Section Policies
Epidemiology
Risk factors, communicable disease, non communicable disease, etiology, determinant factors of health and disease, population, sample, evidence based, statistical analysis, research method, transmission, outbreak investigation, surveillance, monitoring, screening, clinical trial, exposure, specific protection, treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, trend, distribution, frequency, triangle of epidemiology, host, agent, environment, population at risk, study design, data collection, observational study, cross sectional, case control, cohort, experimental study, epidemic, endemic, pandemic, pathogenesis, mortality, morbidity, odds ratio (OR), bias, relative risk (RR), reliability, validity, incidence, prevalence, probability, random, confounding, survival analysis, regression, bivariate analysis, multivariate analysis.
Editors
- Mane Abhay Babruwahan
- Jamuna Prakash
- Jay Silverman
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Health_Promotion
Prevention, health education, community empowerment, non government organization (NGO), social marketing, preventive health care, breastfeeding promotion, smoking cessation, health literacy, health equity, health care facilities, qualitative study, volunteer, counsellor, behaviour, life style modification, health marketing, behavioural theories, behavioural models, technology, social media, advertising, social support, advocating, evaluation, intervention, community health, multidisciplinary public health, knowledge, attitude, practice, five level of prevention, health planning, communication, long life, well being, self efficacy, intention, perception, culture, belief, behaviour change, strategy.
Editors
- Miguel A. Mayer MD, PhD, MPH, MSc, Dipl
- Henry Imhonde
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Maternal_and_Reproductive_Health
Mother, baby, infant, children, conception, fetus, contraception, fertility, breastfeeding, formula feeding, immunization, condom, IUD, vasectomy, tubectomy, married, unmarried, single parent, abuse, violence, girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, wife, widow, birth, mortality, early breastfeeding initiation, colostrum, caesarean, midwife, medicine, vitamin, antenatal care, postpartum, menopause, fertile, infertile, menstruation, unsafe abortion, pregnancy, eclampsia, underweight children, premature, family planning, birth control, childbirth, immigration, demographic transition, lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT), birth injury, sex education, neonatal, teenager, hypertensive disorder, breast cancer, puberty, HIV/AIDS, hormone, sexually transmitted disease, women equality, reproductive justice, gender, family, herpes, gonorrhoea, human papilloma virus (HPV), syphilis
Editors
- Veronique Gucht
- Ellina Lytvyak
- Jennifer Spencer
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Occupational_Health_and_Safety
Hazard, workplace, industry, construction, fire, disaster, personal protective equipment (PPE), risk, management, zero accident, productivity, early warning, maintenance, accident, standard operational procedure (SOP), employer, international labour organization (ILO), safety, toxic chemical, first aid, human error, ergonomic, insurance, biohazard, dust, gas, occupational exposure limit, pain, maternity leave, manufacturing, injury, occupational stress, workplace bullying, overwork, quality of work, nutrition in workplace, the occupational health and safety management system standard (OHSAS) 18001, the international organization for standardization, occupational illness, musculoskeletal disorder (MSD), work productivity, awareness, occupational medicine.
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Hospital_Management
Hospital, health administration, planning, hospital administrators, medical record, accountability, professionalism, financial, collaboration, leadership, hospital system information management, hospital association, baby friendly hospital, doctor, nurse, accreditation, public health care, patient, length of stay, intensive care unit (ICU), intensive children care unit (ICCU), nosocomial infection, hospital occupational safety and health, pharmacy, home care, drug, hospitalization, logistic management, linen, emergency room, laundry unit, infectious wise management, laboratory, hospital environment, treatment centres, hospital equipment, malpractice, human resources, budgeting, marketing, operation, ethical committee hospital, health professional, health care IT, infection, medical devices, sterilization, polyclinic.
Editors
- Veronique Gucht
- Muhiuddin Haider
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Public_Health_Nutrition
Nutrient, dietary, food, junk food, healthy food, raw food, vegetable, fruit, malnutrition, sugar, meat, fish, cake, rice, vitamin, milk, stunting, prenatal nutrition, anaemia, growth, absorption, food intake, metabolism, diet, foodborne illness, obesity, overweight, metabolism, cretinism, carbohydrate, protein, fibre, water, fat, amino acid, essential fating, metabolic syndrome, nutrient, mineral, milk, calcium, iron, iodine, zinc , vegetarian, food safety, food security, food standard, starvation, insulin, cholesterol.
Editors
- Jamuna Prakash
- Fazal Shirazi
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Environmental_Health
Toxicology, pollution, air, water, sanitation, diarrhoea, municipal, urban, rural, waste management, personal hygiene, global warming, poison, flood, monitoring water, water quality, forest fires, pesticide, insecticide, fertilizer, vector, mosquito, rat, water sampling, flies, Aedes aegypti, malaria, pest control, breeding place, landslide, tuberculosis (TB), restaurant, housing, ventilation, lighting, moisture proofing, public place, floor, net, reservoir, river, pond, sea.
Editors
- Xiaoli Gao
- Tassanee Rawiworrakul
- Asna Urooj
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Health_Policy
Government, regulation, law, justice, citizen, policy brief, health insurance, recommendation, ministry of health, health system, stakeholder, national goal, quality of life, leader, manager, administrator, document, data, capacity, information, strengthen, people, constitution, community, budget, program, evaluation, monitoring, strength-weakness-opportunity-threat (SWOT), constrain, challenges, national health coverage, innovative, insurance, academician, establishment, sustainable, vulnerable population.
Editors
- Miguel A. Mayer MD, PhD, MPH, MSc, Dipl
- Mane Abhay Babruwahan
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Other_Topics_in_Public_Health_Science
Literature review, special report, editorial, letter to editor.
Editors
- Veronique Gucht
- Henry Imhonde
- Jennifer Spencer
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Conflict-of-Interest Statement
Conflicts of Interest
At the point of submission, the International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)'s policy requires that each author reveal any financial interests or connections, direct or indirect, or other situations that might raise the question of bias in the work reported or the conclusions, implications, or opinions stated - including pertinent commercial or other sources of funding for the individual author(s) or for the associated department(s) or organization(s), personal relationships, or direct academic competition. When considering whether you should declare a conflicting interest or connection please consider the conflict of interest test: Is there any arrangement that would embarrass you or any of your co-authors if it was to emerge after publication and you had not declared it?
As an integral part of the online submission process, Corresponding authors are required to confirm whether they or their co-authors have any conflicts of interest to declare, and to provide details of these. If the Corresponding author is unable to confirm this information on behalf of all co-authors, the authors in question will then be required to submit a completed Conflict of Interest form to the Editorial Office. It is the Corresponding author’s responsibility to ensure that all authors adhere to this policy.
If the manuscript is published, Conflict of Interest information will be communicated in a statement in the published.
Conflict of Interest in Industry Sponsored Research
Authors whose manuscripts are submitted for publication must declare all relevant sources of funding in support of the preparation of a manuscript. The International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) requires full disclosure of financial support as to whether it is from the tobacco industry, the pharmaceutical or any other industry, government agencies, or any other source. This information should be included in the Acknowledgements section of the manuscript.
Authors are required to specify sources of funding for the study and to indicate whether or not the text was reviewed by the sponsor prior to submission, i.e., whether the study was written with full investigator access to all relevant data and whether the sponsor exerted editorial influence over the written text. This information should be included in the cover letter.
In addition to disclosure of direct financial support to the authors or their laboratory and prior sponsor-review of the paper, submitting authors are asked to disclose all relevant consultancies within the 12 months prior to submission, since the views expressed in the contribution could be influenced by the opinions they have expressed privately as consultants. This information should be included in the Acknowledgments section of the manuscript.
In the event that a previously undisclosed potential competing interest for an author of a published paper comes to the attention of the editors and is subsequently confirmed with the authors, the undeclared interest will be published as an erratum in a future issue.
Conflict of Interest Policy: Reviewers and Editors
Reviewers must disclose to editors any conflicts of interest that could bias their opinions of the manuscript, and they should disqualify themselves from reviewing specific manuscripts if they believe it to be appropriate. As in the case of authors, silence on the part of reviewers concerning potential conflicts may mean either that such conflicts exist that they have failed to disclose, or that conflicts do not exist. Reviewers must therefore also be asked to state explicitly whether conflicts do or do not exist. Reviewers must not use knowledge of the work, before its publication, to further their own interests.
Conflict of interest for a given manuscript exists when a participant in the peer review and publication process—author, reviewer, and editor—has ties to activities that could inappropriately influence his or her judgment, regardless of whether judgment is, in fact, affected. Financial relationships with industry (for example, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, expert testimony), either directly or through immediate family, are usually considered the most important conflicts of interest. However, conflicts can occur for other reasons, such as personal relationships, academic competition, and intellectual passion. External peer reviewers should disclose to editors any conflicts of interest that could bias their opinions of the manuscript and they should disqualify themselves from reviewing specific manuscripts if they believe it appropriate. The editors must be made aware of reviewers' conflict of interest to interpret the reviews and judge for themselves whether the reviewer should be disqualified” (From the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Annals of Internal Medicine 118, (8) 646-647).
judge for themselves whether the reviewer should be disqualified.” (From the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Annals of Internal Medicine 118, (8) 646-647).
Specific Policies
Submission by an editor. A paper submitted by an editor will be handled by one of the other editors who does not have a conflict with the review and who is not at the same institution as the submitting editor. The other editor will select referees and make all decisions on the paper.
Submission by author at same institution as one of the editors. A paper submitted by an author for which there is a potential conflict with who is at the same institution as one of the editors will be handled by one of the other editors. The other editor will select referees and make all decisions on the paper.
Submission by family member of editor or by author whose relationship with editor might create the perception of bias. A paper submitted by a family member of one of the editors, or by an author whose relationship with one of the editors might create the perception of bias (e.g. in terms of close friendship or conflict/rivalry), will be handled by another editor. The other editor will select referees and make all decisions on the paper. If in doubt, the editors will consult with the Journal editor.
Potential conflict of interest for reviewers. The invitation letter to reviewers will include the following paragraph: ‘If you know or think you know the identity of the author, and if you feel there is any potential conflict of interest in your refereeing this paper because of your relationship with the author (e.g. in terms of close friendship or conflict/rivalry) or for any other reason, please declare it. By accepting this invitation, it is assumed there is no potential conflict of interest.’ Standard policy will be not to use a referee if a conflict of interest has been declared, but the editors may use their discretion after consulting with one another.
