Focus and Scope

The American Journal of Health Sciences (AJHS) welcomes articles in the field of health sciences and related fields. This journal publishes papers that significantly contribute to the understanding of the health sciences. Using a wide range of research methods including statistical analysis, analytical work, case studies, field research and historical analysis, articles examine significant research questions from a broad range of perspectives. The goal of AJHS is to publish papers devoted to the dissemination of health science practice, research, and education knowledge.

AJHS is a widely cited, completely open access journal that is an essential for health sciences education professionals and practitioners. Article topics may include but are not limited to all aspects of health services research, nursing education, management of health services, sports education, allocation of healthcare resources, evaluation of different health markets and health services organizations, international comparative analysis of health systems, health economics, and health policies and regulations.

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

Articles submitted to the Clute Institute for possible journal publication are subjected to a double-blind, peer review process.

After acknowledging receipt, articles are initially reviewed by the editor to ensure suitability for review. Articles deemed ready for review are then forwarded to two outside reviewers. Articles deemed not suitable for further review or inappropriate are rejected.

The review process is completed within three weeks for expedited reviews and within six weeks for standard reviews. Authors have up to one year to comply with editor and reviewer concerns. Accepted articles are typically published within two to three months.

Publication Frequency

The American Journal of Health Sciences is published quarterly. Months of distribution are: January, April, July, and October.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, remix, tweak, build upon, print, search, or link the full texts of the articles in this journal provided that appropriate credit is given.

Abstracting/Indexing/Directories

• Cabell’s Directory (Health Administration and Nursing Directories)
• Google Scholar
• J-Gate
• Ulrich's Periodicals
• EBSCO
• Proquest

Copernicus Journal Master List impact rating for 2011: 5.57

Acceptance Rate

The overall acceptance rate for the American Journal of Health Sciences is 21% to 30%.

Code of Publication Ethics

The Clute Institute is committed to upholding the highest standards of journal publication and conference presentation ethics. The Clute Institute and its editors are committed to objective and fair double-blind peer-review of submitted manuscripts for journal publication and conference presentation and will evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy. Authors submitting their manuscripts must attest that it is their original work and has not been plagiarized. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently is unethical and unacceptable. Reviewers must comply with the Clute Institute Code of Ethics in all respects.