Fourth anniversary of the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS)

Dear Colleagues,

Today, 1 August 2026, it is with immense pride, gratitude, and a profound sense of accomplishment that we celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS).

Over the past four years, JHRS has evolved from an ambitious vision into a respected international peer-reviewed scientific journal, serving as a dynamic platform for the dissemination of high-quality research in the fields of health, medicine, rehabilitation sciences, and related disciplines. Although relatively young, the journal has steadily established its place within the international academic community through its unwavering commitment to scientific excellence, editorial integrity, and open scholarly exchange.

Throughout this remarkable journey, JHRS has brought together an outstanding international Editorial Board, distinguished authors, dedicated reviewers, and readers from across the globe. Together, we have fostered interdisciplinary collaboration, promoted evidence-based knowledge, and contributed to the advancement of scientific communication for the benefit of researchers, clinicians, educators, and society as a whole.

On this special occasion, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to Alma Mater Europaea University (AMEU), the main publisher of JHRS, and to the University's leadership for their continuous trust, strategic vision, and unwavering institutional support. Their confidence in our mission and their commitment to academic excellence have been the cornerstone upon which the journal has grown and flourished.

My sincere gratitude also goes to every author who entrusted JHRS with the publication of their scientific work. Your research, innovation, and dedication have shaped the identity and scientific value of our journal. I am equally grateful to our reviewers, whose professionalism, expertise, and generosity of time ensure that every published article meets the highest standards of scientific quality. I also extend my heartfelt thanks to every member of our Editorial Board, whose international experience, scholarly excellence, and continuous engagement have played a pivotal role in strengthening the reputation and global recognition of JHRS.

Serving as Editor-in-Chief during these four years has been both an extraordinary privilege and a profound responsibility. Behind every published issue lies countless hours of dedicated work, thoughtful editorial decisions, meticulous communication with authors and reviewers, and a shared commitment to maintaining the highest ethical and publishing standards. Every manuscript has represented an opportunity not only to disseminate new knowledge but also to contribute to the advancement of science and to uphold the values of academic integrity and excellence.

This anniversary is not merely a celebration of the years behind us—it is a celebration of a shared vision, collective dedication, and the remarkable achievements of an international scholarly community. More importantly, it marks the beginning of a new chapter. Our ambitions remain clear and unwavering: to continue raising the scientific quality of the journal, expand its international visibility and impact, strengthen its position within the world's leading bibliographic databases, and establish JHRS as a journal of first choice for researchers in health, medical, and rehabilitation sciences.

None of these achievements would have been possible without the collective efforts, trust, and enthusiasm of our contributors, reviewers, Editorial Board and Editorial Office members, readers, and institutional partners. Your commitment has been the driving force behind every milestone we have reached and the greatest inspiration for everything that still lies ahead.

As we celebrate this fourth anniversary, we also reaffirm our dedication to promoting scientific excellence, fostering international collaboration, and supporting the dissemination of knowledge that ultimately improves healthcare, rehabilitation, and the quality of life of individuals worldwide.

Thank you for being part of this inspiring journey. I look forward with great optimism to the many achievements that the future holds for the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.

With sincere appreciation and warm regards,

Editor-in-Chief

Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS)

Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences - promo

Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS) is a multidisciplinary, peer reviewed, scholarly, international, electronic journal edited by the Alma Mater Europaea University - ECM from Slovenia and Macedonian Scientific Society for Autism from Macedonia.

This journal will fill the gap, inspire scientists to exchange knowledge and experience and contribute to the development of science and the profession, due to the increase in scientific connection. With this we will increase the awareness about health care, rehabilitation processes especially for people with disabilities. Our interest is to create a journal at the highest scientific level, which is why we look forward to the cooperation of research and academic institutions in these areas.

It is established on August 1st 2022, biannually journal, with tendency for publishing issues 3 times per year.

The aim of the journal is to share and disseminate knowledge between all disciplines that work in the field of developmental diversities.

The following articles will be considered for publication: original and review articles, short report, letters to the editor, clinical experiences, survey of cases, doctoral dissertations, master of arts, editorials, rapid communications and other contributions from all the fields of health sciences, rehabilitation sciences, developmental diversities, special education, psychology, social policy, and the related sciences. All articles will be critically reviewed by at least two unknown reviewers within 2 months, but longer delays are sometimes unavoidable. All manuscripts must comply with Authors Instructions. There will be around 20 articles published per year. JHRS allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is devoted to the scientific study of health disturbances and rehabilitation. The subject matter is broad and includes, but is not restricted to, findings from health, psychological, biological, educational, genetic, medical, psychiatric, and sociological studies, ethical, philosophical, and legal contributions that increase knowledge on the prevention and treatment of disability, and/or inform public policy and practice.

Peer review process is unbiased, independent, critical assessment is an intrinsic part of all scholarly work, including scientific investigation. Peer reviewers are experts in their field who are not part of the editorial staff and thus are an important extension of the scientific process. Manuscripts will be reviewed by at least 2 reviewers. Peer reviewers are asked to submit their review within two (2) weeks. All randomized controlled trials will be fast-tracked through the peer-review and editorial process and we will endeavor to publish accepted trials within 2 weeks of final acceptance.

Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is an open access journal. All its content is available free of charge. Users can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search the full text of articles, as well as to establish HTML links to them, without having to seek the consent of the author or publisher. The journal does not charge any fees at submission, reviewing, and production stages. It uses Diamond Open Access model. Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences applies the Creative Commons 4.0 International License to works we publish, because we believe that there should be no financial barriers to access to information that can benefit health and medical practice.

Authors can deposit author’s preprint, author’s postprint (accepted version) and publisher's version (PDF) of their work in an institutional repository, subject-based and general-purpose repository, author's personal website (including social networking sites, such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu, etc.), and/or departmental website prior or during the submission process, at any time after the acceptance of the manuscript and at any time after publication.

Full bibliographic information (authors, article title, journal title, volume, issue, pages) about the original publication must be provided and links must be made to the article's DOI and the license.

For 11 months of its existence it is indexed in the following databases: AccessON, Bielefeld Academic Search Engine, COBISS.SI, CORE, Crossref, Dimensions, EBSCO, Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Google Scholar, Harvard Libraries - University of California Libraries, HINARI, JISC, LENS, OpenAIRE, OUCI, ROAD, Semantic Scholar, Worldcat, ZENODO.

Why to Publish in JHRS?

• Editorial board has great experience in publishing;
• Rapid publication;
• Rapid availability of your document world-wide;
• Studies show, that Open-Access papers are cited more than printed articles;
• Fast and professional peer review. JHRS is run by a team of experienced editors who have previously worked in publishing. The professional editors work closely with academic editors and peer reviewers to provide authors with an efficient, fair, and constructive review process;
• Quick review: The review decision will be made within two months from the date of submission.
• Indexing of your document which can be easily found in library catalogs, OAI archives and search engines on the net.
• Not for profit journal;
• Liberality in terms of language: The journal will not reject a paper merely based on the language. The authors will be guided to improve the manuscript in such case.
• We have no page charges or submission fees, and you have free use of color figures.
• Our mission is to advance excellence in the social sciences and humanities, and our status as a scholarly publisher allows us to focus on making that a reality. We re-invest all surplus back into the global scientific community, providing ongoing support for authors, researchers, and educators in every field of health and rehabilitation sciences, psychology, and related disciplines.

JHRS asks that all authors submitting a paper register an account with Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID). ORCID identifiers for all authors and co-authors should be added to the author data upon submission and will be published alongside the submitted paper, should it be accepted. ORCID registration provides a unique and persistent digital identifier for the account that enables accurate attribution and improves the discoverability of published papers, ensuring that the correct author receives the correct credit for their work.

Please note that all submissions are thoroughly checked for plagiarism. JHRS uses Turnitin software for similarity checks.

Any manuscript that shows obvious signs of plagiarism will be automatically rejected.

In case plagiarism is discovered in a paper that has already been published by the journal, it will be retracted in accordance with the procedure described below under Retraction policy, and authors will be punished to have no another opportunity to submit an manuscript in JHRS.

JHRS is measuring the journal statistics because it is a very good way to advertising the journal. We are using social media to increase the visibility and citation of our articles.

Contact JHRS

Alma Mater Europaea University

Slovenska 17, 2000 Maribor,

Slovenia

Phone: +386-2-2501997; +389-2-3116-520 (234)

E-mail: editorjhrs@almamater.si info@almamater.si

Website: https://jhrs.almamater.si

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