International Journal of Healthcare Policy

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International Journal of Healthcare Policy (IJHP)
Editor in Chief
Dr. M.A. Dorgham
ISSN online
2056-9505
ISSN print
2056-9491
4 issues per year

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IJHP serves as a forum for interdisciplinary discussion of leading issues in healthcare law, medicine and health policy. Emphasis is placed on issues such as legislative and regulatory environments, and plans and actions that are undertaken by organisations and agencies to achieve specific healthcare goals within society. This perspective is reflective of the broad range of efforts to advance the public's health.

Topics covered include

  • Healthcare research
  • Healthcare industry
  • Healthcare strategy
  • Healthcare management
  • Healthcare performance
  • Healthcare innovation

Objectives

The objectives of IJHP are to establish an effective channel of communication between policy makers, government agencies, academic and research institutions and persons concerned with the complex role of healthcare policy. It also aims to promote and coordinate developments in the field of healthcare policy. The international dimension is emphasised in order to overcome national, regional and organisational barriers and to meet the needs of a constantly changing healthcare environment.

Readership

IJHP provides a vehicle to help professionals, academics, researchers and policy makers working in the field of healthcare policy to disseminate information and to learn from each other's work

Contents

IJHP publishes original papers, unsolicited manuscripts, symposium-based pieces, review papers, case studies and book reviews. Special issues devoted to important topics in healthcare policy will occasionally be published. The journal invites individuals, practitioners, academicians, and all others who have an interest in healthcare to submit manuscripts.

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Editor in Chief

  • Dorgham, M.A., International Centre for Technology and Management, UK
    (support@inderscience.com)

Editorial Board Members

  • Amann, Wolfgang, Hautes Etudes Commerciales, France
  • Bicchieri, Cristina, University of Pennsylvania, USA

A few essentials for publishing in this journal

  • Submitted articles should not have been previously published or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
  • Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written (more details available here) and the author has cleared any necessary permissions with the copyright owner if it has been previously copyrighted.
  • Briefs and research notes are not published in this journal.
  • All our articles go through a double-blind review process.
  • All authors must declare they have read and agreed to the content of the submitted article. A full statement of our Ethical Guidelines for Authors (PDF) is available.
  • There are no charges for publishing with Inderscience, unless you require your article to be Open Access (OA). You can find more information on OA here.

    • Submission process

    • All articles for this journal must be submitted using our online submissions system.
    • View Author guidelines.

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