Perspectives in Public Health (PPH)
AIMS & SCOPE
Perspectives in Public Health (PPH) is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal. It is practice orientated and features current topics and opinions; news and views on current health issues; case studies; book reviews; letters to the Editor; as well as updates on the RSPH's work. The journal also commissions articles for themed issues and publishes original peer-reviewed articles. PPH's primary aim is to be an invaluable resource for the Society's members, who are health-promoting professionals from many disciplines, including environmental health, health protection, health and safety, food safety and nutrition, building and engineering, primary care, academia and government. In addition to members, PPH targets practitioners and policy makers, researchers and academics.
For un-themed issues, the journal considers submissions on all aspects of public health across all disciplines, focusing firmly on the Society's mission 'Vision, Voice and Practice'. Typically these are:
practice based
systematic reviews
digests of policy analysis with relevance to practitioners
implementation and/or evaluation of health protection and health promotion initiatives
economic analyses of health protection and health promotion initiatives
NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS
Contributions in the following categories will be considered:
Original research
Original research papers are peer-reviewed by subject specialists. Submissions will need to show appropriate ethical approval. Length: 2,000-4,000 words. Requisites: key words, structured abstract, methods, results, discussion, conclusions, references.
Secondary research
Secondary research papers are peer-reviewed by subject specialists. Length: 2,000-4,000 words. Requisites: key words, abstract, rationale, methods, results, discussion, conclusions, references.
Articles
Articles must be of general interest and preference will be given to those appropriate for publication in up-coming themed issues. Length: 2,000-4,000 words. Requisites: key words, abstract, introduction, headings/subheadings and boxed content (e.g. background information) as appropriate, conclusions, references. Articles are peer-reviewed.
Short reports
Short reports are peer-reviewed and are an opportunity to present research findings that do not constitute a full paper. Length: 1,000-1,500 words, No abstract or keywords are required, and there should be a maximum of 10 references and 1 table or figure.
Current Topics and Opinions
This section provides a forum for well-referenced, expert opinion on topical issues in public health. Appropriate submissions might be: proposals for action; examples of good practice; criticism of current practice or policy; or responses to published statements. Length: 500-1000 words. Requisites: concise presentation of facts and 10-15 references. Items submitted for this section are not subject to peer review.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor for publication in PPH should reflect journal content, giving precise details for cross-referencing purposes. Length: 350 words maximum. Letters can include references where appropriate.
Copyright
Before publication, author(s) will be asked to transfer the copyright of their contribution to the RSPH.
Guidelines for submitting manuscripts
Manuscripts must be written in English and should be submitted to the editorial office (publications@rsph.org.uk) as an email attachment in a standard electronic format (MS Word or Rich Text). Authors submitting must take responsibility for confirming that files have been received by editorial staff. Figures and photographs should be submitted electronically as standard high-resolution files (e.g. jpeg files of over 1 MB; tif files; etc).
Covering letter
A covering letter signed by all of the authors must be submitted with articles, and original or secondary research papers submitted for publication in PPH.
The letter must contain the following information:
Why the submission is appropriate for publication in PPH and what it adds to existing health promotion knowledge.
Which article category the submission is for.
Confirmation that the paper has not been published elsewhere.
Declaration of competing interests or the absence of competing interests and disclosure of all sources of funding.
Original research must declare ethical approval from an appropriate body and consent from participants.
Name of the corresponding author and their full contact details.
Presentation format
Text must be doubled spaced and all pages must be numbered. The first page should include the title of the submission, and the full names of all authors with degrees and institutional affiliations at the time of writing, postal and email addresses, telephone and fax number for correspondence.
Abstract
Abstracts should be concise and to the point. Abstracts for original research papers should be structured under the following headings: aims, methods, results, and conclusions. Abstracts should be no more than 400 words.
References
PPH follows the Vancouver referencing style.
For more information on submitting manuscripts for publication in PPH, please see the complete guidelines for authors online at www.rsph.org.uk
Contact details
Caitlyn Donaldson
Managing Editor,
Royal Society for Public Health,
3rd Floor Market Towers,
1 Nine Elms Lane,
London,
SW8 5NQ.
Tel: 020 3177 1631
Fax: 020 3177 1601
Email: publications@rsph.org.uk
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