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2021年1月15日星期五
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Guide for Authors
Disability and Health Journal is a scientific, scholarly, and multidisciplinary journal for reporting original contributions that advance knowledge in disability and health. Topics may be related to global health, quality of life, and specific health conditions as they relate to disability. Such contributions include reports on:
• Empirical research on the characteristics of persons with disabilities, environment, health outcomes, and determinants of health;
• Systematic or other evidence-based reviews and tightly conceived theoretical interpretations of research literature;
• Evaluative research on new interventions, technologies, and programs;
• Issues or policies affecting the health and/or quality of life for persons with disabilities, using a scientific base.
Disability and Health Journal describes and analyzes health and health related states using conceptual frameworks, including the International Classification of Functioning (ICF), and the social and medical models of disability. The Journal provides a forum for peer reviewed articles that identify, evaluate and promote existing and emerging models of healthcare delivery and/or health promotion that contribute to the improvements of health across the lifespan.
The Journal focuses on individual health, public health, health promotion, health education, wellness, community participation (e.g., employment, recreation, personal relationships and access to services) and tertiary prevention (e.g., rehabilitation, reducing the incidence of secondary conditions).
Types of Articles
Original Research. Original Articles are scientific reports of the results of original epidemiologic (including secondary data analysis) and clinical research. The text is limited to 4000 words (not including abstract, acknowledgments, figure legends, tables, references, and ancillary online-only material), with a structured abstract of 250 words or less (see instructions below for structure), and a maximum of 6 tables and/or figures, and no more than 40 references (unless this is waived by the Editor). Research reports must contain sufficient information to allow readers to understand how a study was designed and conducted, including variable definitions, instruments and other measures, and analytic techniques. We recommend reviewing guidelines and checklists related to specific research at the EQUATOR Network to ensure sufficient detail is provided in the manuscript (http://www.equator-network.org). NEW: Submitting a checklist such as that from STROBE is now a requirement for submission (see editorials published in the April 2014 issue). Download the checklist through http://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/strobe/, complete it by adding a column that specifies where in the manuscript each component has been followed, and upload it with your submission.
Brief Reports. Brief Reports can provide their results clearly in a shorter format or represent pilot work, small number of subjects (including a case report if it represents a unique circumstance or experience), new methodology, or nonstandardized measurements. The text is limited to 2500 words (not including abstract, acknowledgments, figure legends, tables, references, and ancillary online-only material) and a maximum of 3 tables and/or figures total. A structured abstract of 250 words or less is required (see instructions below for structure).
Evidence-based Review Articles. Review manuscripts are valuable within the relatively new but growing field of Disability and Health, and DHJO welcomes such submissions. DHJO supports the international agenda to advance review research that provides knowledge synthesis about the present state of research, gaps in research or implementation, evidence to support or change practice, and guidance for policy. There are many types of reviews,1-3 and the body of science and protocols to inform effective reviews is increasing.4-11 Literature or narrative reviews that cite multiple references found through a library search are not considered evidence-based reviews. Clear definitions and specific criteria for rating articles are important for the users of the review articles, be they researchers, clinicians, policy-makers, or consumers.7 To provide consistency and to maintain the expectations of our readers, DHJO has developed more specific guidance for authors.
At a minimum, the submission should include the following key components:
A manuscript title that reflects the review type
Clear definition of the review aims and the reason the review type was chosen6
Systematized search/selection process description
Flowchart of search/selection process
Appraisal of the articles at some level (recognizing inherent difficulties)4,9-13 and acknowledging the biases within studies with appropriate descriptions
Table of selected and reviewed articles (including extracted data) with some organization based on study design, condition, utility, or other relevant factor
Table (may be the same Table as above) that includes a summary of articles' elements: research design, sample size, study method, and statistical approach as appropriate
Additional tables or graphs may portray reference to unifying concepts and underlying framework; narrative reporting of results should summarize the findings related to study aims or other defined concepts
Interpretation of results in the Discussion should consider quality, strength of evidence, applicability, relevance to stakeholders, support/refutation in existing literature, and limitations
Whenever possible a rating system should be used to quantify the importance of each manuscript in the final review
Conclusions should be carefully derived
A structured abstract of 250 words or less is required (see instructions below). The text is limited to a maximum of 5000 words of text (not including abstract, acknowledgments, figure legends, tables, references, and ancillary online-only material), with no more than a total of 6 tables and/or figures.
Systematic reviews must have PRISMA4 completed and submitted. If Tables of selected articles are large/long, they may be published as ancillary online-only appendices.
1. Grant MJ & Booth A. (2009). A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health Info Libr J. 26: 91-108.
2. Hartling L, Vandermeer B, Fernandes RM. (2014). Systematic reviews, overviews of reviews and comparative effectiveness reviews: a discussion of approaches to knowledge synthesis. Evid.-Based Child Health 9: 486-494.
3. Whittemore R, Chao A, Jang M, Minges KE, Park C. (2014). Methods for knowledge synthesis: an overview. Heart & Lung. 43 (2014) 453-461.
4. EQUATOR Network. http://www.equator-network.org/ Last accessed April 28, 2016.
5. Östlund U, Kidd L, Wengström Y, Rowa-Dewar N. (2011). Combining qualitative and quantitative research within mixed method research designs: A methodological review. Int J Nurs Stud 48: 369-383.
6. Gough D, Thomas J, Oliver S. (2012). Clarifying differences between review designs and methods. Systematic Reviews. 1:28.
7. Colquhoun HL, Levac D, O'Brien KK, Straus SE, Tricco AC, et al. (2014). Scoping reviews: time for clarity in definition, methods, and reporting. J Clin Epidemiol. 67:1291-1294.
8. Peters MD, Godfrey CM, Khalil H, McInerney P, Parker D, Soares CB. (2015). Guidance for conducting systematic scoping reviews. Int J Evid Based Healthc. 13(3):141-146.
9. Khalil H, Peters M, Godfrey CM, McInerney P, Soares CB et al. (2016). An evidence-based approach to scoping reviews. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 2016; 13:2, 118-123.
10. Tricco AC, Lillie E, Zarin W, O'Brien K, Colquhoun H, et al. (2016). A scoping review on the conduct and reporting of scoping reviews. BMC Med Research Method. 16:15.
11. Tricco AC, Tetzlaff J, Moher D. (2011). The art and science of knowledge synthesis. J of Clin Epi. 64:11-20.
12. Crowe M & Sheppard L. (2011). A review of critical appraisal tools show they lack rigor: alternative tool structure is proposed. J Clin Epidemiol 64: 79-89.
13. Tabak RG, Khoong EC, Chambers D, Brownson RC (2012). Bridging research and practice: models for dissemination and implementation research. Am J Prev Med. 43(3): 337-350.
Commentary. Manuscripts are editor-solicited or negotiated after correspondence with Editors.
Topics relate to articles within the issue, timely perspectives on emerging issues in the field, or opinions and judgments on trends or new perceptions. Presentations may cover such areas as policy, ethics, current events, or controversies. A point/counterpoint format would also be of interest. The text is limited to a maximum of 3000 words of text (not including abstract and references). It is expected that there will be references to support the manuscript content. An Abstract that is a brief narrative summary without subheadings that does not exceed 150 words is required.
Authors wishing to submit an unsolicited Commentary should send proposals with a brief, 250-word synopsis of the planned Commentary to disabilityandhealthjnl@gmail.com for pre-submission approval by the Editors. Authors of approved proposals will receive instructions for submission from the Editorial Office.
Editorial. Editorials are solicited by the Editors.
Letters to the Editor. Letters discussing a recently published article in the Journal should be received within 4 weeks of the article's publication. The text is limited to a maximum of 500 words of text, one table and/or figure, and 5 references; no abstract is needed. Ensure that the article about which you are writing is included in the list of references. Letters not meeting these specifications are generally not considered.
Ethics in publishing
Please see our information pages on Ethics in publishing and Ethical guidelines for journal publication.
Studies in humans and animals
If the work involves the use of human subjects, the author should ensure that the work described has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans. The manuscript should be in line with the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals and aim for the inclusion of representative human populations (sex, age and ethnicity) as per those recommendations. The terms sex and gender should be used correctly.
Authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.
All animal experiments should comply with the ARRIVE guidelines and should be carried out in accordance with the U.K. Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986 and associated guidelines, EU Directive 2010/63/EU for animal experiments, or the National Institutes of Health guide for the care and use of Laboratory animals (NIH Publications No. 8023, revised 1978) and the authors should clearly indicate in the manuscript that such guidelines have been followed. The sex of animals must be indicated, and where appropriate, the influence (or association) of sex on the results of the study.
Conflict of Interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. See also https://www.elsevier.com/conflictsofinterest. Further information and an example of a Conflict of Interest form can be found at: https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/286/supporthub/publishing.
Disability and Health Journal requires all authors to provide full disclosure of any and all relevant financial interests. Further, we require all authors of all types of articles (including letters) to specify the nature of potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise. This disclosure includes direct or indirect financial or personal relationships, interests, and affiliations relevant to the subject matter of the manuscript that have occurred over the last two years, or that are expected in the foreseeable future. This disclosure includes, but is not limited to, grants or funding, employment, affiliations, patents (in preparation, filed, or granted), inventions, honoraria, consultancies, royalties, stock options/ownership, or expert testimony. This policy of full disclosure is similar to the policies of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and other such organizations.
Conflict of interest statements must be included on the Title Page at the time of submission for all article types. If an author has no conflicts of interest to declare, this must be explicitly stated. Authors should err on the side of inclusion when in doubt.
The corresponding author will be required to indicate that this information has been fully included in the manuscript at the time of submission. In addition, corresponding authors are required to acknowledge that the conflict of interest disclosures are complete for both themselves and their co-authors, to the best of their knowledge. Omission of relevant information may lead to rejection of the submission at any stage in the process.
Except where explicitly stated otherwise, Disability and Health Journal conforms to the guidelines set forth by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). See Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication (February 2006); available at http://icmje.org
Submission declaration
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract, a published lecture or academic thesis, see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
Submission declaration
Manuscripts that are disseminated prior to acceptance by the Disability and Health Journal will not be considered for publication. Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis or as an electronic preprint, see https://www.elsevier.com/postingpolicy), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere including electronically in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
Previous presentation of abstracts at meetings regarding the research is acceptable but should be noted on the title page. For copyrighted and/or previously published material (including figures or tables) that is duplicated in the submission, written, signed permissions from the copyright holder must be uploaded at time of submission.
Preprints
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
Use of inclusive language
Inclusive language acknowledges diversity, conveys respect to all people, is sensitive to differences, and promotes equal opportunities. Content should make no assumptions about the beliefs or commitments of any reader; contain nothing which might imply that one individual is superior to another on the grounds of age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, disability or health condition; and use inclusive language throughout. Authors should ensure that writing is free from bias, stereotypes, slang, reference to dominant culture and/or cultural assumptions. We advise to seek gender neutrality by using plural nouns ("clinicians, patients/clients") as default/wherever possible to avoid using "he, she," or "he/she." We recommend avoiding the use of descriptors that refer to personal attributes such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, disability or health condition unless they are relevant and valid. These guidelines are meant as a point of reference to help identify appropriate language but are by no means exhaustive or definitive.
Authorship
All persons designated as authors should qualify for authorship. Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for the content. The corresponding author affirms that he or she had access to all data from the study, both what is reported and what is unreported, and also that he or she had complete freedom to direct its analysis and its reporting, without influence from sponsors. The corresponding author also affirms that there was no editorial direction or censorship from the sponsors. Preparation of drafts of manuscripts by employees of the sponsor who are not listed as authors is expressly prohibited.
Authorship credit should be based on substantial contributions to: (1) conception and design or analysis and interpretation of data; (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and (3) final approval of the version to be submitted/published. All three conditions must be met. Participation solely in the acquisition of funding or the collection of data does not justify authorship. General supervision of the research group is also not sufficient. Any part of an article critical to its main conclusions must be the responsibility of at least one author.
Only those with key responsibility for the material in the article should be listed as authors; others contributing to the work should be recognized in the Acknowledgement section. Editors may require authors to justify the assignment of authorship. For more information about considerations related to authorship, please see http://icmje.org/ethical_1author.html.
Changes to authorship
Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor. To request such a change, the Editor must receive the following from the corresponding author: (a) the reason for the change in author list and (b) written confirmation (e-mail, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. In the case of addition or removal of authors, this includes confirmation from the author being added or removed.
Only in exceptional circumstances will the Editor consider the addition, deletion or rearrangement of authors after the manuscript has been accepted. While the Editor considers the request, publication of the manuscript will be suspended. If the manuscript has already been published in an online issue, any requests approved by the Editor will result in a corrigendum.
Copyright
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As needed, please have your work reviewed by a colleague for whom English is a first language, or visit http://webshop.elsevier.com/languageservices for other resources. Submissions may be rejected if the grammar and spelling errors are significant enough to detract from the content of the manuscript.
For general guidelines about disability-appropriate language, please see http://www.txddc.state.tx.us/resources/publications/pfanguage.asp.
Permissions
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Informed consent and patient details
Patients have a right to privacy that should not be infringed without informed consent. Identifying information, including patients' names, initials, or hospital numbers, should not be published in written descriptions, photographs, and pedigrees unless the information is essential for scientific purposes and the patient (or parent or guardian) gives written informed consent for publication. Informed consent for this purpose requires that a patient who is identifiable be shown the manuscript to be published.
Identifying details should be omitted if they are not essential. Complete anonymity is difficult to achieve, however, and informed consent should be obtained if there is any doubt. For example, masking the eye region in photographs of patients is inadequate protection of anonymity. If identifying characteristics are altered to protect anonymity, such as in genetic pedigrees, authors should provide assurance that alterations do not distort scientific meaning and editors should so note. Upload written, signed permissions from the patient or legal guardian for publication of recognizable photographs at the time of submission.
When reporting experiments on human subjects, authors should indicate whether the procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000. If doubt exists whether the research was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration, the authors must explain the rationale for their approach, and demonstrate that the institutional review body explicitly approved the doubtful aspects of the study. When reporting experiments on animals, authors should be asked to indicate whether the institutional and national guide for the care and use of laboratory animals was followed.
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Submission
All manuscripts should be submitted to Disability and Health Journal via our online manuscript submission and peer review system at https://www.editorialmanager.com/DHJO/default.aspx. Additional instructions about the electronic submission process are available at the website. If authors experience any difficulty during the submission process or require any assistance, please visit our Support Center.
Submission to this journal proceeds totally online and you will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of your files. The system automatically converts source files to a single PDF file of the article, which is used in the peer-review process. Please note that even though manuscript source files are converted to PDF files at submission for the review process, source files are needed for processing after acceptance. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, takes place by e-mail removing the need for a paper trail.
Submit your article
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Referees
Please submit the names, addresses and e-mail addresses of three potential reviewers. Note that the editor retains the sole right to decide whether or not the suggested reviewers are used.
As a general rule, two independent reviewers evaluate each manuscript. On occasion, the editor will request an additional review for statistical adequacy, methodology evaluation, or for other reasons.
Disability and Health Journal excludes reviewers who work in the same department or unit of an institution as any author, or those who have any other obvious conflict of interest. The identity of individual reviewers remains confidential to all parties except the Editorial Office.
Authors should be aware that manuscripts might be returned without outside review when the Editors deem that the paper is of insufficient general interest for the readership of Disability and Health Journal or that the scientific priority is such that is unlikely to receive favorable reviews. Editorial rejection is done to speed up the editorial process and to allow the authors more time to promptly submit manuscripts elsewhere. All other submissions (with the general exceptions of Editorials and Correspondence) will be subject to peer review.
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