期刊名称：PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Patient Education and Counseling
Patient Education and Counseling is an interdisciplinary, international journal for patient education and health promotion researchers, managers and clinicians. The journal seeks to explore and elucidate the educational, counseling and communication models in health care. Its aim is to provide a forum for fundamental as well as applied research, and to promote the study of organizational issues involved with the delivery of patient education, counseling, health promotion services and training models in improving communication between providers and patients.
The journal welcomes unsolicited manuscripts related to the field of patient education, counseling and clinical health promotion and communication in medicine. Information on the journal's editorial policy and departments is contained in the Types of Papers statement on the inside front cover of the journal.
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Audience
Patient Education Researchers, Managers and Counselors, Health Educators and Health Care Providers, Psychologists and Sociologists, concerned with information, education and counseling of patients. |
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Abstracting / Indexing
- Annals of Behavioral Medicine
- CINAHL
- Current Contents/Clinical Medicine
- Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences
- EMBASE
- Health Promotion and Education Database
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- Hospital Literature Index
- International Nursing Index
- Inventory of Marriage and Family Literature
- Medline
- Pascal et Francis (INST-CNRS)
- PsycINFO Psychological Abstracts
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Instructions to Authors
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Online Submission of Manuscripts
Submission to Patient Education and Counseling proceeds totally online. Via the Elsevier Editorial System website of this journal, Elsevier Editorial System for PEC you will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files. When submitting a manuscript to Elsevier Editorial System, authors need to provide an electronic version of their manuscript. The author should select a set of classifications from a list, and a category designation for their manuscript (original article, letter to the editor, short communication, etc.) Authors may send queries concerning the submission process, manuscript status, or journal procedures to the Editorial Office (see contact details under Author Agreement). Once the uploading is done, the system automatically generates an electronic (PDF) proof, which is then used for reviewing. All correspondence, including the Editor's decision and request for revisions, will be by e-mail.
Author Agreement
An agreement signed by all authors is required for submission. This can be sent online (after scanning) or by fax/e-mail/letter to the Editorial Office.
Editorial Office Health Sciences Elsevier, MW 2.82 PO Box 993 1000 AZ Amsterdam The Netherlands PEC@elsevier.com FAX: +31 20 485 3881
Manuscript categories
During online submission the author can select a category from the following list: Original Article, Review Article, Short Communication, Book Review or Letter to the Editor. See Types of Papers.
Definitions
According to the Delphi Group on Patient Education Terminology, 'Patient Education is a planned learning experience using a combination of methods such as teaching, counseling, and behaviour modification techniques which influence patients' knowledge and health and illness behaviour. Patient Counseling is an individualized process involving guidance and collaborative problem-solving to help the patient to better manage the health problem. Patient Education and Patient Counseling involve an interactive process which assists patients to participate actively in their health care'. It will be assumed that authors are employing these definitions, unless they present their own definition (see Editorial in December 1985 issue).
Clinical health promotion is defined as that which "predisposes, enables, and reinforces patients to take greater control of the non-medical determinants of their own health, primarily through patient education and counseling" (Herbert C, Visser AP, Green L, Clinical health promotion and family physicians; Patient Educ Conns 1995;25:224).
Types of Papers
Original Articles - Preference is given to empirical research which examines such topics as adherence to therapeutic regimens, physician-patient communication, patient participation in health care, degree of social support, decision-making skills, anxiety, physiological changes, or health/functional status (12-20 pages including references). Both descriptive and intervention studies are acceptable. Original articles can also appear in the form of models: Educational Model of Health Care - Case studies of innovative programs which exemplify the educational model of health care, for example, self-care groups, patient advocacy efforts, medication self administration programs and cooperative care units (8-12 pages). Counseling Model of Health Care - Studies of counseling programs for particular illnesses or populations, including case studies (8-12 pages). Review Articles: Current Perspectives - In-depth reviews of the empirical research in one facet of patient education and counseling including an analytical discussion of contemporary issues and controversies in patient education and counseling (12-20 pages including references). Fast Track Articles (see Manuscript Categories). Short Communicationsin any of the above categories will also be considered (4-8 pages). Book Reviews. Letters to the Editor.
Practice Implications
All articles should include a table and/or a paragraph entitled 'Practice Implications' as part of the Conclusions, which outlines the implications for practice suggested by the study.
Review Process
Manuscripts are sent for a blind review. Authors can expect to receive a decision in approximately 8 weeks. Referees use the following criteria to review empirical articles: literature review; appropriateness of interventions (if applicable); soundness of methodology; organization/writing style; significance/contribution to knowledge; and usefulness to practitioners.
Manuscripts
Articles must be in electronic format (double spaced). The title page should contain the following information: concise and informative title, name of author(s), title or rank of authors, institution affiliation and address, and the name of the journal department for which the author wishes to have the manuscript considered. Please also provide a telephone and fax number and e-mail address where the principal author can be contacted. The Abstract and 3-5 key words should appear on the next page. The abstract should not exceed 150 words. Footnotes to the text should be avoided. Please note that total pages include references. The abstract page should include the title of the manuscript.
Authors in Japan please note: Upon request, Elsevier Science Japan will provide authors with a list of people who can check and improve the English of their paper (before submission). Please contact our Tokyo office: Elsevier Science Japan, Higashi Azabu 1-chome, Building 4F 1-9-15, Higashi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106; Tel: (03)5561-5032; Fax: (03)5561-5045; E-mail:info@elsevier.co.jp.
References
Reference citations should be numbered consecutively through-out using arabic numerical in parentheses or square brackets (not superscripts). References should be double spaced, start on separate page. References should accord with the system used in Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals (Brit Med J 1991; 302: 338-341; N Engl J Med 1991; 324: 424-428), using standard abbreviations as cited in Current Contents.
[1] Rosenberg SG. Patient education leads to better care for heart patients. HWHA Health Rep 1971;86:793-802.
[2] Worden JW. Grief counseling and grief therapy: a handbook for the mental health practitioner. New York City: Springer, 1982.
[3] Greenfield S, Kaplan S, Ware JE. Expanding patient involvement in care: effects on patient outcomes. Ann Intern Med 1985;102:520-8.
[4] Schwarzer R. Self-efficacy in the adoption and maintenance of health behaviours: theoretical approaches and a new model. In: Schwarzer R, ed. Self efficacy: Thought control of action. Washington, DC: Hemisphere, 1992;217-42.
Note--All authors' names should be listed. Issue numbers should not be included.
Headings
Headings should be arranged in hierarchically manner according to the following plan: - first level, numbered 1., 2., etc., first letter capitalized, all other letters lower case;
- second level, numbered 1.1., 1.2., 2.1., etc., first letter capitalized, all other letters lower case;
- third level, numbered 1.1.1., 1.1.2., 2.1.1., etc., first letter capitalized, all other letters lower case;
- fourth level, numbered 1.1.1.1., 1.1.2.1., 2.1.1.1., etc., first letter capitalized, all other letters lower case, runs onto text;
- fifth level (if necessary), not numbered, paragraph indent, runs onto text.
Figures
Research articles may include a figure which outlines the sequence of recruitment, measurements, and interventions, indicating the number of subjects at each stage, etc. Figures of good quality should be submitted online as a separate file. The lettering should be large enough to permit photographic reduction. Legends should be typed together on a separate page in the electronic manuscript. If a figure cannot be submitted online, a hardcopy may be sent to: Elsevier, Editorial Office Health Sciences, MW 2.82, PO Box 993, 1000 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Email: PEC@elsevier.com, FAX: +31 20 485 3881. This address should also be used to submit multimedia files (see Author Gateway, Artwork Instructions, Multimedia - Author Gateway
Tables
Tables should be submitted online as a separate file and should bear a short descriptive title. Legends for each table should appear on the same page as the table.
Proofs
Authors will receive proofs, which they are requested to correct and return within 48 hours. No new material can be inserted in the text at the time of proof reading.
Reprints and Page Charges
Authors will receive 25 complimentary reprints of their articles. Authors will receive an order form to order additional reprints.
Patient Education and Counseling has no page charges.
Ethics of Multiple and Duplicate Submission
Submission of the paper to Patient Education and Counseling is understood to imply that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Authors should not unduly fragment results from the same project in order to publish two separate articles. In cases where the authors have submitted or published other articles arising from the same project, this fact should be indicated in the cover letter to the editor.
Other Information
The author's permission to publish his or her article implies the exclusive authorisation of the publisher to deal with all issues concerning the copyright therein. Submission of multi-authored manuscripts to the journal implies the consent of each of the authors. The publishers will assume that the senior or corresponding author has specifically obtained the approval of all other co-authors to submit the manuscript to the journal. Upon acceptance of an article by the journal, the author(s) will be asked to transfer the copyright of the article to the publisher. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. | |
Editorial Board
Editor (North and South America, S.E. Asia and Australia):
L.S. Wissow MD, MPH, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 749 Hampton House, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Tel: (+1) 410 614 1243, Email: lwissow@jhsph.edu
Editor (Europe and the rest of the world):
A. Visser PhD, The Helen Dowling Institute for Biopsychosocial Medicine, The Mergelweg 102, 6212 XK Maastricht, The Netherlands; Tel: (+31)43 325 3543, Fax: (+31)43 325 4899, Email: adriaan.visser@wxs.nl
Consulting Editor:
L.W. Green PhD, Director, Office of Extramural Prevention Research, Associate Director for Prevention Research & Academic Partnerships, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mail Stop K-56, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, USA; Tel: (770)488-2458, Fax: (770)488-8200, Email: LGreen@cdc.gov
Book Review Editors:
J. Frankish, University of British Columbia, Institute of Health Promotion Research, 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
B. van den Borne, Department of Health Education, University of Maastricht, Postbus 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Advisory Board:
J-P. Assal, Geneva, Switzerland
J. Bensing, Ultrecht, The Netherlands
A. Deccache, Brussels, Belgium
C. Herbert, London, ON, Canada
H. Leventhal, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Editorial Board: J. Adeniyi, Ibadan, Nigeria
A.R. Aro, Helsinki, Finland
D.A. Bakker, Sudbury, ON, Canada
F. van Balen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J. Barlow, Coventry, UK
L.K. Bartholomew, Houston, TX, USA
H.-D. Basler, Marburg, Germany
T. Brady, Atlanta, GA, USA
Y. Brandberg, Stockholm, Sweden
A. Bredart, Paris, France
D.C. Bultman, Madison, WI, USA
B. DeVellis, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
E.C. Devine, Milwaukee, WI, USA
S. van Dulmen, Utrecht, The Netherlands
J. van Eijk, Maastricht, The Netherlands
A. Finset, Oslo, Norway
A.C. Gielen, Baltimore, MD, USA
K. Glanz, Honolulu, HI, USA
R.E. Glasgow, Denver, CO, USA
A. Golay, Geneva, Switzerland
D. Hill, Carlton, VIC, Australia
M. Holmes-Rovner, East Lansing, MI, USA
P.S. Houts, Hummelstown, PA, USA
M.F. Hovell, San Diego, CA, USA
J.T. Irish, Boston, MA, USA
D.C. Iverson, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
J.L. Johnson, Vancouver, BC, Canada
S. Keller, Marburg, Germany
G. Kent, Sheffield, UK
W. Langewitz, Basel, Switzerland
K. Lorig, Palo Alto, CA, USA
G. Makoul, Chicago, IL, USA
B. Meyboom-de Jong, Groningen, The Netherlands
P. Miller, Vancouver, BC, Canada
A. Ojanlatva, Turku, Finland
M.R. Partridge, London, UK
M. Poskiparta, Jyväskylä, Finland
B.K. Rimer, Rockville, MD, USA
W.W. Rosser, Toronto, ON, Canada
D. Roter, Baltimore, MD, USA
P. Salmon, Liverpool, UK
T. Schofield, Oxford, UK
A. Skelton, Sheffield, UK
B.L. Sleath, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
F. Snoek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
A. Steptoe, London, UK
R. Van der Stichele, Gent, Belgium
R. Street, College Station, TX, USA
E. Taal, Twente, The Netherlands
L. Tooth, Heston, QLD, Australia
P.F.M. Verhaak, Utrecht, The Netherlands
A. Meyer- Weitz, Lower Hut, New Zealand
H. Winefield, Adelaide, Australia
V.N. Yebei, Eldoret, Kenya
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