World Health Organization : Year 2004 ; The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases Rcs, Forum for African Medical Editors, No. 04.2: Fame Editorial Guidelines

By World Health Organization

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Title:	World Health Organization : Year 2004 ; The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases Rcs, Forum for African Medical Editors, No. 04.2: Fame Editorial Guidelines
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


Citation APA MLA Chicago Health Organization, B. W. (n.d.). World Health Organization : Year 2004 ; The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases Rcs, Forum for African Medical Editors, No. 04.2. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Description
Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
Publishing health journals in the African context Overburdened and isolated health professionals Health professionals in Africa cope with larger patient loads, handle a wider range of diseases, and deal with a greater disease burden than those in industrialized countries.They have small budgets and little support with basic resources for diagnosis and care.Their access to up-to-date information and communication technology, including internet services, is limited. In addition they lack interaction and synergy with other professionals and have few subscriptions to medical journals.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Publishing health journals in the African context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Overburdened and isolated health professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Publishing health research results from Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Economic and other constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 FAME (Forum for African Medical Editors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Why the guidelines were developed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 How the guidelines were developed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 What the guidelines aim to do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Editors and their responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Responsibility for quality of content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Editors responsibilities to authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Editors responsibilities to readers and the public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Editors responsibilities to peer-reviewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Editors and conflict of interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Editorial decision making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Determination of the niche, comparative advantage and content of the journal . . . . .10 Possible types of contribution to the journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Manuscript evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Identification and evaluation of reviewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Reviewers and their responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Rewarding reviewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13