveness, management, and redesign of health and social care services/support, as well as related services like education, welfare, and employment to improve public health
- Control of communicable diseases and health protection
- Health promotion and disease prevention
- Development and implementation of health programmes or interventions
- Health governance, auditing, and quality assurance
- Legal and ethical issues in health
- Comparative health policy
- Capacity building in health systems and workforce development
Our primary audience includes researchers, practitioners, and policymakers involved in health policy, health programmes, health services, and health systems.
Peer Review Process
The following is the review process that every manuscript submitted to the journal undergoes during the course of the peer-review process.
The entire review process is performed using online submission. Once a manuscript is submitted, the manuscript is assigned to an editor most appropriate to handle it based on the subject of the manuscript and the availability of the editors. First, the editor evaluates all manuscripts. It is rare but entirely feasible for an exceptional manuscript to be rejected at this stage. Those rejected at this stage either lack originality, have poor grammar, or are outside the aims and scope of the journal. Should the editor decide not to assign reviewers but instead reject the submission, they are required to provide comments that will be sent to the author.
If the editor determines that the submitted manuscript is of sufficient quality and falls within the scope of the journal, they will assign the manuscript to a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 external reviewers for peer review. The deadline to complete the review process is 4-8 weeks. The reviewers will then submit their reports on the manuscripts along with their recommendations for one of the following actions to the editor:
- Accept
- Consider after Minor Changes
- Consider after Major Changes
- Reject
When all reviewers have submitted their reports, the editor can make one of the following editorial recommendations:
- Publish
- Consider after Minor Changes
- Consider after Major Changes
- Reject
If the editor recommends “Publish,” the manuscript is accepted for publication.
If the editor recommends “Consider after Minor Changes,” the authors are notified to prepare and submit a final copy of their manuscript with the required minor changes suggested by the reviewers. Only the editor reviews the revised manuscript after minor changes have been made by the authors. Once the editor is satisfied with the final manuscript, the manuscript can be accepted.
If the editor recommends “Consider after Major Changes,” the recommendation is communicated to the authors. The authors are expected to revise their manuscripts in accordance with the changes recommended by the reviewers and to submit their revised manuscripts in a timely manner. Once the revised manuscript is submitted, the editor can then make an editorial recommendation, which can be “Publish” or “Consider after Minor Changes” or “Reject.”
If the editor recommends rejecting the manuscript, the rejection is immediate. Additionally, if two of the reviewers recommend rejecting the manuscript, the rejection is immediate.
The editors have the authority to reject any manuscript due to the inappropriateness of its subject, lack of quality, or incorrectness of its results.
The peer review process is single-blinded, which means the reviewers know who the authors of the manuscript are but the authors do not have access to the information of who the peer reviewers are.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Archiving
This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...
Copyright
This is an open-access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.
Open-access authors retain the copyrights of their papers, and all open-access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not specifically identified, does not imply that the relevant laws and regulations do not protect these names.
While the advice and information in this journal are believed to be true and accurate on the date of its going to press, neither the authors, the editors, nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein.
Reasons to Publish
Why publish with Science Publishing Corporation?
Science Publishing Corporation is an ideal outlet for the publication of your significant research findings. Science Publishing Corporation's goal is to ease the whole publication process by offering excellent services and expertise.
Rapid publication
Online submission, electronic peer review, and production make the process of publishing your article simple and efficient.
Online submission system
An efficient, easy, and user-friendly online submission system reduces the overall time from submission to publication.
No space constraints
Publishing online means unlimited space for figures, extensive data, and video footage.
Included in all major bibliographic databases
All articles published in Science Publishing Corporation's journals are included in all major bibliographic databases so that your work can be found easily and cited by researchers around the world.
Global coverage
Authoritative articles from around the world give you a truly global perspective on the subjects that matter to you.
Peer-reviewed, high-impact research
Make the right decisions with confidence while knowing that our trustworthy and authoritative content is widely cited by your peers.
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This means that your article can be freely redistributed and reused by yourself and others as long as the article is correctly attributed. For example, your published article can be posted on your personal or institutional homepage, emailed to friends and colleagues, printed and sent to as many people as you wish, archived in a collection, distributed on CD-ROM, included in course packs, quoted in the press, translated and further distributed as often and widely as possible.
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Our open access policy ensures high visibility and maximum exposure for your work - anyone with online access can read your article.
From broad to specialist interest journals
Whether you wish to publish in a broad interest or specialist interest journal, Science Publishing Corporation offers an open-access journal to suit your manuscript.
Plagiarism Policy
Submission of an article to our journal indicates that the work described has not been previously published, except in the form of an abstract, a published lecture, or an academic thesis. The manuscript is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere. All authors have approved the submission, and the responsible authorities at the institution where the work was conducted have consented. If accepted, the article will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or any other language, including electronically, without the written consent of the copyright holder. To verify originality, submitted articles may be checked using Crossref Similarity Check.