Journal Guide

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research (IJHPR) seeks to promote intensive intellectual interactions among scholars and practitioners from Israel and other countries regarding all aspects of health policy, health services research, public health, health promotion, health economics, health care management, and the ethics, sociology, and political science of health care in Israel. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research is the official publication of The Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research.

JONA's Healthcare Law, Ethics & Regulation is the only journal covering the legal, ethical, and regulatory issues facing nursing care management.This exciting publication provides a useful addition to the popular JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration8212;at no extra charge to JONA institutional subscribers! Valuable information on the changing regulations affecting healthcare will keep readers up-to-date on this critical aspect of the profession. Discussions of current trends in healthcare law, and the ethics involved in ensuring quality patient care, are sure to assist readers in their daily patient management. Cutting-edge, practical information will provide managers and executives tools to manage the changing healthcare system. No other periodical ties all of these related and timely topics together in one source. Website: www.jonalaw.com.

The Journal of Aging Studies features scholarly papers offering new interpretations that challenge existing theory and empirical work. Articles need not deal with the field of aging as a whole, but with any defensibly relevant topic pertinent to the aging experience and related to the broad concerns and subject matter of the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities. The journal emphasizes innovations and critique - new directions in general - regardless of theoretical or methodological orientation or academic discipline. Critical, empirical, or theoretical contributions are welcome.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

The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management is a peer-reviewed journal that provides timely, applied information on the most important developments and issues in ambulatory care management.The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management (JACM) gives you all the facts and information you need to keep up with this rapidly growing area. Major developments that are reshaping ambulatory care today are examined, evaluated, and explained quarterly in JACM. Each issue examines one topic of interest in depth. Recent issues have focused on information systems, marketing in ambulatory care, legal issues, physician productivity, joint ventures, AIDS, and other important topics of concern. JACM provides a forum for new ideas and timely topics not available in any other publication.Website: www.ambulatorycaremanagement.com.

The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research (JBHS&R) is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal that publishes articles on the organization, financing, delivery, and outcomes of behavioral health services, including mental health, alcohol, and substance abuse. JBHS&R provides practical and empirical contributions and explains the implications of each research article. Each issue includes an overview of contemporary concerns and recent developments in behavioral health policy and management through research articles, policy perspectives, commentaries, brief reports, and book reviews.This journal is the official publication of the National Council for Behavioral Health. 5 Year Impact Factor: 1.309 (2007)
Section 'Health Policy & Services': Rank 27 out of 40
Section 'Public, Environmental & Occupational Health': Rank 39 out of 701.309 (2007)
Section 'Health Policy & Services': Rank 27 out of 40
Section 'Public, Environmental & Occupational Health': Rank 39 out of 70

The Journal of Bioethical Inquiry is a forum for discussing and debating ethical, cultural and social issues arising in medicine, the health sciences and health care in general. Coverage includes core areas of conventional bioethics, such as research, clinical practice and medical technology. The journal also addresses questions of pressing contemporary relevance, such as the implications of current world events for the health of populations, and critical analyses of specific social policies around the world and their likely impact on health and welfare and systems of power. In addition to original research, regular features include: New developments; Reader Response; and case scenarios with commentaries.

The Journal of Blood Service Economics is an academic, double-blind, peer-reviewed journal, publishing research from business, health, and public-policy disciplines, to advance knowledge of the U.S. blood and plasma industry to ensure a safe, affordable, and sustainable blood supply. Published on behalf of Commonwealth Transfusion Foundation (CTF).

The Journal of Cancer Policy is an international, open access journal which publishes research and reviews on global cancer policy. The journal encompasses all aspects of cancer policy and public health, including:* Health economics related to cancer* Drug development, including cost and regulatory issues* Drug and lifestyle mediated prevention of cancer* The management of cancer in low, middle and high income countries* Inequalities in cancer care* Priorities for cancer policy development* Cancer systems and organisation of care, research and education* Social determinants of cancer* Political economy of cancer* The role of patient advocacy groups in cancer policyThe Journal of Cancer Policy will consider original research, reviews, short communications and reports, and correspondence for publication.

The goal of comparative effectiveness research is to assist patients, physicians, purchasers and policymakers to choose between the available effective treatments in order to improve healthcare delivery at the level of the individual and on a population scale. The underlying question in undertaking comparative effectiveness research is – which treatment will work best, in which patient, and under what circumstances? Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research provides stakeholders with the key data and opinions to make informed and specific decisions on clinical practice.

The Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice aims to promote the evaluation and development of clinical practice across medicine, nursing and the allied health professions. All aspects of health services research and public health policy analysis and debate are of interest to the Journal whether studied from a population-based or individual patient-centred perspective. Of particular interest to the Journal are submissions on all aspects of clinical effectiveness and efficiency including evidence-based medicine, clinical practice guidelines, clinical decision making, clinical services organisation, implementation and delivery, health economic evaluation, health process and outcome measurement and new or improved methods (conceptual and statistical) for systematic inquiry into clinical practice. Papers may take a classical quantitative or qualitative approach to investigation (or may utilise both techniques) or may take the form of learned essays, structured/systematic reviews and critiques.

This journal seeks articles related to the economics of health and medical care. Its scope will include the following topics:Production of health and health services;Demand and utilization of health services;Financing of health services;Measurement of health;Behavioral models of demanders, suppliers and other health care agencies;Health behaviors and policy interventions;Efficiency and distributional aspects of health policy;and such other topics as the Editors may deem appropriate. Applications to problems in both developed and less-developed countries are welcomed.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

While there are several journals in the field of management and some in the field of health (including evaluation, policy, and social sciences), there is no journal focusing exclusively on health management and policy. Although most journals address scholars, there is a dearth of journals which are scholarly in their depth but address reflective practitioners as well as other concerned persons. The Journal of Health Management proposes to fill this gap. The Journal of Health Management is designed as a forum for exploring major issues of health policy and health management (including population and family welfare) in developing countries with a view to assisting the better implementation of desired changes. It caters to the needs of health policy-makers, health managers, reflective practitioners and action-oriented researchers.

JHOM supports the application of health organization and management research into practice from a diverse range of perspectives. JHOM provides an international forum for the exchange of innovative and methodologically diverse studies and analyses.