Journal Guide

The American Journal of Preventive Medicine is the official journal of the American College of Preventive Medicine and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. It publishes articles in the areas of prevention research, teaching, practice and policy. Original research is published on interventions aimed at the prevention of chronic and acute disease and the promotion of individual and community health.Of particular emphasis are papers that address the primary and secondary prevention of important clinical, behavioral and public health issues such as injury and violence, infectious disease, women's health, smoking, sedentary behaviors and physical activity, nutrition, diabetes, obesity, and alcohol and drug abuse. Papers also address educational initiatives aimed at improving the ability of health professionals to provide effective clinical prevention and public health services. Papers on health services research pertinent to prevention and public health are also published. The journal also publishes official policy statements from the two co-sponsoring organizations, review articles, media reviews, and editorials. Finally, the journal periodically publishes supplements and special theme issues devoted to areas of current interest to the prevention community.For information on the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR), visit their web sites at the following URLs:http://www.acpm.org/ andhttp://www.aptrweb.org

Historically, child protection has been commonly perceived to be a matter of concern to professionals in specialized social service, health, mental health, and justice systems. However, Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal also welcomes contributors and readers interested in children's safety in the settings of everyday life - homes, day care centers, schools, playgrounds, youth clubs, health clinics, places of worship, and so forth. Child Abuse & Neglect also invites the engagement of other social scientists (e.g., anthropologists, economists, historians, planners, political scientists, and sociologists) and humanists (e.g., ethicists, legal scholars, political theorists, and theologians) whose studies may contribute to an understanding of (a) the evolution of concepts of - and strategies for - child protection and (b) the responsibilities of individual adults and the institutions of which they are a part to ensure children's safety and their humane care.Limited by neither geography, profession, nor setting, the readers of Child Abuse & Neglect have diverse education, experience, interests, and needs for information. Accordingly, the journal seeks the expression of authors' ideas and their empirical findings clearly and cogently, so that articles are accessible to a broad audience. The journal also expects authors to approach problems of child abuse and neglect with a level of care commensurate with the fundamental importance of children's rights to the protection of their personal security, the promotion of their sense of dignity, and the assurance of love and respect in the relationships most important to them.Toward those ends, Child Abuse & Neglect invites research and commentary on the following topics, among others:•the conditions that foster or threaten children's safety and sense of personal security in their homes and other settings of everyday life;•the conditions that enable or hinder parents', extended family members', other caregivers', and other community members' efforts to ensure children's personal security;•programs and practices to facilitate children's protection from harms or wrongs, their recovery from violations of their personal security, or both;•community, societal, and international systems to promote children's safety, enhance the quality of their care, and/or facilitate the mitigation of harms and wrongs that they may suffer;•children's, parents', and other caregivers' own experiences, attitudes, and beliefs in regard to all of these topics.Child Abuse & Neglect recognizes that child protection is a global concern and that the state of the art continues to evolve. Accordingly, the journal is intended to be useful to scholars, policymakers, concerned citizens, and professional practitioners in countries that are diverse in wealth, culture, and the nature of their formal child protection system. Thus Child Abuse & Neglect welcomes contributions grounded in the traditions of particular cultures and settings. However, international and cross-cultural studies and commentary are of special interest.

The Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy (JGPT) is a peer-reviewed journal and leading source of clinically applicable evidence for achieving optimal health, wellness, mobility, and physical function for aging adults, across the continuum of health care settings. This is the only journal dedicated to physical therapists and physical therapy assistants who work with older adults in roles including advocacy, direct patient care, consultation, supervision, education, and research. The Journal's mission is to provide quality evidence from the clinical research arena to enhance best practice and optimal outcomes for aging individuals needing rehabilitation and wellness care.JGPT focuses on key areas of interest and professional development for physical therapy professionals working to improve quality of life for older adults, by promoting healthy lifestyle, disease prevention, and return to function through physical therapy intervention. The Journal provides information primarily to physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, physical therapy students, as well as to other health professionals involved in the care of aging adults in a variety of practice and community settings. The JGPT will be of interest to professional colleagues from fields including nursing, medicine, occupational therapy, speech and language pathology, geriatric care management, social work, and orthotics and prosthetics. The JGPT can inform care in settings including community organizations and home health care agencies, cardiovascular/cardiopulmonary centers, orthopedic centers, comprehensive and subacute rehabilitation centers, assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities, hospital- and community-based outpatient facilities/clinics, ambulatory care centers, health and wellness facilities, sport and human performance centers, and academic institutions.The Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy is a membership benefit provided to members of the Section on Geriatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association. For more information about the Section on Geriatrics, visit www.geriatricspt.org or call the Section's Executive Office at 1-800-999-2782, ext. 3238.

The Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health publishes original research articles of scientific excellence in paediatrics and child health. Research Articles, Case Reports and Letters to the Editor are published, together with invited Reviews, Annotations, Editorial Comments and manuscripts of educational interest.

JAMA Network Open is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, general medical journal that publishes research on clinical care, innovation in health care, health policy, and global health across all health disciplines and countries for clinicians, investigators, and policy makers. JAMA Network Open is a member of the JAMA Network family of journals, which includes JAMA, 11 JAMA Network specialty journals, and JAMA Network Open.

Peer Review Policy: All articles in the journal have undergone rigorous screening, based on both editorial and double-blind peer review. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Journal of Health Psychology is a leading international peer reviewed journal that aims to support and help shape research in health psychology from around the world. It provides a platform for traditional empirical analyses as well as more qualitative and/or critically oriented approaches. It also addresses the social contexts in which psychological and health processes are embedded.

J-BHI publishes original papers describing recent advances in the field of biomedical and health informatics where information and communication technologies intersect with health, healthcare, life sciences and biomedicine. Papers must contain original content in theoretical analysis, methods, technical development, and/or novel clinical applications of information systems. Topics covered by J-BHI include but are not limited to: acquisition, transmission, storage, retrieval, management, processing and analysis of biomedical and health information; applications of information and communication technologies in the practice of healthcare, public health, patient monitoring, preventive care, early diagnosis of diseases, discovery of new therapies, and patient specific treatment protocols leading to improved outcomes; and the integration of electronic medical and health records, methods of longitudinal data analysis, data mining and discovery tools. Manuscripts may deal with these applications and their integration, such as clinical information systems, decision support systems, medical and biological imaging informatics, wearable systems, body area/sensor networks, informatics in biological and physiological systems, personalized and pervasive health technologies (u-, p-, m- and e-Health), telemedicine, home healthcare and wellness management. Topics related to integration include interoperability, protocol-based patient care, evidence-based medicine, and methods of secure patient data.

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Reproductive Health Matters is a twice-yearly peer-reviewed international journal and aims to:• Promote laws, policies, research and services that meet women's reproductive health needs• Examine experiences, values, information and issues from the point of view of the women whose lives are affected• Explore the multifaceted nature of problems and their solutions• Inspire new thinking and action and new forms of consensus in the field.Each issue of Reproductive Health Matters concentrates on a specific theme and has papers on other timely topics and a round-up of information from the published literature.Recent and forthcoming themes are:Year 2014• Volume 22 / number 43: Population, environment, development and sustainability• Volume 22 / number 44: Using the law and the courtsYear 2013• Volume 21 / number 41: Young people, sex and relationships• Volume 21 / number 42: New development paradigms post-2015 for health, SRHR and gender equalityYear 2012• Volume 20 / number 39: Maternal mortality or women's health: time for action• Volume 20 / number 39 Supplement 1: Pregnancy decisions of women living with HIV• Volume 20 / number 40: Sexual and reproductive morbidity: not a priorityYear 2011• Volume 19 / number 37: Privatisation• Volume 19 / number 38: Repoliticising sexual and reproductive health and rightsReproductive Health Matters is available to all subscribers (both paid and free/supported) throughScienceDirectContact:Editorial officeReproductive Health Matters444 Highgate Studios53-79 Highgate RoadLondon NW5 1TLUnited KingdomTel: +44 20 7267 6567Fax: +44 20 7267 2551Website: http://www.rhmjournal.org.ukSubmissions and all other editorial correspondenceMarge Berer, EditorE-mail: mberer@rhmjournal.org.ukAll other enquiries toPathika MartinE-mail: pmartin@rhmjournal.org.uk

A peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the sexual and reproductive health of women and men.The journal aims to serve its readers as an authoritative resource of disseminating significant sexual and reproductive health related scientific information.Our key audience is the academic, practising, educational and service user including:• Midwives• Maternity care and neonatal nurses• Maternity service users• Obstetricians• Neonatologists• Pediatricians• Health sociologists and economists• Biologists and psychologists with an interest in maternal and infant research• Policy makers in sexual and reproductive health.The journal welcomes original papers in all aspects of sexual and reproductive health including:• Family planning and counseling• Management of pregnancy• Labour and delivery• Breast feeding and post-natal care • Many other aspects of aspects of sexual health including contraception, abortion, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV prevention• Issues related to the menopausal and post-menopausal yearsThe journal publishes the following types of paper: original research articles, reviews, short communications, letters to the editor.Please see the Guide for Authors for specific details including online submission at http://ees.elsevier.com/srhc.Why have we launched this title?Research in the area of sexual and reproductive health is growing internationally, particularly among midwives. In a global perspective there is a huge interest in women's health, which is mirrored in the millennium goals of the UN as well as in international declarations and agreements.Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare aims to take on the role as a contributor of new knowledge and evidence to representatives of the health care sector and society. The journal will present studies demonstrating sexual and reproductive health matters from a multifaceted perspective where the connection between these questions and the individuals' rights will be illuminated.

Structural Health Monitoring was launched in July 2002 and publishes peer-reviewed papers that contain theoretical, analytical, and experimental investigations that advance the body of knowledge and its application in the discipline of structural health monitoring.The journal has a broad topical coverage and it serves as a primary reference for the structural health monitoring of aeronautical, mechanical, civil, electrical, and other systems. The multidisciplinary nature of the journal is intended to foster the intersection of different technologies to address the varied needs and applications for structural health monitoring.Papers are sought that explore the following issues and areas related to structural health monitoring:* self-diagnostics, prognostics, condition-based maintenance and performance* vibration and wave propagation methods for damage assessment* advanced signal processing and interpretation techniques for monitoring and diagnostics* sensor design, self-powered and low power sensors* data mining, data management* the use of smart materials and new sensor materials* monitoring of composite, metallic, new, and aging structures and infrastructure* monitoring of structural repairs* sensor network design, data transmission, wired and wireless communication* embedding technology, sensor/structure integration technology* development of self-repairable structures* monitoring of survivability and readiness assessment* structural integrity and remaining life predictions based on sensor management* design of multifunctional structures and integration of structural health monitoring and control* sensors for high temperature applications, in-situ sensors* monitoring of biomechanical, electromechanical, and thermal systems* fault diagnosis of avionics, propulsion, power, and electronic systems* structural health monitoring system integration and validation* bio-nanotechnology applied to structural monitoring*interdisciplinary approaches and applications for structural health monitoring.

Policy making and implementation, planning and management are widely recognized as central to effective health systems and services and to better health. Globalization, and the economic circumstances facing groups of countries world-wide, meanwhile present a great challenge for health planning and management. The aim of this quarterly journal is to offer a forum for publications which direct attention to major issues in health policy, planning and management. The intention is to maintain a balance between theory and practice, from a variety of disciplines, fields and perspectives. The Journal is explicitly international and multidisciplinary in scope and appeal: articles about policy, planning and management in countries at various stages of political, social, cultural and economic development are welcomed, as are those directed at the different levels (national, regional, local) of the health sector. Manuscripts are invited from a spectrum of different disciplines e.g., (the social sciences, management and medicine) as long as they advance our knowledge and understanding of the health sector. The Journal is therefore global, and eclectic. Editorial Policy The Editors welcome contributions from teachers, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners, whose knowledge, skills and visions bear broadly on the planning and management of the health sector. The overriding criterion for full-length manuscripts is originality, a high scholarly quality, and genuine interest to a wide audience. In addition to publishing original articles, the Editors encourage submission of: review articles; short notes on conceptual difficulties and technical developments; summaries of published research findings; book reviews; news of forthcoming colloquia; and summary proceedings of important national and international symposia falling within the aims and scope of the Journal. 2009 Impact Factor: 0.658 ((C) ISI Journal Citation Reports 2010).