Hybrid
BMJ Quality and Safety
A leading international peer review journal in this growing area of quality and safety improvement. It provides essential information for those wanting to reduce harm and improve patient safety and the quality of care. The journal reports and reflects research, improvement initiatives and viewpoints and other discursive papers relevant to these crucial aims with contributions from researchers, clinical professionals and managers and experts in organisational development and behaviour.
Provides a rich mix of news, opinion, debate and research for academics, clinicians, healthcare managers and policy makers. It encourages the science of improvement, debate, and new thinking on improving the quality of healthcare. The journal is led by a patient-focused editorial team with a view towards helping all team members improve their knowledge with the overall goal of improving patient care. The journal integrates the academic and clinical aspects of quality and safety in healthcare by encouraging academics to create evidence and knowledge valued by clinicians and clinicians to value using evidence and knowledge to improve quality.
Publishing frequency: Monthly
BJOG: British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
BJOG is an editorially independent publication owned by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). The Journal publishes original, peer-reviewed work in all areas of obstetrics and gynaecology, including contraception, urogynaecology, fertility, oncology and clinical practice. Its aim is to publish the highest quality medical research in women's health, worldwide.
Publishing frequency: 13 times a year
Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
Provides a timely publication of cutting-edge research and expert opinion from this increasingly important field, making it a vital resource for payers, providers and researchers alike. The journal includes high quality economic research and reviews of all aspects of healthcare from various perspectives and countries, designed to communicate the latest applied information in health economics and health policy. While emphasis is placed on information with practical applications, a strong basis of underlying scientific rigor is maintained.
Areas of interest include:
- Economic analysis of all aspects of healthcare interventions
- Economic analysis of health policy initiatives
- Cost of illness studies
- Evaluation of methodologies
- Analysis of pricing and reimbursement systems
Publishing frequency: Bi-monthly
International Journal of Medical Informatics
The official journal of the European Federation for Medical Informatics and IMIA, the journal provides an international medium for dissemination of original results and interpretative reviews concerning the field of medical informatics emphasizing the evaluation of systems in healthcare settings.
The scope of journal covers:
- Information systems, including national or international registration systems, hospital information systems, departmental and/or physician's office systems, document handling systems, electronic medical record systems, standardization, systems integration etc.;
- Computer-aided medical decision support systems using heuristic, algorithmic and/or statistical methods as exemplified in decision theory, protocol development, artificial intelligence, etc.
- Educational computer based programs pertaining to medical informatics or medicine in general;
- Organizational, economic, social, clinical impact, ethical and cost-benefit aspects of IT applications in health care.
Publishing frequency: Monthly
Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
A peer reviewed journal that aims to improve reproductive and sexual health nationally and internationally. The journal publishes material on contraception, abortion, menopause, sexual and reproductive health, sexual dysfunction, sexually transmitted infection, clinical practice, and health education and training. We welcome submissions of research, reviews, and articles and commentaries relevant to all health care professionals working in the area of sexual and reproductive health.
While it is not currently a requirement, the journal encourages patient involvement in the design, analysis and presentation of research.JFPRHC is published by BMJ on behalf of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Publishing frequency: Quarterly
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
A leading international journal devoted to publication of original research and reviews covering applied, methodological and theoretical issues with emphasis on studies using multidisciplinary or integrative approaches. The journal aims to improve epidemiological knowledge and ultimately health worldwide. JECH is the official journal of the Society for Social Medicine.
Publishing frequency: Monthly
Journal of Health Communication
The leading journal covering the full breadth of a field that focuses on the communication of health information globally. Articles feature research on:
- Developments in the field of health communication;
- New media, m-health and interactive health communication;
- Health Literacy;
- Social marketing;
- Global Health;
- Shared decision making and ethics;
- Interpersonal and mass media communication;
- Advances in health diplomacy, psychology, government, policy and education;
- Government, civil society and multi-stakeholder initiatives;
- Public Private partnerships and
- Public Health campaigns.
Global in scope, the journal seeks to advance a synergistic relationship between research and practical information. With a focus on promoting the health literacy of the individual, caregiver, provider, community, and those in the health policy, the journal presents research, progress in areas of technology and public health, ethics, politics and policy, and the application of health communication principles. The journal is selective with the highest quality social scientific research including qualitative and quantitative studies.
Publishing frequency: Monthly plus supplements
Journal of Community Health
Offers original articles on the practice, teaching, and research of community health, providing coverage of preventive medicine, new forms of health manpower, analysis of environmental factors, delivery of health care services, and the study of health maintenance and health insurance programs. Serving as a forum for the exchange of ideas and clarification, the journal features articles on those projects making a significant impact on the education of health personnel.
Publishing frequency: 6 issues a year
Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services
Provides a forum in which social workers and other professionals in the field of HIV/AIDS work can access the latest research and techniques in order to provide effective social, educational, and clinical services to all individuals affected by HIV/AIDS. As the only journal focused specifically on social services in HIV care, Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services presents: State-of-the-art information about innovations in social work related HIV care; reviews of relevant books, videos, and training materials; current research findings; model service delivery programs; case management information; informative examinations of relevant policy issues; and information about upcoming and past conferences and educational programs; international, national, and regional perspectives on HIV-related issues.
Publishing frequency: Quarterly
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
Serves as a multidisciplinary forum for original reports on exposure assessment and the reactions to and consequences of human exposure to the biological, chemical, and physical environment. Research reports, short communications, reviews, scientific comments, technical notes, and editorials will be peer-reviewed before acceptance for publication. High priority will be given to articles on epidemiological aspects of environmental toxicology, health risk assessments, susceptible (sub) populations, human biomonitoring, environment-related infections, environmental medicine, and public health aspects of exposure-related outcomes.
Publishing frequency: 8 issues a year
