Journal of Research in Public Health is an International Peer Reviewed Journal. It adheres to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, issued by the International Committee for Medical Journal Editors, and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) code of conduct for editors.
Journal of Research in Public Health accepts manuscripts submitted through electronic Submission Form in the site or by an Email to submit@jhealth.info. The article should be addressed to "The Editor". There is no need to send the hard copy. The manuscript should be submitted by one of the authors and not by any one on their behalf.
Submission of an article to Journal of Research in Public Health implies that it has never been published in any other journals and if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere.
The submission of the article implies the transfer of all copyright from the author to the journal upon publication. Any accepted form of the paper or original paper itself should never be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher.
All papers should be formatted according to the prescribed format and must meet out all categories in the checklist for manuscript publication. All papers are first reviewed by the editor. Papers found lacking will not be considered. Others will be sent for a detailed peer-review process.
Types of Articles
Journal of Research in Public Health publishes Original Papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Case Reports and Letters to Editor.
Original Papers
The manuscript must be typed in Times New Roman 11 size and 1.5 spaced. The manuscript should be about 3000 words with around 30 references. The manuscript should include: Title page, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, Conflict of interest (if any) and References.
Title
The Title should be short and attractive phrase but informative describing the contents of the paper. The Title Page should have the authors' full names and affiliations accurately. The name of the corresponding author and his contact information including phone, fax, postal and email address are to be mentioned in the title page.
Abstract
The Abstract should be structured into four mini paragraphs (Objectives, Materials and Methods, Results and Conclusion), not exceeding 300 words. It must be written in complete sentences, using past tense, active verbs, and third person.
Following the abstract, 3 to 5 keywords should to be provided for the indexing purposes.
Introduction
The introduction should be succinct and focused providing the sufficient background information supported by limited number of relevant references. It should clearly state the purpose of the study and how it relates to previous work by giving the background information like what have others done and what is so different or special about your research.
Materials and Methods
This part should include the design of the study, the setting, the sample size, the sampling methods or participants or materials involved as well as a description of all interventions and outcome measures. The author also should provide a description of how the data was collected and analysed mentioning the type of statistical tests used whenever appropriate.
Results
The results area should have clarity and precision. The results should be always written in the past tense and the previously published findings should be written in the present tense. It should present the relevant data collected in the study and the main results without going into the discussion / conclusion and also without referring to the literature. It shall be supported with appropriate tables. Graphs shall be used only when it appropriate means more than just a table. The type of graph should be appropriate and should match the study data. The same data should not be presented in both table and graph form. The Tables and Graphs shall be attached at the end of the manuscript.
Discussion
The discussion part should interpret the findings in view of the results obtained in this and in previous studies on this topic. It should explain the implications of the findings, state study limitations and make suggestions for future research. Mention the conclusions in a few sentences at the end of the discussion or after the discussion part.
Acknowledgments
The acknowledgments of people, grants, funds and so forth, should be brief and should provide information on the participation. People who are not eligible to the criteria for Authorship but have assisted in Routine technical help, Data collection, Financial help, General supervision of the research group etc shall be appropriately mentioned in this Acknowledgement section.
Authorship
The credit for Authorship is based on 1) substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; 2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and 3) final approval of the version to be published. Authors should meet at least any of these conditions. Any others contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship can be listed in an acknowledgments section. The corresponding author is required to provide information on the specific contributions each author has made to the article.
Conflicts of Interest
The corresponding author should state explicitly whether potential conflicts do or do not exist and should disclose the funding source and source of any other assistance.
References
Accuracy of citing the References is primarily on the author's responsibility. The reference style followed is Vancouver style and few examples are given below.
References are listed in numerical order in the Reference List at the end of the paper:
Smith SD, Jones, AD. Organ donation. N Engl J Med. 2001;657:230-5.
Brown JG. Asphyxiation. Med J Aust. 2003; 432:120-4.
Journal Articles:
Smithline HA, Mader TJ, Ali FM, Cocchi MN. Determining pretest probability of DVT: clinical intuition vs. validated scoring systems. N Engl J Med. 2003 Apr 4;21(2):161-2.
(For more than 6 authors mention et al after the 6th author)
Gao SR, McGarry M, Ferrier TL, Pallante B, Gasparrini B, Fletcher JR, et al. Effect of cell confluence on production of cloned mice using an inbred embryonic stem cell line. Biol Reprod. 2003;68(2):595-603.
Books:
Personal author:
Carlson BM. Human embryology and developmental biology. 3rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2004.
Edited book:
Brown AM, Stubbs DW, editors. Medical physiology. New York: Wiley; 1983.
Chapter in a book:
Blaxter PS, Farnsworth TP. Social health and class inequalities. In: Carter C, Peel JR, editors. Equalities and inequalities in health. 2nd ed. London: Academic Press; 1976. p. 165-78.
Conference paper:
Anderson JC. Current status of chorion villus biopsy. In: Tudenhope D, Chenoweth J, editors. Proceedings of the 4th Congress of the Australian Perinatal Society; 1986: Brisbane, Queensland: Australian Perinatal Society; 1987. p. 190-6.
For more details, refer: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html
Review Articles
This is a detailed analysis of recent developments on a specific topic. It serves to highlight important points that have been previously reported in the literature. This type of paper should not introduce new information or author’s opinion or personal experience. A large number of relevant references are expected. Reviews should consist of the following headings: unstructured abstract, introduction and subheadings as appropriate.
Review articles could be authored by up to 6 authors. A short summary of the work done by the contributor(s) in the field of review is to be mentioned. The prescribed word count is up to 3500 words excluding tables, references and abstract. The manuscript may have about 50 references.
Short Communications
Short communication should contain interesting brief reports of original studies presenting the authors' views on a topic of current interest. Short Communications are limited to significant findings worthy of publication but not as lengthy as Original Paper. It shall contain up to 1000 words, no more than two tables and/or figures, and no more than 15 references.
Case Reports
This unique feature may consist of previously unreported observation of a recognised disease, previously unreported clinical condition, previously unreported treatment in a recognised disease, or previously-unreported complication of a procedure. Case Report is to be short and focused. It should not have more than 750 words and 7 References. Graphics and figures up to 2 (maximum) will be allowed.
Case Reports should consist of the following headings: short unstructured abstract, brief introduction about the presentation, history, examination, investigations, management, and outcome. It should educate and enlighten readers about a condition or presentation that they find interesting. Case Reports could be authored by up to four authors.
Letters to Editors
Letter to the Editor to be short and can be written on any subject of interest to the readers, including comments on previously published articles raising points not adequately covered in the published article and providing additional information that supports the work of others. These comments should be objective and constructive.
This section may be used for blowing new hypotheses, and for drawing readers’ attention to important and points of interest relevance to theory and practice of preventive medicine.