Sponsorship policy

Companies, individuals and other organizations are invited to support the development of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences by becoming a journal sponsor.

Sponsorships provide unrestricted funds that will help Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences advance its service to authors and readers and fulfill its mission. Sponsors will be highlighted on a Sponsors page.

The mission of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is to facilitate the equitable global dissemination of high-quality health research within the health community; to promote international dialogue and collaboration on health issues; to improve clinical practice; and to expand and deepen the understanding of health and health care.

Our open-access publishing platform is key to accomplishing our goals. To ensure their commitment to the integrity of debate within the pages of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, and to the independence of our editors, sponsors of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will be asked to endorse the following sponsorship statement: We support the mission and principles of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and recognize the potential for competing interests while providing financial support to the Journal. We hereby state that we will not attempt to influence any editorial decisions made by the editors of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, in return for our support.

Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences reserves the right to refuse sponsorship from any business or organization. In keeping with our policy on advertising, Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences does not accept sponsorships from pharmaceutical or medical device companies.

Please contact editorjhrs@almamater.si if you are interested in becoming an Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences sponsor, inserting “Sponsorship” in the subject line.

JHRS Copyright information

Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences applies the Creative Commons Attribution License (CCAL) to all works we publish (read the full license legal code). Authors retain copyright and publishing rights without restrictions. Appropriate attribution can be provided by citing the original article. This broad license was developed to facilitate open access to, and free use of, original works of all types. Applying this standard license to your own work will ensure your right to make your work freely and openly available. Learn more about open access. For more information about the license, please visit http://creativecommons.org/.

The process for handling cases requiring corrections, retractions and editorial expressions of concern

Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences ensures compliance with the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scientific Papers in Medical Journals of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) (http://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf) and the Guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (https://publicationethics.org/guidance).We aim to ensure the integrity of the academic record of all published or potential publications. Whenever it is recognized that a significant inaccuracy, misleading statement, or distorted report has been published, it must be corrected promptly and with due prominence. If, after an appropriate investigation, an item proves to be fraudulent, it should be retracted. The retraction should be clearly identifiable to readers and indexing systems.

Corrections

Errors in published papers may be identified in the form of a corrigendum or erratum when the Editor-in-Chief considers it appropriate to inform the journal readership about a previous error and makes a correction to the error in the published article. The corrigendum or erratum will appear as a new article in the journal, and will cite the original published article.

Retractions

Retractions are considered and published when there are severe errors in an article that invalidate the conclusions. Retractions are also made in cases where there is evidence of publication malpractice, such as plagiarism, duplicate publication, or unethical research.

According to industry best practice and in accordance with COPE guidelines, AME implements the following procedure if a retraction is confirmed:

1. A retraction note titled “Retraction: [article title]” signed by the authors and/or the editor is published in a subsequent issue of the journal and listed in the contents list.

2. In the electronic version, a link is made to the original article.

3. The online article is preceded by a screen containing the retraction note. It is to this screen that the link resolves; the reader can then proceed to the article itself.

4. The original article is retained unchanged save for a watermark on the HTML and PDF indicating on each page that it has been “retracted.”

Editorial expressions of concern

Where substantial doubt arises as to the honesty or integrity of a submitted or published article, journal editors may consider issuing an expression of concern. However, expressions of concern should only be issued if an investigation into the problems relating to the article has proven inconclusive, and if there remain strong indicators that the concerns are valid. Under some rare cases, an editorial expression of concern may also be issued when an investigation is underway but a judgement will not be available for a considerable time. The expression of concern will be linked back to the published article it relates to.

Register with ORCID

Dear JHRS author,

Before you submit your article you should be registered on ORCID platform. There are 3 steps: 1. Personal data, 2. Security and Notifications, 3. Visibility and Terms. More about registration you can find on this video. All JHRS authors should have ORCID id.

About ORCID

ORCID, which stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID, is a global, not-for-profit organization sustained by fees from our member organizations. We are community-built and governed by a Board of Directors representative of our membership with wide stakeholder representation. ORCID is supported by a dedicated and knowledgeable professional staff.

JHRS Editor-in-chief

JHRS Archiving Policy

Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences uses the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe), CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe), and ePrints systems to ensure a secure and permanent archive for the journal. LOCKSS and CLOCKSS are open-source software developed at Stanford University Library that enables libraries to preserve selected web journals by regularly polling registered journal websites for newly published content and archiving it. Each archive is continually validated against other library caches, and if the content is found to be corrupted or lost, the other caches or the journal is used to restore it.

JHRS Publication schedule

Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is published two times per year (June, and December) in its printed edition. However, accepted papers are published online, as soon as the corrected proofs are available, before print publication.Disclaimer: Articles appearing in the published ahead-of-print section are posted at the "Post Author Correction" stage of production. A Post Author Correction article is a composed proof of a peer-reviewed article that has been substantively edited and copyedited, and it contains the author's and editorial office's proofreading corrections. However, these articles will be reviewed one additional time before print publication. Any final changes in the manuscript will be made at the time of print publication and will be reflected in the final electronic version of the issue. Alma Mater Europea University – ECM in Maribor, the editors and authors, and their respective employees are not responsible or liable for the use of any potentially inaccurate or misleading data, opinion, or information that may be contained within the articles found in the published ahead-of-print section of the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Web site.

Journal indexing: Understanding the basics

In order to be known as an authoritative source of scientific information, and to stand out from among many other publications that are crowding the publishing space, journals must increase their visibility, availability, and readership. One of the ways by which journals can achieve this is by getting their publication indexed by one or more leading databases.

Why is indexing essential?Indexing will help your journal achieve its main purpose of being accessible to a wide audience.

Being accessible in turn will improve your journal’s reputation as a reliable source of high-quality information in your field.

Database research is the first activity researchers undertake as part of their study, and they naturally look to established, well-known databases. Thus, being indexed in a known database in your field will help increase your journal’s readership.

How does indexing work?

Once a journal is indexed by a database, it is immediately made available to all users of that database. Some databases index titles, some index full articles while some others index only the abstract and/or references. There are several abstracting and indexing services available today. Some are affiliated with institutions (e.g., PubMed maintained by the United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institute of Health) while some are provided by publishers (e.g., Scopus by Elsevier). Irrespective of which institution the database is affiliated with, you will need to formally apply for inclusion in the database of your choice.

How should you go about getting your journal indexed?

Choose the right database!

Just as journal editors do not consider manuscripts that lie outside the scope of their journal, indexing companies do not consider journals that lie outside their scope. Choose a database that indexes journals from your field. It is also important to understand the features the database provides. Some databases only index abstracts, where users will be able to view relevant abstracts of articles published in your journal. Some get professional indexers to scan entire manuscripts and index keywords. Some others also include citations in their indexing system. Knowing how exactly your journal will be visible and accessible to the user will also help you choose the right journal indexing database. Detailed information about how the database works will be included on its web page.

Understand the selection process followed by the database you have chosen!

Some general criteria that databases use to evaluate a journal’s suitability for indexing are quality of content published, publishing timeliness, and journal workflow and processes. Typically, to get indexed, a journal has to submit a formal application to the database and provide relevant documents and evidence supporting its application. If the journal meets all criteria, it gets indexed. The process of getting indexed is similar to manuscript submission and peer review: journals submit their documents and wait for their application to be reviewed by the database. If your journal does not meet the criteria required for indexing, you may need to introduce some changes in your journal workflow to make sure that your journal is eligible.

Ensure your journal processes are smooth and efficient!

Make sure your journal meets the basic publication standards required by the industry (author friendly systems, smooth and timely peer reviews, easy accessibility, etc.). In your application it should be clear that your journal is worthy of being indexed by the database you choose.

Approach a company with multiple databases!

Companies like Elsevier and Thomson Reuters offer several indexes that cater to journals. In such cases, it might be a good idea to check the full list of products or services offered and apply to those that are relevant to your journal.

Where should you get indexed?

As we advised the journal Clinical Endoscopy, it is essential to choose an indexing company/database that is in line with your journal’s scope. Here’s a list of common databases you could explore.Scopus: Managed by the publishing company Elsevier, Scopus indexes journals from the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. It also provides research analysis and tracking tools.

EMBASE (Excerpta Medica database): Also maintained by Elsevier, EMBASE is a biomedical database accessed by researchers, information managers, regulatory specialists, clinicians, medical librarians, educators and physicians. (Elsevier maintains other databases such as EMcare and Engineering Village.)

PubMed: Maintained by the United States National Library of Medicine, PubMed covers biomedical literature from life science journals, and online books. It also accesses the MEDLINE bibliographic database of reference and abstracts.

SCIE (Science Citation Index-Expanded): SCIE is a product by Thomson Reuters. It covers journals from a range of scientific and technical fields. It also provides some data analysis options.

BIOSIS Citation Index: Also by Thomson Reuters, BIOSIS covers a range of biological and biomedical sciences.

DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals): DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to open access, peer-reviewed journals covering history, religion, geography, language and literature, etc.

Ovid: Ovid is a branch of Wolters Kluwer. Ovid databases cover a wide range of topics including clinical medicine, pharmacology.

EBSCO Information Services: The EBSCO database includes titles compiled by the company as well as journals from other databases/publishers such as Medline and EconLit. The company also maintains Academic Search Complete, which covers the full-text of journals.

BioOne Abstracts and Indexes: These provide access to peer-reviewed research in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences.

Additional lists:

To compare one or more databases at once, you could also check the lists below:

- Nature’s database list

- BioMed Central’s list of databases

- List compiled by the University of Miami’s libraries

- List compiled by African Journals Online

Source: https://www.editage.com/

How to establish electronic, scholarly, open access and peer-reviewed journal in small country

ABSTRACT

Vladimir Trajkovski

Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8369-9501

Introduction: publishing an electronic, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal in a small country is really hard work. The advancement of electronic journals during recent years has given professionals in academia a powerful new tool to support learning and research.

The purpose of this article is to provide some guidelines about creating electronic, scholarly, open access and peer-reviewed journal in small country through the example of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.

Methods: An analysis of relevant literature, sources from the Internet and published literature, personal experience and observations of the author as editor-in-chief in two similar journals previously.

Findings: a new modern academic journal should be open access, peer-reviewed, with international editorial board, having staff who work very dedicatedly. The journal should be set it up on OJS platform, using Creative Commons license for authors and DOI numbers for the articles. Plagiarism detection is a prevention of publication ethics violation. Journal editors should make additional efforts to index journal in lot of scholarly databases and to intend to increase the visibility. Sharing journal content on social media has become an important instrument and platform for editors and researchers as well.

Conclusions: Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS) is a multidisciplinary peer reviewed, international, electronic journal. Editorial office expects your submitted articles in the following weeks and months.

Keywords: electornic, scholarly, open access, peer-review, journal, JHRS, small country

Source: https://jhrs.almamater.si/index.php/jhrs/article/view/35

JHRS supports open access week 2022

International Open Access Week, a global event now entering its fifteenth year, is an opportunity for open access advocates to engage their communities to teach them about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research.

Begun in 2007 as Open Access Day, the event was originally a partnership between SPARC and students who organized local events on a handful of campuses across the United States. Since then, International Open Access Week has grown exponentially and is now celebrated at hundreds of events around the world.

Open Access Week is an invaluable chance to connect the global momentum toward open sharing with the advancement of policy changes on the local level. Universities, colleges, research institutes, funding agencies, libraries, and think tanks have used Open Access Week as a platform to host faculty votes on campus open-access policies, to issue reports on the societal and economic benefits of Open Access, to commit new funds in support of open-access publication, and more.

Privacy and confidentiality

Patients and study participants

Patients have a right to privacy that should not be infringed without informed consent. Identifying information, including patient’s 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 will 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.

Authors and reviewers

Manuscripts must be reviewed with due respect for authors’ confidentiality. In submitting their manuscripts for review, authors entrust editors with the results of their scientific work and creative effort, on which their reputation and career may depend. Authors’ rights may be violated by disclosure of the confidential details of the review of their manuscript. Reviewers also have rights to confidentiality, which must be respected by the editor. Confidentiality may have to be breached if dishonesty or fraud is alleged but otherwise must be honoured. Editors will not disclose information about manuscripts (including their receipt, content, status in the reviewing process, criticism by reviewers, or ultimate fate) to anyone other than the authors and reviewers. This includes requests to use the materials for legal proceedings.

Editors will make clear to their reviewers that manuscripts sent for review are privileged communications and are the private property of the authors. Therefore, reviewers and members of the editorial staff must respect the authors’ rights by not publicly discussing the authors’ work or appropriating their ideas before the manuscript is published. Reviewers must not be allowed to make copies of the manuscript for their files and must be prohibited from sharing it with others, except with the permission of the editor. Reviewers should return or destroy copies of manuscripts after submitting reviews. Editors will not keep copies of rejected manuscripts. Reviewers will be anonymous and their identity will not be revealed to the author or anyone else without the reviewer’s permission.

Reviewer comments will not be published or otherwise made public without permission of the reviewer, author, and editor. Reviewers’ comments will be sent to other reviewers of the same manuscript, which helps reviewers learn from the review process, and reviewers may be notified of the editor’s decision.