Journal Guide

The Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development is an Open Access peer-reviewed journal devoted to the dissemination of high-quality information on the science, policy and practice of drinking-water supply, sanitation and hygiene at local, national and international levels. The journal publishes original contributions including research, analysis, review and commentary. It emphasizes issues of concern in developing and middle-income countries and in disadvantaged communities world-wide, such as: Water supply: intermittent supply, community and utility water supplies, water treatment, distribution, storage and use, water access and quality Sanitation: collection, transport, treatment, use, discharge, on-site and off-site sanitation, resources recovery Hygiene: behaviours, education, change Technical and managerial issues: characteristics of and constraints to conventional and innovative approaches, technical options and boundaries of technical application, emerging issues, emergencies and disasters, impacts on health, poverty and development, sustainability, demand, marketing, organizing supply chains Institutional development: roles of public and private sector, capacity building, governance, education and training Financing and economic analysis: including cost-effectiveness and cost-benefits, role and impact of subsidies, user fees, financial instruments, innovations in financing Policy: examining all aspects and developments in the role of national policy on service provision, human rights and rights-based approaches policy, developing appropriate and scaleable legal and regulatory approaches, norms and standards International policy: aid and aid effectiveness; international targets, conventions and agreements, UN and international policy

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes research on the physiological functions of modern mankind, with an emphasis on the bio-cultural effects on human adaptability to current environment.

The Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS) is a peer-reviewed and Open Access journal for the generation and dissemination of evidence from a wide range of disciplines: basic and biomedical sciences; behavioural sciences; epidemiology; clinical sciences; health economics and health policy; operations research and implementation sciences; and social sciences and humanities. Submission of HIV research carried out in low- and middle-income countries is strongly encouraged.

Kontakt is a platform for publishing contributions on the complexity of interactions between clinical and social actions in the context of health improvement.

It is the official journal of the http://www.zsf.jcu.cz/en?set_language=enFaculty of Health and Social Studies of the University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice in the Czech Republic, founded in 1999.

Kontakt accepts for publication original research, review articles, letters to editor and interesting case reports, on all aspects of nursing, health and social problems related to health and illness. By its broad scope, the journal is aimed at all public health practitioners and researchers as well as public health nurses, policy makers and healthcare managers.

Articles are published in two sections:

1. Nursing aims to promote excellence in the field of nursing through dissemination of the latest, evidence-based, peer-reviewed information. The section serves as a platform to exchange knowledge related to education of nurses, practice concepts, innovations policy, legal and ethical issues, nurses' opinions regarding patient safety, work in multicultural environment, advancements in best nursing practice, analysis of clinical practice guidelines which explore the meaning, impact, prevention, treatment and outcomes of health problems relevant to nursing.
Main topic areas covered include:

• Clinical nursing
• Management in nursing
• Evidence based nursing
• Multicultural nursing
• Nursing ethics
• Quality of life in illness

2. Social Sciences in Health welcomes contributions relevant to any aspect of health, from broadly understood social sciences perspective, including impact of medicine on society, ethical challenges in healthcare, risk management, and ending with impact and influence of political and economic conditions in health. Articles are to develop understanding and to provide practical application of quantitative and qualitative research methods related to conducting, commissioning or using research in the social and healthcare arenas.
Main topic areas covered include:

• Social determinants of health
• Social work and health
• Legal and economic issues concerning health
• Ethical aspects in social sciences and health

All articles are reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. The review procedure is reciprocally anonymous.

All issues published before 2014 are available at http://casopis-zsfju.zsf.jcu.cz/kontakt/.

Management of Environmental Quality is an international forum designed to examine factors that impact the environment, their consequences, and how to manage them.

The high profile of maternal and child nutrition has highlighted the need for a focused, well-respected and dedicated forum for the presentation of original research findings in this field. Maternal & Child Nutrition keeps the audience fully informed about new initiatives, the latest research findings and innovative ways of responding to changes in public attitudes. Drawing from global sources, the Journal provides an invaluable source of up-to-date information for health professionals, academics and service users with interests in maternal and infant nutrition. The scope of Maternal & Child Nutrition includes pre-conceptual nutrition, antenatal and postnatal maternal nutrition, women's nutrition throughout their reproductive years, and fetal, neonatal, infant and child nutrition, up to and including adolescence. Topics covered include:

Maternal and Child Health Journal offers an exclusive forum for advancing scientific and professional knowledge of the maternal and child health (MCH) field. Peer-reviewed papers address MCH practice, policy, and research, exploring such topics as MCH epidemiology, demography, and health status assessment; Innovative MCH service initiatives; Implementation of MCH programs; MCH policy analysis and advocacy and MCH professional development. Exploring the full spectrum of the field, Maternal and Child Health Journal is an important tool for practitioners as well as academics in public health, obstetrics, gynecology, prenatal medicine, pediatrics, and neonatology.Sponsors include the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), the Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health (ATMCH), and CityMatCH.

The Journal welcomes research on the periconceptional, perinatal and neonatal periods of pregnancy and on the development of the child to emerging adulthood and beyond, keeping in mind the concept of the developmental origins of adult health and disease.
Optimal health, development, and well-being from preconception to adulthood are central to the formation of human capital. The journal acts as a discussion forum on the dynamic interplay between genes, environments, and developmental time within the framework of adversity and resilience. Research grounded in multiple streams of investigation and looking at policies and interventions about health promotion and disease prevention for maternal and children’s health, is of particular interest.

Rated as one of the top ten journals in healthcare administration, Medical Care is devoted to all aspects of the administration and delivery of healthcare. This scholarly journal publishes original, peer-reviewed papers documenting the most current developments in the rapidly changing field of healthcare. Medical Care reports on the findings of original investigations into issues related to the research, planning, organization, financing, provision, and evaluation of health services.Ranked 5th among 62 in Health Care Sciences & Services with an Impact Factor of 3.194 (2008 Journal Citation Reports174;, Thomson Reuters, 2009)Website: www.lww-medicalcare.com.

Considering that insights in primary and secondary prevention of mental disorders are becoming ever increasingly important in health care, economics and health political aspects, Mental Health & Prevention serves as a peer reviewed and multidisciplinary communication platform, covering all aspects of mental health and its preservation. Mental Health & Prevention publishes reviews, original research and other papers related to research on prevention to support the psychological development of human beings from early childhood across the life span until the old age. The journal focuses on preventive strategies of mental disorders in childhood and adolescence, antisocial and violent behavior, drug addiction, mood or stress-related disorders, eating- and sleep disorders, psychoses and schizophrenia, and dementia.Within its broad scope the journal also welcomes articles from other subject fields like social, occupational and somatic medicine, epidemiology and health service research.

Mental Health and Digital Technologies is an international, multidisciplinary journal providing a forum for research and discussion on digital innovations and technologies for use in mental health care and training.