ISSN (print) – 2786-4626 ISSN (online) – 2786-4634 Publisher: Academic Research and Publishing UG, Germany Founder: Academic Research and Publishing UG, Germany Open access journal Business Model: Golden Open Access The journal applies the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license Scientific Peer-Reviewed Journal – Health Economics and Management Review (HEM) was registered by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine (Certificate No. KB 24410 – 143509Р from May 04, 2020). The language of publication is English. Issued 4 times a year (March, June, September, December) since 2020 |
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Health Economics and Management Review (HEM) is a peer-reviewed international gold open access journal. It promotes scientific cooperation, spreads research results, supports the best world practices in healthcare management within globalization, green economics and digitalization. The ongoing world sensitivity to epidemics requires applying refined resistance methods. The HEM target audience comprises healthcare scholars, lecturers, researchers, state and local decision-makers. The journal is recommended for researchers, businessmen, enterprisers, librarians and members of academic communities. The journal aim is publishing study results on current healthcare issues. Articles must be properly written in a clear, concise and logical manner. To submit a manuscript, you should follow the Publication Ethics Policy and Malpractice Statement and Instructions for Author. Articles must be original and not be published previously in other journals. The authors represent only own ideas and unique research results, do not submit papers to several journals at once, avoid possible conflicts of interest. The journal scope covers a vast range of topics on health economics and management:
Articles pass the double-blind peer review. They are tested via StrikePlagiarism and iThenticate. All authors should be listed in the Cover Letter submitted with the manuscript. Duplicate submission or publication, redundant publication, citation manipulation, data fabrication are unacceptable (please read Research misconduct policies). The target audience of the journal includes researchers, scholars, lecturers, students, practitioners. Each article is assigned a DOI identifier. The acceptance rate of submitted papers is about 35-40%. Average number of weeks between article submission & publication is 10. In this section, the authors will be able to find the detailed information that is necessary to prepare the article for possible publication in the journal “Health Economics and Management Review”. Before submitting the manuscript, we strongly recommend authors to:
Before submitting the manuscript, we strongly recommend to study the article submission guidelines and comply with all requirements. “Health Economics and Management Review” accepts the following types of manuscript: research, theoretical or review paper. Research papers are usually original research and provide detailed studies such as a hypothesis (if any), literature review, methodology, findings, implications, conclusions, recommendations. Theoretical papers present the current knowledge including substantive theoretical findings to a particular topic. Theoretical papers consist of abstract, introduction, theoretical basis, results, discussion and conclusion. Review papers summarise research on a particular topic without presenting new empirical results. Review articles provide critical and constructive analysis of existing literature. General guidelines: Articles should be over 20 000 characters. All submissions should be formatted in the following way: 11 Times New Roman, one-spaced, no page numbers, no page breaks. Article files should be provided in the Microsoft Word format. When submitting an article for consideration, it is suggested to arrange it in several separate files: 1 ‒ title page, 2 ‒ Main text of the paper without authors’ affiliations, 3 – supplementary materials (duplicate all graphic materials and formulas in editable formats (for example, Excel). FILE 1: TITLE PAGE The paper organisation is the following: Article title The article title should consist of at least ten words. The title should present the study. Author details
An Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier (ORCID ID) is a unique and persistent digital identifier used to disambiguate researchers from one another. Created by ORCID, this ID helps ensure that work is properly attributed and that you receive credit for everything you do. It integrates with other identifiers (e.g., ResearcherID, Scopus and LinkedIn) and databases (e.g., Crossref) to centralise your research outputs and professional profiles. The author’s ORCID ID remains the same no matter whether he or she changes his/her name, institution, country or research field. It provides a unique and permanent marker of the scholarly contributions. Abstract The abstract should not be less than 2000 signs. The text must be concise, clear, free of background information and with clear and objective view of the main concepts in the paper. It should not contain results that are not presented and not substantiated in the main text. The abstract should not contain abbreviations and citations. The abstract should specify the article purpose, briefly describe the author’s contribution to the research problem solution, the scientific novelty and the practical significance of obtained results, the main research conclusions. Recommended abstract structure:
Keywords The keywords are presented in the article to attract interested readers’ attention and simplify searching the manuscript. The number of keywords (phrases) should be from 5 to 10, given in alphabetical order. JEL Classification Our articles are classified according to the JEL classification codes. This is a system of economic publication codes developed by the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) and available on the American Economic Association website. The article should contain from 1 to 5 JEL codes. Each should consist of three characters (for example, D80, Z19). If the author has difficulties defining the JEL code, he or she can ask for help from the managing editor. FILE 2: THE TEXT BODY Introduction The introduction indicates the essence and purpose of the research, formulates the problem in general terms and its connection with other scientific or practical tasks, provides a detailed description of the current state of the problem under study. The purpose is to give the reader complete information about the issue and possible ways of its solution, summarise the research relevance, its scientific and practical significance. Literature review This section analyses publications which started solving the problem and formed a basis for the study of author/authors. The unresolved issues are distinguished which denote a part of the general problem in the article. Methodology and research methods (for research and theoretical papers) This section gives a brief description of the positive and negative methodological experience and determines the hypotheses that underlie the research, scientific theories and schools within which this research is carried out. The methodological and empirical restrictions of the investigation continue the scientific provisions. This section also describes the data collection methods and processing used in the study, the empirical bases of the study. If the article contains the results of sociological research, the organisation or persons who conducted it should be noted. Besides, types of research, periods of the analysed data, sampling errors, data collection methods (for example, interviews, observations, experiments, content analysis, etc.) should also be indicated. If the article contains the results of statistical data analysis, this section describes the applied methods of data analysis, gives characteristics of adequacy and reliability of the obtained results, provides information on statistical information sources, databases, etc. The methodology should be described with sufficient details to allow the reader to verify the study results. If there are any restrictions on the disclosure of any information or access to data, it should be indicated. Authors of the journal should use reporting guidelines of the EQUATOR Network (Enhancing the Quality and Transparency of Health Research). It is an international initiative that seeks to improve the reliability and value of published health research literature by promoting transparent and accurate reporting and wider use of robust reporting guidelines. The EQUATOR Network defines a reporting guideline as “a checklist, flow diagram, or structured text to guide authors in reporting a specific type of research, developed using explicit methodology” (What is a reporting guideline. Available at: https://www.equator-network.org/about-us/what-is-a-reporting-guideline). Selecting the right guideline seems difficult, but has been made easier with the use of a few tools. This flowchart depicts in several easy steps which of the most common research methods (systematic review, randomized trials, observational studies) match a reporting guideline. Please visit the EQUATOR Network for more information on reporting medical research. Since the journal “Health Economics and Management Review” has an economic and medical focus, we recommend to use this guide Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards 2022 (CHEERS2022) Statement: Updated Reporting Guidance for Health Economic Evaluations. Results This section presents the basic research material with the full justification of received results. The submitted material must be logically linked, clearly stated and have the appropriate structure (if necessary, each part may have a name). The scientific style should be followed. Conclusions, discussion and recommendations This section is a concise summary of the main study findings. The appropriate comment should describe the new phenomena and confirmed facts. The conclusions should be logically consistent with the article title and purpose. They contain a comparison of the results with analogues, recommendations for their implementation. It is advisable to give a clear vision of the prospects for further research in this area. Acknowledgements and research funding In this section, the authors provide information regarding the organisation or individuals who support the study. It is also possible to mention other persons who participated in the research (technicians, laboratory assistants, etc.). It is obligatory to indicate the fund name, grant name and number (research topic) when referring to the research funding source. If there is no funding, the following phrase is required: “There is no funding for this research”. Author contributions When submitting an article, the corresponding author should define roles of each author. Please get acquainted with Authorship and Contributorship (individual author’s contribution according to the CRediT – Contributor Roles Taxonomy). Authors make themselves mutually responsible for the role allocation and must confirm the assigned roles and acknowledgements in the Cover Letter. Author individual contributions will be indicated in the article in the Author Contributions section. Example: Conceptualisation: He Shuquan, Sora Ju. Data curation: He Shuquan. Formal analysis: Sora Ju. Investigation: He Shuquan, Sora Ju. Methodology: He Shuquan. Project administration: He Shuquan, Sora Ju. Supervision: He Shuquan, Sora Ju. Validation: He Shuquan, Sora Ju. Visualisation: He Shuquan, Sora Ju. Writing – original draft: He Shuquan. Writing – review & editing: He Shuquan. Conflicts of interest: Indicate a conflict of interest or write “Authors declare no conflict of interest”. Authors should identify any personal circumstances or interests that may influence the presentation or interpretation of research findings. The sponsor’s role in the study development; in the collection, analysis or interpretation of data; in defining the research results must be declared. Data availability statement: Provide detailed information on the reporting result location that support the data and references to the publicly archived datasets analysed during the study. If the study did not report any data, you can add “Not applicable” here. Informed consent statement: A paper about research involving people should contain this statement. You should add “Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study”. OR “The patient’s consent was denied for a REASON (please give a detailed justification)”. Indicate “Not applicable” for research without human participation. You can avoid this statement if the study did not include people. List of abbreviations (if necessary) If there are abbreviations in the text, the definition should be given in the text for the first time. A list of abbreviations should be provided in alphabetical order. References The correct link to a source in the text, listed in the reference list at the article end, should be:
In alphabetical order, references should be listed with the author’s last name in the first place at the article end. References to other publications must be checked for completeness and accuracy. Each source from the list should have DOI or electronic link. For example: Journal article Author, A.A., Author, B.B., Author, C.C., Author D.D. (2005). Title of article. Title of Journal, Volume(Issue), 49-53. DOI Article by DOI Slifka, M.K., & Whitton, J.L. (2000). Clinical implications of dysregulated cytokine production. Journal of Molecular Medicine, doi:10.1007/s001090000086. Book Timoshenko S.P., Young D.H., Weaver W. (1974). Vibration problems in engineering. 4th ed. New York, Wiley. 521 p. Online document Abou-Allaban, Y., Dell, M. L., Greenberg, W., Lomax, J., Peteet, J., Torres, M., & Cowell, V. (2006). Religious/spiritual commitments and psychiatric practice. Resource document. American Psychiatric Association. https://www.psych.org/archives/200604.pdf. Accessed 25 June 2007. Appendixes If there are Appendixes in the article, they appear on a new page after the figures. Multiple appendixes are labelled with letters (Appendix A, Appendix B). Figures All figures (diagrams, drawings, web pages/screenshots, photo images) should be submitted in the electronic form. Submit figures as separate high-resolution (300 dpi) JPEG, PDF or PNG images. All figures should be of high quality and clear. They should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals under their position in the text. The article text should refer to all figures. Diagrams and drawings can be black-and-white or coloured. Each figure should have a name that is placed beneath symmetrically to the text. Explanations to the figures should be concise, meaningful, reveal the symbols and abbreviations used in them. Tables Tables should be typed and included in a separate file to the main article part. The text of tables should be written using Times New Roman 10pt. The position of each table should be clearly stated in the article text. Do not submit tables as non-editable images. All tables should be numbered consecutively by their order in the text. Each of them should contain a link in the article text. The table title should be short and reveal the content. If it is necessary to provide a note to the table text explaining abbreviations. possible errors, etc., then it should be listed below the table. Formulas All formulas in the article should be numbered sequentially, beginning with (1) to the article end, including attachments. The number should be given in parentheses to the right of the formula in the same line with it. This number should be used when referencing it later in the article text (for example, equation (1)). Formulas and equations must be created in Microsoft Equation or Math Type editors of MS Word. They must be editable; all characters must be clearly identified (upper and lower case letters, other symbols, upper and lower indices, avoidance of confusion, etc.). All characters and units in which they are measured should be explained below the formulas. Language All papers are published in English. Language that recognises diversity, demonstrates respect for everyone. Content must be inclusive throughout and should not indicate that one person is better than another based on their age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, handicap or health state. It should also make no assumptions about the beliefs or convictions of any reader. The use of slang, references to the dominant culture, bias, stereotypes, and/or cultural assumptions should all be avoided by authors. We advise attempting to be gender neutral by using plural nouns (“clinicians, patients/clients”) as a default and avoiding the use of “he/she” whenever possible. We advise against using descriptors that refer to a person’s age, gender (aside from where it is necessary for the research), race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, physical or mental health condition unless they are valid and pertinent. These rules are not intended to be exhaustive or conclusive but rather to serve as a point of reference for identifying acceptable language. FILE 3: GRAPHIC AND ILLUSTRATIVE MATERIALS In this file, we ask authors to present formulas, all graphical and illustrative materials in the formats that can be edited (for example, Excel).
All articles submitted to the journal are double-peer-reviewed. The reviewers participate in the reviewing process, depending on their research interests (in more detail – Guidelines for Reviewers). The list of External Reviewers:
Step 1. Submission of the full-text article to consider. The corresponding author sends the full text of the article to the e-mail marked in the contacts of the selected journal. Then, the managing editor examines the article regarding compliance with the topics and requirements of the journal. The managing editor must notify the corresponding author about the review’s results not later than in a week. The corresponding author must ensure that all the co-authors listed in the article have approved its final version, and also agreed to submit it to the publication. Article submission for publication in the journal provides that all authors (co-authors) approve its publication. All of them took part in the study and/or preparation of the article. When submitting an article to consider by the editorial board, the corresponding author should give accurate and reliable contact information. He or she will be fully responsible for all aspects related to ethical issues and the originality of the article’s content, acting as the primary contact in the case of any disputes and inquiries before or after the publication of the article. By submitting an article for publication, the authors (co-authors) should fully consider the requirements of the editorial board and the publisher on the content and quality of the original data presentation. The publication of the manuscript means that this article has not been previously published and is not considered for publication in other journals. It was approved by all co-authors and the institution where they carry out the study. The publisher is not legally responsible for any claims. Step 2. Checking the article for originality. The editor checks the submitted materials for authenticity using the StrikePlagiarism software product to detect plagiarism. The managing editor must notify the corresponding author about the results of checking not later than in a week. Step 3. Author’s agreement. The authors will receive an author’s agreement form for further filling. Each author must sign this agreement. The author’s agreement confirms that the content of the manuscript has not been published before and has not been posted for publication in another journal. All co-authors have no complaints about the placement of the article for subsequent publication. Step 4. Reviewing the article. Two reviewers receive the article for double-blind peer review. The reviewer and the author are anonymous, that guarantees the fairness of the review process. Manuscripts for review are sent to the reviewers according to the field of their scientific interests. Reviewers give one of the following recommendations: 1) to accept the article for printing in its original form; 2) the article requires minor corrections, recommendations on which are indicated in the referee-report; 3) a substantial revision of the article content is needed, recommendations for improving the material are indicated in the referee-report; 4) to reject the article on the basis, noted in the referee-report. Reports of reviewers with comments and recommendations are sent to the corresponding author by e-mail. The article review process takes up to 2 months. Step 5. Acceptance of the article for publication. If there are any recommendations in the reviewing process to make certain corrections to the manuscript, the corresponding author should send the revised article along with the file “Response to reviewers’ comments”, in which all experts’ comments should be answered. The editorial board takes the final decision on the recommendation of this article to publish. Step 6. Article preparation for publication. A technical editor checks all manuscripts accepted for publication for stylistic and linguistic errors. If necessary, the managing editor coordinates all questions with the author by e-mail. The corresponding author receives the revised version of the article for approval. He or she makes appropriate corrections if necessary and sends the final version of the article to the editorial board. Significant changes in the article, such as new results, corrections of the meaning, changes in the title of the manuscript and authorship, will be permitted if the corresponding editor approves them. Step 7. Journal’s release for open access on the Internet. At this stage, the final version of the article will be published in the journal web-site and is available on the Internet. Corresponding authors will be informed about it by e-mail. Step 8. Printing, circulation and distribution. Hard copies of the journal are sent to libraries and databases. It is necessary to contact the journal’s managing editor to order printed copies of the journal. |