期刊名称：VALUE IN HEALTH
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Value in Health is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal reporting on evaluations of medical technologies including pharmaceuticals, biologics, devices, procedures, and other health care interventions. It provides a scientific forum for communicating health economics and outcomes research methods and findings, furthering ISPOR's vision that 'society allocate scarce health care resources wisely, fairly, and efficiently.' It is also a sounding board for the discussion of health policy issues related to health economics and outcomes studies associated with all medical technologies.
Aims and Scope
Value in Health is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal reporting on evaluations of medical technologies including pharmaceuticals, biologics, devices, procedures, and other health care interventions. The Journal provides a scientific forum for communicating health economics and outcomes research methods and findings, furthering ISPOR's vision that 'society allocate scarce health care resources wisely, fairly, and efficiently.' Value in Health is also a sounding board for the discussion of health policy issues related to health economics and outcomes studies associated with all medical technologies. Topics include cost effectiveness/cost utility/cost benefit analysis, health utilities/preferences, health-related quality of life/health status research, medical practice guidelines, disease management, study designs (prospective, retrospective, and modeling), and critical reviews of existing literature.
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Social Sciences Citation Index® (Thomson ISI)
Social SciSearch® (Thomson ISI)
Instructions to Authors
Instructions to Authors
Value in Health is a peer-reviewed publication of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. Its mission is to provide a forum for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge and research in pharmacoeconomics and the health-related outcomes of disease and treatment processes. The journal therefore solicits original contributions in applied and theoretical pharmacoeconomics, and in the theory, measurement, and analysis of the health-related outcomes relevant to forwarding scholarly and public dialogue about the assessment of value in health and health care. In keeping with its broad mission, Value in Health will also accept methodology papers and critical reviews of empirical and theoretical literature in pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research.
VH does not consider papers reporting data series or data sets that do not include appropriate statistical confidence intervals and/or other measures of statistical imprecision. VH also does not consider papers reporting modeling results that do not include sensitivity analysis of key and influential model parameters.
Authors for whom English is a second language may choose to have their manuscript professionally edited before submission or during the review process. Authors wishing to pursue a professional English-language editing service should make contact and arrange payment with the editing service of their choice. For more details regarding the recommended services, please refer to http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/bauthor/english_language.asp
Manuscript Submission and Specifications
To submit a manuscript to Vaule in Health, please go to: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/vih. For assistance, authors may contact the Value in Health editorial office at: viheditor@ispor.org.
If submissions are larger than 500 KB, they should be compressed using PKZIP or WINZIP.
Processing of a manuscript for peer review will begin only once a signed Copyright Transfer, Disclosure, and Acknowledgment form has been received. A co-author may sign on behalf of the corresponding author. A faxed copy of this completed and signed form is acceptable; fax to 323-843-9900.
Authors will be required to assign copyright of their papers. Copyright assignment is a condition of publication and papers will not be passed to the publisher for production unless copyright has been assigned. An appropriate copyright assignment form can be found at the following address: VHE Copyright Assignment Form.
Cover Letter
The cover letter should include: 1) title of the manuscript; 2) name of the document file(s) containing the manuscript and the software (and version) used; 3) name and all contact information for the corresponding author and a statement as to whether the data, models, or methodology used in the research are proprietary; 4) names of all sponsors of the research and a statement of all direct or indirect financial relationships the authors have with the sponsors; and 5) if applicable, a statement that the publication of study results was not contingent on the sponsor's approval or censorship of the manuscript.
Manuscripts
Manuscripts must be written in English, typed in either Microsoft Word (Version 5.0 or later) or WordPerfect (version 5.1 or later). Please note that Word 2007 is not yet compatible with journal production systems. Unfortunately, the journal cannot accept Microsoft Word 2007 documents until such time as a stable production version is released. Please use Word's 'Save As' option therefore to save your document as an older (.doc) file type. Manuscripts should be in 8.5x11-inch page format, double-spaced with 1-inch margins on all sides and size 10 font (Arial or Times New Roman fonts are preferred). Minimal formatting should be used, i.e., no justification, italics, bold, indenting, etc. There should be no hard returns at the end of lines. Double-spacing after each element is requested (e.g., headings, titles, paragraphs, legends). There is no limit on manuscript length, but length in terms of clarity and conciseness will be considered in the editorial process. The 'Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals' should be consulted for specific style issues not addressed here (www.acponline.org, Ann Intern Med 1997;126:36-47).
Title Page
The title page should contain the following: 1) title; 2) full names (first and surname) of all authors including academic degrees and afffiliation(s); 3) name, mailing and email addresses, telephone and fax numbers of corresponding author (with whom all correspondence will take place unless other arrangements are made); 4) all sources of financial or other support for the manuscript (if no funding was received, this should be noted on the title page); 5) at least four key words for indexing purposes; and 6) a running title of not more than 45 characters including spaces.
Abstract
An abstract of 250 words or less is required, summarizing the work reported in the manuscript. Original research manuscripts should use a structured format for the abstract, i.e., Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions.
Text
The body of the manuscript should be divided into sections that facilitate reading and comprehension of the material. This should normally include sections with the major headings: Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions, Acknowledgments (if needed), and References. There should be no footnotes. Figures (inclusive of figure legends) and Tables must be submitted each as separate documents.
Tables and Figures
Tables and figures should be clearly labelled and easy to understand without reference to the text. Tables should be double-spaced and each should be presented on a separate page. Statistical estimates should indicate parameter estimates and, as appropriate, t ratios or standard error, statistical significance, sample size, and other relevant information. All abbreviations must be explained below each table. Each table should be numbered and have a self-explanatory title. All illustrations should be reducible by 50-66% of original size without loss of legibility. There will be a charge to the author for printing color illustrations. Each figure must have a corresponding legend, typed double-spaced on a separate page. Each figure must be numbered with an Arabic numeral, and all symbols, arrows, and abbreviations must be explained in the legend. Previously published figures must be accompanied by written authorization for their use and the original source must be named in the legend. For information about digitally submitted graphics, please contact the editorial office (viheditor@ispor.org).
We are happy to receive your artwork in digital format. There are three preferred formats for digital artwork submission: Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), Portable Document Format (PDF), and Tagged Image Format (TIFF). We suggest that line art be saved as EPS files. Alternately, these may be saved as PDF files at 600 dots per inch (dpi) or better at final size. Tone art, or photographic images, should be saved as TIFF files with a resolution of 300 dpi at final size. For combination figures, or artwork that contains both photographs and labeling, we recommend saving figures as EPS files, or as PDF files with a resolution of 600 dpi or better at final size. More detailed information on the submission of electronic artwork can be found at www.blackwellpublishing.com/authors/digill.asp.
References
References should be listed in a separate section and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in the order in which they are cited in the text. Citing unpublished or non-peer-reviewed work such as abstracts and presented papers is discouraged. Personal communications may be indicated in the text as long as written acknowledgment from the authors of the communications accompanies the manuscript. Reference style should follow that of Index Medicus. Spell out single-word journals and abbreviate all others according to the style of Index Medicus. If there are more than four authors, use only the names of the first three, followed by et al. The three most common types of references are illustrated below for example.
Journal article: Surname and initials of author(s), title of article, name of journal, year, volume number, first and last page.
Arocho R, McMillan CA. Discriminant and criterion evaluation of the U.S.-Spanish version of the SF-36 Health Survey in a Cuban-American population with benign hyperplasia. Med Care 1998;36:766-72.
Book: Surname and initials of author(s)/editor(s), title and subtitle, volume, edition (other than first), city, publisher, year.
Johnston J. Econometric Methods (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill, 1984.
Chapter in Book: Surname and initials of author(s), title of chapter, author(s)/editor(s) of book, title of book, volume, edition (other than first), city, publisher, year.
Luce BR, Manning WG, Siegel JE, et al. Estimating costs in cost-effectiveness analysis. In: Gold MR, Siegel JE, Russell LB, et al., eds., Cost-effectiveness in Health and Medicine. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Data, Models, and Methodology
All authors must agree to make their data available at the Editor's request for examination and re-analysis by referees or other persons designated by the Editor. All models and methodologies must be presented in sufficient detail to be fully comprehensible to readers.
Survey Instrument
For papers analyzing preferences, VH requires the submission of a copy of the survey instrument (translated into English in case of different original language) used to generate the preference data. This is to help in the review process and the survey instrument need not appear in a final publication. If the authors wish the questionnaire to be published with the paper, it should be submitted through Manuscript Central as part of the paper. If they do not wish it to be published, it should be submitted through Manuscript Central as Supporting Information and then will be sent to the reviewers as a reviewer's appendix.
Author Anonymity
From September 15, 2003, it is the policy of Value in Health that peer review of submitted manuscripts is double blinded, i.e., the reviewers do not know the names of the authors of manuscripts and the authors do not know the names of the reviewers. Blinded reviews are common practice at many important scientific and medical journals.
The Review Process
All manuscripts deemed appropriate for Value in Health after initial screening will be reviewed by at least two peer reviewers. The objective of the journal is to complete peer review and reach editorial decision within ten to twelve weeks of submission, at which time the corresponding author will receive written notification, including anonymous reviewer commentary.
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Editorial Board
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Michael Drummond, PhD
mdig@york.ac.uk
Co-Editor-in-Chief
C. Daniel Mullins, PhD
dmullins@rx.umaryland.edu
Editorial Office
ISPOR
3100 Princeton Pike, Suite 3E
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
viheditor@ispor.org
Managing Editor
Stephen Priori
spriori@ispor.org
Co-Editors
John Hornberger, MD, MS
jhornberger@sphereinstitute.org
Michelle Naughton, PhD
naughton@wfubmc.edu
C. Daniel Mullins, PhD
dmullins@rx.umaryland.edu
Johan L. Severens, PhD
severens@bmg.eur.nl
Gordon G. Liu, PhD
ggliu@unc.edu
Ulla S. Skjoldborg, PhD, MA
ulla@skjoldborg.biz
Chris Bingefors, PhD, MSc
chris.bingefors@farmaci.uu.se
Andrea Manca, PhD, MSc
am126@york.ac.uk
Paul Scuffham, PhD, BA
p.scuffham@griffi th.edu.au
Benjamin Geisler, MD
ben.geisler@gmail.com
Sheri Fehnel, PhD, MA
sfehnel@rti.org
Alan Brennan, PhD
dsuadmin@sheffield.ac.uk
Teresa Kauf, PhD
Kauf@cop.ufl.edu
Editorial Office
Danielle Mroz
dmroz@ispor.org
Management Advisory Board
Chair
Lou Garrison PhD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
lgarrisn@u.washington.edu
Scott Ramsey, PhD, MD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA
sramsey@fhcrc.org
Paul Kind
University of York
York, United Kingdom
pk1@york.ac.uk
Editorial Advisory Board
Marc L. Berger, MD
Eli Lilly and Company
Indianapolis, IN
bergerma@lilly.com
Pete Fullerton, PhD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
peteful@msn.com
Jean Paul Gagnon, PhD
Sanofi Aventis
Parsippany, NJ
jean.gagnon@sanofi-aventis.com
Henry Glick
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
hlthsvrs@mail.med.upenn.edu
Don Husereau MSc, BSc
CADTH
Ottawa, ON, Canada
donh@cadth.ca
Adrian Levy, PhD
Dalhousie University
Halifax NS, Canada
adrain.levy@dal.ca
Paul Kind, MPhil
Centre for Health Economics
University of York
York, UK
pk1@york.ac.uk
Paul C. Langley, PhD
University of Minnesota
Woodbury, MN
P8366@MSN.com
Pablo Lapuerta, MD
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ
lapuertp@bms.com
Steven E. Marx, PharmD, MS
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Park, IL
steve.marx@abbott.com
Karl A. Matuszewski, MS, PharmD
Elsevier/Gold Standard
Tampa, FL, USA
matuszewski.k@goldstandard.com
William F. McGhan, PharmD, PhD
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
w.mcghan@usip.edu
Louis A. Morris, PhD
Louis A. Morris & Assoc.
Dix Hills, NY
lmorris@optonline.net
Peter J. Neumann, SciD
Tufts--New England Medical School
Boston, MA
pneumann@tufts-nemc-org
Mark Nuijten, PhD, MD, MBA
IMTA
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
nuijten@bmg.eur.nl
Uwe Seibert MD, MPH, MSc, ScD
UMIT - Univ. of Health Sciences, Medical Informatics & Technology
Hall i.T., Austria
uwe.siebert@umit.at
Chris L. Pashos, PhD
Abt-associates HERQuLES
Cambridge, MA
chris_pashos@abtassoc.com
Dennis Revicki, PhD
UBC
Bethesda, MD
dennis.Revicki@unitedbiosource.com
Kevin A. Schulman, MD
Duke University
Durham, NC
schul012@mc.duke.edu
Milton C. Weinstein, PhD
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA
mcw@hsph.harvard.edu
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