Journal Guide

The official journal of the Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Reproductive Health, is an open access, peer reviewed journal focusing on all aspects of human reproduction.

To publish original scientific articles that contribute to increase the knowledge in the interdisciplinary field related to Environmental Sciences and Water Resources.

The BMJ's mission is to lead the debate on health, and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.

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The Journal of Pain and Symptom Management is an internationally respected, peer-reviewed journal and serves an interdisciplinary audience of professionals by providing a forum for the publication of the latest clinical research and best practices related to the relief of illness burden among patients afflicted with serious or life-threatening illness.The Journal has strongly supported both quantitative and qualitative research underpinning the evolving discipline of palliative care, including clinical trials of pain or symptom control therapies, epidemiology of phenomena related to life-threatening disease and end-of-life care, instrument development to enhance clinical assessment and facilitate investigation, and health services studies evaluating the outcomes of diverse therapeutic models. It also offers extensive coverage of clinical practice issues, publishing both systematic and narrative reviews, case series and case reports, and both special articles and columns that present important updates on topics as varied as the international diversity of palliative medicine, the economics of palliative care, and bioethics in end-of-life care.The Journal of Pain and Symptom Management's 2012 Impact Factor is 2.601. It is ranked: 74th out of 191 Clinical Neurology titles, 16th out of 82 Health Care Sciences & Services titles, and 28th out of 151 Medicine, General & Internal titles in the 2012 Journal Citation Reports®, published by Thomson Reuters.

JAMDA is the official journal of AMDA: Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine. JAMDA provides monthly coverage of the issues most important to healthcare professionals providing long term care. Original research and review articles cover topics such as geriatric medicine, dementia and cognitive impairment, rehabilitation, chronic comorbid conditions, the frail elder, sarcopenia, medication management and prescribing issues, multi-resistant organisms and infectious diseases, falls prevention, assisted living risks and challenges, palliative/end of life care, education, technology/robotics, as well as health policy, outcomes evaluation and guidelines for administrators, physicians and staff who work in long-term care, rehabilitation sites, assisted living, and home care.Peer-reviewed articles include original studies, reviews, clinical experience articles, case reports, editorials and letters to the editor.Subscribe to JAMDA or join AMDA and receive JAMDA as a member benefit.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

Written for professionals by professionals, the Journal of Human Lactation deals with the practical, every day topics that nurses, lactation consultants, midwives, nutritionists/dieticians, public health and social workers, therapists, and physicians face everyday, such as * Patient counseling * Sociological and ethnic issues in dealing with breastfeeding * Practical discussions of diseases and conditions, such as mastitis, candida infections, engorgement * Care plans developed to help mothers and babies that require special care * Economics of breastfeeding * Educating physicians, hospital administration and other departments * Practical training for lactation consultants The Journal of Human Lactation is the official journal of the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA). The International Lactation Consultant Association promotes the professional development, advancement, and recognition of lactation consultants worldwide for the benefit of breastfeeding women, infants and children. ICLA membership includes a subscription to the Journal of Human Lactation.

JAHA will consider all types of original research articles, including studies conducted with human subjects and experimental models, as well as high-quality applied clinical, epidemiological, and healthcare policy papers related to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The journal particularly serves as a venue for papers related to the mission of each of the sixteen Scientific Councils of the American Heart Association. Specific content areas of interest are as follows: arrhythmia and electrophysiology, cardiovascular nursing, cardiovascular surgery, congenital heart disease, coronary heart disease, epidemiology, exercise physiology, genetics and translational biology, health services and outcomes research, heart failure, hypertension, imaging, interventional cardiology, molecular cardiology, nutrition, pediatric cardiology, pericardial disease, peripheral vascular disease, preventive cardiology, renal disease, resuscitation science, stroke, transplantation, valvular heart disease, and vascular medicine.

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is the organization whose members are recognized in society as essential in all patient care settings for optimal medication use that improves health, wellness, and quality of life. Through information, education, and advocacy APhA empowers its members to improve medication use and advance patient care by:* Providing timely and accurate information that is vital to our members.* Raising societal awareness about the role of pharmacists as essential in patient care for optimal medication use.* Pro viding state-of-the-art resources to enhance our members' continuing professional development.* Educating and influencing legislators, policy makers, regulators, and the public to advance our vision and mission.* Creating unique opportunities for our members to connect and share with their peers across practice settings.

Administration in Social Work is a highly respected, peer-reviewed journal which has provided timely, relevant information to human services administrators, managers, and educators for more than a quarter century. The journal keeps you up to date on theory, practice, and research, with special attention given to the relationship between social administration and social policy planning. As the only journal completely devoted to this part of the field, Administration in Social Work delivers suggestions for improving management in social agencies, book and literature reviews, and examinations of key issues, including: program development, affirmative action, employment and personnel policies, finances and accounting, quality improvement/control, monitoring.Special thematic issues of the journal focus on a single topic. Topics covered previously in thematic issues of the journal include: social services in the workplace, human services integration, organizational change and development in human service organizations, community organization and social administration, efficiency and the social services, administrative leadership in the social services, alternative social agencies, managing for service effectiveness in social welfare organizations, practical issues in social welfare administration, policy, and planning, applying computers in social service and mental health agencies-a guide to selecting equipment, procedures, and strategies, guide to ethical decisions and actions for social service administrators.Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Presenting research that bears on important conceptual issues in developmental psychology, Developmental Review: Perspectives in Behavior and Cognition provides child and developmental, child clinical, and educational psychologists with authoritative articles that reflect current thinking and cover significant scientific developments. The journal emphasizes human developmental processes and gives particular attention to issues relevant to child developmental psychology. The research concerns issues with important implications for the fields of pediatrics, psychiatry, and education, and increases the understanding of socialization processes.Features:• Analyses of method and design• Analyses of social policy as it affects human development• Essays on major books• Historical analyses• Integrated collections of papers on a single theme• Provocative empirical findings of particular importance for developmental theory• Reviews of the literature• Summaries of programmatic research• Theoretical statementsBenefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

The Journal of Adolescence is an international, broad based, cross-disciplinary journal that addresses issues of professional and academic importance concerning development between puberty and the attainment of adult status within society. It provides a forum for all who are concerned with the nature of adolescence, whether involved in teaching, research, guidance, counseling, treatment, or other services. The aim of the journal is to encourage research and foster good practice through publishing both empirical and clinical studies as well as integrative reviews and theoretical advances. The Journal of Adolescence is essential reading for psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and youth workers in practice, and for university and college faculty in the fields of psychology, sociology, education, criminal justice, and social work.Research Areas Encompassed:• Adolescent development with particular emphasis on personality, social, and emotional functioning• Effective coping techniques for the demands of adolescence• Disturbances and disorders of adolescence• Treatment approaches and other interventionsBenefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

The Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work examines the fast-growing use of evidence-based practice in everyday care, identifying and evaluating cutting-edge theory, techniques, and strategies. The journal presents literature from practitioners, researchers, and academics that collates and analyzes research findings relative to practice issues and intervention approaches over a given period of time. It can help you make the most of your time and effort as you weigh current evidence options and determine which one serves your clients’ best interests and leads to the desired outcome.

Suitable topics for manuscripts include:

• The boundaries of OCD and relationships with OC spectrum disorders

• Validation of assessments of obsessive-compulsive and related phenomena

• OCD symptoms in diverse social and cultural contexts

• Studies of neurobiological and genetic factors in OCD and related conditions

• Experimental and descriptive psychopathology and epidemiological studies

• Studies on relationships among cognitive and behavioral variables in OCD and related disorders

• Interpersonal aspects of OCD and related disorders

• Evaluation of psychological and psychiatric treatment and prevention programs, and predictors of outcome.

This bimonthly journal has a 30-year history of publishing, first as the Canadian Journal of Sport Sciences, and later as the Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology. It publishes original research articles, reviews, and commentaries, focussing on the application of physiology, nutrition, and metabolism to the study of human health, physical activity, and fitness. The published research, reviews, and symposia will be of interest to exercise physiologists, physical fitness and exercise rehabilitation specialists, public health and health care professionals, as well as basic and applied physiologists, nutritionists, and biochemists.

The Journal of Participatory Medicine is the official journal of the Society for Participatory Medicine. The journal's mission is to transform the culture of medicine by providing an evidence base for participatory health and medicine. It aims to advance both science and practice across a variety of participatory medicine areas of focus, including: patient and caregiver empowerment; patient-clinician partnership; use of technology to improve patients’ health and health care; participatory design and citizen science. Papers are published in six areas: research articles, editorials, narratives, case reports, reviews, and updates on related research in other media. It will explore how participation affects outcomes, resources, and relationships in healthcare; which interventions increase participation; and the types of evidence that provide the most reliable answers.

Journal of Women's Health is the primary source of information to meet the challenges of providing optimum healthcare for women. This authoritative peer-reviewed journal publishes the latest clinical and research papers on the medical health issues that affect women throughout their lifespan. The Journal is the core resource for cutting-edge advancements and clinical applications on new diagnostic procedures, therapeutic protocols for the management of diseases in women, and innovative research in gender-based biology that impacts diagnosis and therapy.Don't miss a single issue of this essential reference that provides a multidisciplinary approach, and complete coverage of all the latest advancements in the full purview of women's healthcare issues.

The Journal of Pediatric Psychology (ISSN 0146-8693) is published ten times a year by Oxford University Press for the Society of Pediatric Psychology, PO Box 170231, Atlanta, GA 30317. The journal is the scientific publication of the Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP), Division 54 of the American Psychological Association, whose mission is to promote the health and psychological well being of children, youth and their families through science and an evidence-based approach to practice, education, training, advocacy, and consultation. As such, the journal publishes articles related to theory, research, and professional practice in pediatric psychology.Pediatric psychology is an interdisciplinary field addressing physical, cognitive, social, and emotional functioning and development as they relate to health and illness issues in children, adolescents, and families. The journal publishes papers on a wide variety of topics exploring the interrelationship between psychological and physical well-being of children, adolescents, and families including: psychosocial and developmental factors contributing to the etiology, course, treatment, and outcome of pediatric conditions; assessment and treatment of behavioral and emotional concomitants of disease, illness, and developmental disorders; the role of psychology in healthcare settings; behavioral aspects of pediatric medicine; the promotions of health and health-related behaviors; the prevention of illness and injury among children and youth; and issues related to the training of pediatric psychologists.