Journal Guide

The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology launched in September, 2016, and is a monthly journal of original research, review, opinion, and news covering international issues relevant to gastroenterologists and hepatologists worldwide.

The Lancet publishes medical news, original research, and reviews on all aspects of clinical medicine and global health. The journal is committed to applying scientific knowledge to improve health and advance human progress, and this is as true today as it was when the first issue was published on October 5, 1823.

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports (TCS Reports) is an Open Access journal compiling case reports of great clinical relevance to thoracic and cardiovascular research, with particular emphasis on surgical implementation. TCS Reports welcomes contributions covering all aspects of the surgical and critical care of the chest, including anesthesia, cardiology, physiology and pathology.

Theory and Research in Education, formerly known as The School Field, is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes theoretical, empirical and conjectural papers contributing to the development of educational theory, policy and practice.

Trials is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal that will encompass all aspects of the performance and findings of randomized controlled trials. Trials will experiment with, and then refine, innovative approaches to improving communication about trials.

AJOL is a web platform for African-published journals. It is a partnership of journals committed to increasing the international profile of Africa's scholarly work and improving access to African-originated knowledge. By joining together as a large group of journals, this service has attained great international recognition, and visibility on the internet.

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A quarterly peer-reviewed journal devoted to veterinary public health and other aspects of veterinary science and medicine, Veterinaria Italiana is published by the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise ‘G. Caporale’ (Istituto G. Caporale) in Teramo, Italy.

he journal Veterinarni Medicina publishes in English original papers, critical reviews and case reports from all fields of veterinary and biomedical sciencesFull papers from Vol. 44 (1999), abstracts from 1992 to 2000, Bulletins for the authors, Instructions for authors, Reference Manager style and Declaration form are available at http://vetmed.vri.cz.

Veterinary Pathology, an international journal of natural and experimental disease, publishes manuscripts, reviews, brief communicatons, case reports, editorials, letters, and advertisements for employment opportunities and new products.

Veterinary Quarterly is an international journal publishing review articles and research in the field of animal diseases (including the pathophysiology of a specific disease). Single case reports or short communications describing a newly recognized disease or important variation of a well-recognized disease are welcome.

The journal features articles on virus replication, virus-host biology, viral pathogenesis, immunity to viruses, virus structure, and virus evolution and ecology. We aim to publish papers that provide advances to the understanding of virus biology.

Studies and researches applied to wine sector, as well as the management skills needed for the competitive development of wine companies, require an increasing international approach.
The mission of this journal is to bring together academic researchers and business professionals interested in the economics and politics of wine around the world, and bring about a worldwide opinion on the current issues that the wine sector faces.

Zeitschrift für Lebensrecht is a legal journal dedicated to the protection of human life in all its aspects and in all areas of law. The focus is on German law; comparative law also includes foreign and international law. In an interdisciplinary openness, questions of the protection of life are occasionally also dealt with from the perspectives of medicine and medical ethics, legal and social philosophy, as well as ethics and moral theology.

The mission of the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology is to promote and support the development of Work and Organizational Psychology by publishing high-quality scientific articles that improve our understanding of phenomena occurring in work and organizational settings. The journal publishes empirical, theoretical, methodological, and review articles that are relevant to real-world situations. The journal has a world-wide authorship, readership and editorial board. Submissions from all around the world are invited. The journal primarily publishes freely submitted contributions, but will occasionally also publish a themed special issue, although all contributions are submitted to rigorous peer review. Papers and themed special issues are published on a wide range of topics covered by the umbrella of Work, Organizational, Industrial and Occupational Psychology.Peer Review IntegrityAll published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.Award for best paperThe award available for authors published in this journal:Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) Award for the best paper on LeadershipPrize: $1,000 plus travel expenses to the next EAWOP congress. The winner of the award is selected by the EJWOP editorial team, and are announced every two years, at the European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology. Special IssuesIssues devoted to a single topic are regularly published in this journal; they are sent free to subscribers in that year, or can be purchased separately as books. Click on the titles below for more information and to order. To suggest a topic and guest-edit a future special issue, read the Instructions for submitting Special Issues Proposals to the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.Do I see us like you see us? Consensus, agreement, and the context of leadership relationshipsGuest editors: Birgit Schyns and David V. DayVolume 19, Issue 3 (2010) ISBN 978-1-84872-728-1Team Innovation, Knowledge and Performance ManagementGuest Editors: Conny Anotni, Guido HertelVolume 18, Issue 3 (2009) ISBN 978-1-84872-720-5Leadership and FairnessGuest Editors: Daan van Knippenberg and David De CremerVolume 17, Issue 2 (2008) ISBN 978-1-84169-848-9Psychological and Organizational Climate Research: Contrasting Perspectives and Research TraditionsGuest Editors: Alessia D'Amato and Michael BurkeVolume 17, Issue 1 (2008) ISBN 978-1-84169-844-1Work and Rest: A Topic for Work and Organizational PsychologyGuest Editors: Fred R.H. Zijlstra and Sabine SonnentagVolume 15, Issue 2 (2006) ISBN 978-1-84169-811-3Related LinksBrowse books in Work, Industrial and Organizational Psychology or view forthcoming conferences in Work, Industrial and Organizational Psychology.You can also join the Psychology Press mailing list for special offers, new books and more! Disclaimer Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether expressed or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis.

She Ji addresses how societies, organizations, and individuals create, build, distribute, use, and enjoy goods and services, with added focus on strategy and management. It provides key articles in research methods and methodology, philosophy, and philosophy of science to support the core journal area. The journal also explores the way that organizations increasingly use design thinking to achieve success, and the journal examines how design thinking can inform wider social, managerial, and intellectual discourses.

She Ji invites papers on a wide range of topics, including the following:
• Design driven innovation within social and economic change
• Design practices in management, consulting, and public service
• Design for alternative economies and industrial transformation
• Design for smart and sustainable living
• Latest design theories, methods, and methodologies
• Design for social innovation, organizational change, and education
• Design, computation, and algorithms
• Cultural aspects of design and innovation
• Philosophy of design
• Philosophy of science for design research

In particular, She Ji encourages three new dimensions in the literature of design and innovation: (1) serious economic inquiry and management inquiry; (2) rigorous research in design using the methods of the natural sciences, social sciences, and economics; (3) methodological contributions that deploy innovative research methods and processes.

She Ji publishes seven types of articles:
• Original research articles. She Ji welcomes conceptual, theoretical, and empirical articles. All research articles are subject to double-blind, refereed peer review. Following peer review, She Ji works with authors on a final round of copy editing to ensure highly readable articles that will reach and influence a wide audience of scholars, researchers, and professional designers, teachers and students, as well as leaders in business, industry, and government.
• Review articles. She Ji encourages literature review and research review. Review articles use double-blind, refereed peer review followed by copy editing.
• Case studies. She Ji publishes two kinds of case study articles. The journal welcomes original research articles involving rigorous case studies and reflection. Research case studies use double-blind, refereed peer review followed by copy editing. The journal also welcomes shorter reports in the short communications category.
• Short communications. She Ji welcomes short reports or and research announcements that describe work in progress and preliminary research results. Short communications are not subject to peer review.
• Book reviews. Books reviews focus on analysis and discussion of individual books as well as extended book reviews covering several books. She Ji also publishes short book notes. contents. Book reviews are not subject to peer review.
• Discussion articles. Discussion articles include interviews, opinion leader commentary, and dialogues. Discussion articles are not subject to peer review.
• Letters. She Ji encourages written responses to articles and original comments on issues relevant to the journal. Letters to the editor are limited to 1,500 words. All letters commenting on articles will be sent to the author of the original article for response. Selected letters will be published in She Ji. Letters are not subject to peer review.

Social Work Education publishes articles of a critical and reflective nature concerned with the theory and practice of social care and social work education at all levels. It presents a forum for international debate on important issues and provides an opportunity for the expression of new ideas and proposals on the structure and content of social care and social work education, training and development.In this way, the journal makes a vital contribution to the development of educational theory and practice in relation to social work and social care, promoting a set of standards in relation to the written presentation of ideas and experience which reflects the needs and requirements of both practice and education.It is most important that all contributions demonstrate and promote anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive approaches to training and practice.Promoting Equality and Anti-Oppressive PracticeEditorial Board position statementThe journal aims for the highest standards in its published material. All material submitted to the journal is subject to a process of assessment and evaluation through the Editor, Board members and a group of assessors drawn from a wide range of expertise.The composition of the Editorial Board encompasses diverse perspectives, and vacancies are filled through open recruitment promoting equality of access.In addition, the assessors and reviewers are actively sought who bring a wide range of perspectives, and in particular the perspectives of oppressed groups, to their assessment of submitted material.The journal will publish material that reflects the wide constituency of social work education and training. Writings demonstrating and illustrating anti-oppressive approaches to training, education and practice are actively sought. All writings must demonstrate a permeation of these issues. Articles from writers bringing the perspectives of oppressed groups are actively encouraged. The journal will not knowigly publish material that is oppressive in content or style.The Editorial Board will monitor the implementation of this statement.The Editorial Board welcomes responses to this statement and comments on published material in relation to this position statement.Statement of PurposeTo publish an interesting, lively and readable journal of a high standard which reflects the wide constituency of social work education and training.In order to achieve this the journal seeks:TO ENSURE that all contributions will demonstrate and promote anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive approaches to training and practice.TO PUBLISH articles of a critical and reflective nature concerned with the theory and practice of social care and social work education at all levels.TO PROVIDE an opportunity for the expression of new ideas and proposals on the structure and content of social care and social work education, training and development.TO CONTRIBUTE to the development of educational theory and practice in relation to social work and social care.TO ENCOURAGE and PROVIDE a forum for debate on important issues concerning social care and social work education, training and staff development.TO PROMOTE a set of standards in relation to the written presentation of both ideas and experience which reflects the needs and requirements of both practice and education.Peer Review IntegrityAll research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections, or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, this generally involves initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent reviewers. Disclaimer Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations whatsoever as to the accuracy completeness or suitability for any purpose of the content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether expressed or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor and Francis.

New Virtual Special Issues: Europeanization Normative Power European Interest Groups The Editor of JEPP, Professor Jeremy Richardson, has been awarded the 2011 EUSA Lifetime Contribution Award in EU Studies. Read his acceptance letter HERE! The primary aim of the Journal of European Public Policy (JEPP) is to provide a comprehensive and definitive source of analytical, theoretical and methodological articles in the field of European public policy. Focusing on the dynamics of public policy in Europe, the journal encourages a wide range of social science approaches, both qualitative and quantitative. JEPP defines European public policy widely and welcomes innovative ideas and approaches. The main areas covered by the Journal are as follows: * Theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of public policy in Europe and elsewhere * National public policy developments and processes in Europe * Comparative studies of public policy within Europe * The public policy interface between nation states and the EU * The EU itself - institutions, processes and policies * The activities of private actors and associations in the policy process In addition, JEPP also publishes a Research Agenda section (edited by Berthold Rittberger, University of Mannheim, Germany). Each Research Agenda section looks at a number of recent publications in a specific sub-area of European public policy making, as a means of contributing to debate. Occasional articles also review the 'European' literature from scholars of a particular European country. Peer Review All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. On rare occasiond the Editor commissions articles. These are subject ti the normal refereeing process. Disclaimer Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 'Content') contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis.