期刊名称：JOURNAL OF CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
| eISSN: 1940-5200 |
ISSN: 1078-3458 |
Journal of Correctional Health Care
Official Journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care
2013 SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) Score: 0.402
2013 Ranking: 11/36 in Community and Home Care (Scopus®) | 245/473 in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Scopus®) Source: SCImago 2013 Journal Rankings
The Journal of Correctional Health Care is the only national, peer-reviewed scientific journal to address correctional health care topics. Published quarterly under the direction of editor John R. Miles, MPA, the Journal features original research, case studies, best practices, literature reviews and more to keep correctional health care professionals up-to-date on trends and developments important to their field. The Journal addresses areas such as clinical health care, health services and support, personnel and staffing, ethical issues, clinical services, medical records, continuous quality improvement, risk management and medical-legal issues. As NCCHC develops clinical guidelines and position statements, these also are published in the Journal.
Continuing education credits for physicians, nurses, psychologists, CCHPs and others are available through a self-study exam in each issue.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Aims & Scope
The Journal of Correctional Health Care is the only national, peer-reviewed scientific journal to focus on this complex and evolving field. Targeting clinicians, allied health practitioners and administrators, it is the primary resource for information on research and developments in clinical care for chronic and infectious disease, mental health care, substance abuse treatment, health services management, quality improvement, medical records, medical-legal issues, discharge planning, staffing, cost analysis and other topics. Coverage includes empirical research, case studies, best practices, literature reviews and letters, plus NCCHC clinical guidelines and position statements. A self-study exam offers CE credit for health care professionals.
Abstracting/Indexing
Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases
CAB Abstracts
CINAHL
Criminal Justice Abstracts
Global Health
Grasslands and Forage Abstracts
Journal Citation Report – Science edition
Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts (in CAB Abstracts Database)
MEDLINE
Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series A
Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series B
PsycINFO
SafetyLit
World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts (in CAB Abstracts Database)
Instructions to Authors
The only national, peer-reviewed scientific journal to address correctional health care topics, the Journal of Correctional Health Care’s mission is to inform professionals in this field of important trends and developments. JCHC welcomes original manuscripts that report empirical research findings, review the literature in an area of interest, or qualitatively describe case studies or best practices related to common problems in correctional settings. Other contributions may include reviews of recent publications addressing correctional health or related fields and personal essays on correctional health topics.
Editorial Policies
To ensure that JCHC meets the highest standards, its editorial policies are based on the editorial policy statements of the Council of Science Editors in CSE’s White Paper on Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications. These policies address the following areas:
• Editor Roles and Responsibilities (e.g., editorial freedom; confidentiality; conflicts of interest and disclosure; editorial board participation; timeliness of the publication process; errata, retractions, and expressions of concern; authorship disputes; appeals for reconsideration of rejected manuscripts; allegations or findings of misconduct)
• Authorship and Author Responsibilities (authorship and contributorship models and criteria; acknowledgments, order of authors, changes to the author byline, author responsibilities [e.g., confidentiality, originality, disclosures, copyright assignment, permissions, multiple submissions, public access requirements of funding agencies, human subjects research])
• Reviewer Roles and Responsibilities (reviewer selection, ethical responsibilities of reviewers, reviewer impropriety, use of anonymous reviewers)
• Sponsor Roles and Responsibilities (authorship/contributorship, process control [content and journal selection], disclosure of funding sources and sponsor involvement, access to and provision of data, copyright, sponsor conduct and ethical practices, trial registration and dissemination of findings)
• Relations Between Editors and Publishers, Sponsoring Societies, or Journal Owners
• Responsibilities to the Media
In addition, authors are expected to adhere to JCHC policies governing manuscript development, review, and publication. These policies are based on the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (URMs), promulgated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The URMs address the following areas:
• Ethical Considerations in the Conduct and Reporting of Research (e.g., credit for authorship and contributorship; editor roles and editorial freedom; peer review; disclosure of conflicts of interest for authors, editors, and reviewers; privacy and confidentiality of patients/study participants, authors, and reviewers; protection of research subjects)
• Publishing and Editorial Issues Related to Publication in Biomedical Journals (e.g., the obligation to publish negative studies; corrections and retractions; copyright policies; overlapping publication in another journal; publishing correspondence from readers and authors; theme issues and special series; electronic publishing considerations; advertising)
Although not all of the CSE policy statements and ICMJE requirements pertain to JCHC, they do address general expectations. Consult the complete policy statements and URMs online at, respectively, http://www.councilscienceeditors.org (see Editorial Policies) and http://www.icmje.org.
Authors must submit a statement indicating that the manuscript has not been published previously and will not be submitted to another journal until after notification is received from JCHC. The editor assumes that articles from a particular institution are submitted with appropriate approval. Authors must disclose real or potential conflicts of interest, including corporate financial or material support.
Upon acceptance, lead authors must sign a publication agreement and transfer of copyright. Lead and all coauthors must complete a disclosure form. Lead authors also must supply a current curriculum vitae.
Review Process
The corresponding author will receive notice after the manuscript is received. Manuscripts are subject to blind peer review by at least two correctional health experts. Authors will be notified of the review process results in 3 to 6 months. All manuscripts will be edited to conform to JCHC’s standards and style.
Manuscript Preparation and Submission
Prepare manuscripts, including references, using the style and standards specified in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition (APA). Submit the manuscript as an email attachment or on disk (MS Word software). Hard copy submissions are not accepted. Limit manuscript length to approximately 15 pages or 5,000 words, excluding supporting materials such as figures.
Title page includes names of all authors, their credentials, institutional affiliations, and mailing addresses, as well as phone numbers and email addresses of the lead and corresponding authors (if not the same). Omit author names from all subsequent pages. Acknowledgments of credit and research support appear in a footnote. Information about conflicts of interest appears on a separate page. A concise, summary abstract of no more than 125 words precedes the introduction and is followed by four or five keywords.
Authors must obtain written permission from the copyright owner (usually the publisher) for the use of tables, illustrations, or extensively quoted material that has appeared in another publication. See permission guidelines at www.sagepub.com under Journal Editors/Authors. Such permissions must be sent with the manuscript, and credit must appear in the corresponding legend.
If tables or figures are used, label them using arabic numbers. Indicate in the manuscript the appropriate position for each table or figure and place them at the end of the manuscript. Submit figures in black and white only. Format tables as simply as possible (e.g., using tabs, not the table command, in a word processing document, not a spreadsheet). For better print quality for images or photographs, submit high-resolution (minimum 300 dpi) black-and-white files in eps, jpg, tiff, or pdf formats.
References listed at the end of the article must be cited in the text, and any reference mentioned in the text must appear in the reference list. References must follow APA style.
Send the manuscript to journal editor John R. Miles, 250 Gatsby Place, Alpharetta, GA 30022;
email journal@ncchc.org; fax (770) 650-5789.
Journal of Correctional Health Care
Checklist for Authors
__ Letter of submission
__ Curriculum vitae for lead author
__ Conflict of interest statement from all authors
__ Original manuscript (via email or disk)
__ Title page with author contact information, credentials, affiliations, and acknowledgments
__ Abstract of 125 words maximum, plus 4 or 5 keywords
__ References (APA Style, 6th edition)
__ Tables with legends (on separate pages at the end of the manuscript)
__ Figures/illustrations with legends (digital or camera-ready)
__ Documentation of reprint permission, if applicable; see permission guidelines at www.sagepub.com under Journal Editors/Authors
__ Transfer of copyright agreement (sent by the editor upon manuscript acceptance)
Editorial Board
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