The
International Journal of Health Research
is a new online international journal allowing
free unlimited access to abstract and full-text of
published articles. The journal is devoted to the
promotion of health sciences and related disciplines
(including medicine, pharmacy, nursing,
biotechnology, cell and molecular biology, and
related engineering and social sciences fields). It
seeks particularly (but not exclusively) to
encourage multidisciplinary research and
collaboration among scientists, the industry and the
healthcare professionals. It will also provide an
international forum for the communication and
evaluation of data, methods and findings in health
sciences and related disciplines. The journal
welcomes original research papers, reviews and case
reports on current topics of special interest and
relevance.
All
manuscripts will be subject to rapid peer review.
Those of high quality (not previously published and
not under consideration for publication) will be
published without delay. The maximum length of
manuscripts should normally be 10,000 words (20
single-spaced typewritten pages) for review, 6,000
words for research articles, 3,000 for technical
notes, commentaries and short communications.
Page Charge
Authors will usually be required to pay for reprints
once the paper is accepted for publication. Details
of the payment can be obtained from the Editor (editor_ijhr@yahoo.com).
Submission of Manuscript
All
manuscripts (must be in English) should be submitted
via our online Journal Manager® (http://www.ijhr.org/jmanager).
The FIRST NAMEs, Initials (if any) and LAST NAMEs as
well as the e-mail addresses (or telephone numbers)
of all authors must be provided. A copy of
the manuscript in MS Word format may also be
submitted via e-mail. Illustrations (figures) should
be in computer format. Images for any manuscript
should not exceed 200 kilobytes unless prior
authorization is received from the editor-in-chief.
Authors may submit the names, affiliations and
addresses (including e-mail) of expert reviewers or
those they do not want to review their papers.
Inquiries may be directed to:
The Editor
International Journal of Health Research
E-mail:
editor_ijhr@yahoo.com
or
editor@ijhr.org
An
indication that the content of the manuscript has
not been published or under consideration for
publication elsewhere should accompany the
manuscript. Authors may submit the names of expert
reviewers or those they do not want to review their
papers.
Manuscript Format
The
preferred format of all manuscript is MS Word or
RTF. Illustrations (figures) and images must be
inserted in the manuscript at the position they
should appear when published.
Manuscript Style
The
language of the journal is English. Each manuscript
should be typed single-spaced on A4 (8.5" × 11")
paper size with 1 inch margins. It should be
arranged in the following order: Title, Abstract,
Keywords, Introduction, Experimental, Results,
Discussion, Conclusion(s), Acknowledgements,
Conflict of Interest, Contribution of Authors, and References.
First page of manuscript:
This should include the title of the article,
authors’ names (with full first name, initial and
then the last name of each author) and their
affiliations as well as Abstract and keywords. The
corresponding author must give the full
corres-ponding address (including telephone and
e-mail address) at the bottom of the page.
Abstract: This should not be more than 200 words
and should be arranged in the following order:
PURPOSE:
The purpose of the investigation.
METHODS:
The method adopted in the investi-gation. This
should be very clear and precise.
RESULTS:
The findings of the investigation.
CONCLUSION:
Final conclusive statements on the work.
Keywords:
Include between 3 and 10 keywords for indexing
purposes.
Acknowledgements: Authors should acknowledge
all those who made contribution to the work who
cannot necessarily be included in the list of
authors. In this section, the funding body should
also be acknowledged as appropriate.
Conflict of Interest: Authors must declare
any conflict of interest. If there are none, the
authors should indicate “No conflict of interest
associated with this work”.
Contribution of Authors: The authors must
declare that they did the work by beginning this
section with the following statement, “I(We)
declare that this work was done by the author(s)
named in this article and all liabilities pertaining
to claims relating to the content of this article
will be borne by the authors”.
In addition, a
declaration of the role of each author mentioned in
the manuscript should be provided. The author who
conceived and designed the study as well as the
person(s) who collected and analysed the data must
be specified. Note: It is assumed
by the Publishers of this journal that authors
submitted the manuscript on the ground that
he/she/they did the work and did not fraudulently
obtain the data being presented.
References: References should be typed
single-spaced on separate page(s) and numbered
consecutively in the order in which they are cited
in the text. Arabic numerals (ENCLOSED IN SQUARED
BRACKETS, eg., [1], [1,3,5] or [1-4]) should be used
in citing references in the text. The squared
brackets MUST NOT be used anywhere else in the text
to allow easy xml file coding. Index Medicus
Style of abbreviations should be used for
journals cited. For correct abbreviations visit
http://www.ncbi.
nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/jbrowser.html.
Unpublished work should not be included in the list
of references. References should be listed using the
following order:
Journal Article:
If
there are more than 10 authors, only the first 10
should be listed and the others should be
represented with "et al."
· Volume without Issue:
Murri R, Fantoni M, Borgo CD, Visona R, Barracco A,
Zambelli A, Testa L, Orchi N, Tozzi V, Bosco O, Wu
AW. Determinants of health-related quality of life
in HIV-infected patients. AIDS Care 2003;15:581–590.
·
Volume with parts:
Hanley C. Metaphysics and innateness: a psychoanalytic
perspective. Int J Psychoanal 1988;69(Pt 3):89-99.
·
No Issue or Volume:
Danoek K. Skiing in and through the history of medicine. Nord Medicinhist
Arsb 1982:86-100
·
Issue but No Volume:
Baumeister AA. Origins and control of stereotyped movements.
Monogr Am Assoc Ment Defic 1978;(3):353-384.
·
Issue with parts:
Edwards L, Meyskens F, Levine N. Effect of oral
isotretinoin on dysplastic nevi. J Am Acad Dermatol
1989 Feb;20(2 Pt 1):257-260.
Monograph:
Matthews DE, Farewell VT. Using and Understanding
Medical Statistics, ed 3, revised. Basel, Karger,
1996.
Book:
·
Entire book:
Ohlsen, Merle M.; Horne, Arthur M.; Lowe, Charles F.
Group counseling. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and
Winston; 1988. 416 p.
·
Editors:
Diener, Hans-Christoph; Wilkinson, Marcia, editors.
Drug-induced headache. New York: Springer-Verlag;
1988. 173 p.
·
Contribution to book: Anderson, Robert J.; Schrier, Robert W.
Acute renal failure.
In: Braunswald, Eugene; Isselbacher, Kurt J.;
Petersdorf, Robert G., et al., editors.
Harrison's principles of internal medicine. 11th ed.
New York: McGraw-Hill; 1987. p. 1149-1155.
Web pages:
·
Hypertension, Dialysis & Clinical Nephrology
[homepage on the Internet]. Hinsdale (IL): Medtext,
Inc.; c1995-2001 [cited 2001 Mar 8]. Available from:
http://www.medtext. com/hdcn.htm
·
Pennington J. HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, 2007 [cited 2008
Mar 8]. Available from: http://www.avert.org/aids-nigeria.htm.
·
Medlineplus [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National
Library of Medicine (US); [updated 2000 Apr 7; cited
2000 Apr 18]. Available from:
http://medlineplus.gov.
Dissertation:
Bertram, Kenneth. The role of natural killer
activity in resistance to herpesvirus-induced
disease [dissertation]. [Rochester]: University of
Minnesota; 1981 Dec. 138 p
Tables:
These should be numbered with arabic numerals. Each
table should be typed using a table format (ie, each
variable must be typed into a separate cell in the
table) with only horizontal lines above and below
the table column headers and at the bottom of the
table (using 1 pt for the top and bottom lines and ½
pt for any middle line). No vertical lines should be
included in any table. Each table MUST not exceed
6.5 x 7 inches (16.5 x 17.8 cm, width x height) and
MUST be inserted at the appropriate position in the
text just below where it was referred to the first
time. The title should be typed at the top of the
table in the sentence case format, i.e., only the
first name should be in capital letters; names
should also be in capital letters, as appropriate.
Any footnote should be typed at the top and bottom
of the table in italic.
Illustrations:
Figures should be professionally drawn
electronically and inserted in the appropriate
position where it was first cited within the text.
Symbols, lettering, and numbering MUST NOT be in
bold print and should be clear and large enough to
remain legible (be at least 9 points in size) after
the figure has been reduced to 1/2 of the original
size. While photographs may be produced in any
color, graphs MUST be drawn only in black color
unless the author is prepared to pay US$100.00 for
each graph in any color other than black. The legend
and any footnote for each figure should be typed
below the figure. If photographs of patients are
used, either the subjects are not identifiable or
their pictures must be accompanied by a written
permission to use the images. Photographs must be
clear and sharp. Labels of Tables MUST be in text
form and MUST not form part of the image.
Copyright
Submission is a representation that the manuscript
has not been published previously and is not under
consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors
would be required to sign a form (to be supplied by
the Editor) transferring copyright to Poracom
Academic Publishers before the manuscript can be
published.
Ethical Matters
Authors using experimental animals and human
subjects in their investigation must seek approval
from the appropriate Ethical Committee in accordance
with "Principles of Laboratory Animal Care" (NIH
publication no. 85-23, revised 1985) and/or the
declaration of Helsinki promulgated in 1964 as
amended in 1996. The method section must include a
statement to prove that the investigation was
approved and that informed consent was obtained.
Galley Proofs
Unless indicated otherwise, galley proofs are sent
to the address given for correspondence. It is the
responsibility of the corresponding author to ensure
that the galley proofs are returned without delay.
Reprints
Order forms and a price list are sent with the
galley proof.
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION CHECK-LIST
Please carefully go
through the following check list. You must be able
to answer ‘Yes’ to all the items listed. Failure to
comply with TJPR manuscript formatting requirements
will result in the manuscript being returned to you
for reformatting or being rejected outright.
[ ] Is my
manuscript typed double-spaced, including the
‘Abstract’ and ‘Reference’ list?
[ ] Are the Title
and ‘Abstract’ each on separate pages?
[ ] Is my
manuscript within the limit of 4,000 words
(approximately 18 pages typed double-spaced on A4)
for research papers or 6,000 words (approximately 24
pages typed double-spaced on A4) for review papers?
[ ] Are Results
and Discussion separated into two sections of
'Results' and 'Discussion'?
[ ] Is there a
‘Conclusion’ section?
[ ] Is there a
‘Conflict of Interest’ section?
[ ] Is there a
‘Contribution of Authors’ section?
[ ] Is the
reference numbering style used 'squared brackets' with the
reference inserted
before and not after punctuations?
[ ] Did the
‘Reference’ list adhere strictly to
TJPR format, including the correct punctuations and
italicization of the of the journal titles?
[ ] Is the total
number of Figures and Tables within the limit of
five allowed.
[ ] Has colour
(other than black) been excluded from the manuscript
including Figures?
[ ] Is there a
legend/caption at the bottom of each Figure and at
the top of each Table?
[ ] Are the
Figures/images sharp and clear with legible fonts?
[ ] Is the symbol
key removed from within the Figure and integrated
neatly within the legend?
[ ] Have borders
been removed from around the Figures?
