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Social Science & Medicine described as “extremely high ranking” in the 2010 International Benchmarking Review of UK Sociology
The 2010 International Benchmarking Review of UK sociology is available for free download on the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) website. Social Science & Medicine is included in the report and is described in the review as “extremely high ranking”. Access the report here.
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Call for Papers: Extended deadline for Sociology of Diagnosis special issue
Social Science and Medicine is calling for papers for a special issue on the sociology of diagnosis to be guest edited by Annemarie Jutel and Sarah Nettleton. The deadline for submission is 31st July. More information and submission details >>
In a recent editorial Editor-in-Chief, Ellen Annandale states; “Readers will have noticed that we have recently introduced debates and commentaries on papers which raise particularly topical and controversial issues”. (Read the full editorial here).We are keen to stimulate expert debate and commentaries in response to its published articles. Contributors are invited to submit timely commentaries on recently published, in press and accepted papers that will be of interest to the wide readership of the Journal and which substantially contribute to debate. Where possible commentaries will be published alongside and accompanied by a response from the author of the original article.
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Commentaries should be submitted via our online submission system (EES) under Article Type "Commentary"; further information is available in the Guide for Authors and from the Managing Editor.
Author video article highlights
Author video article highlights are now available for a selection of articles. In the videos, the authors talk about their article highlights, providing readers with further insight into each article.
Bureaucratic Itineraries in Colombia. A theoretical and methodological tool to assess managed-care health care systems
Cesar Ernesto Abadia and Diana G. Oviedo Volume 68, Issue 6, March 2009, Pages 1153-1160
This article has produced significant political debate and media interest in Colombia. It examines the idea that while there have been steady increases in the number of Colombians insured by the health care system, hundreds of thousands of legal actions have had to be carried out to warrant citizens’ rights to health. The study analyzes the relationships between patients’ experiences of systematic denials to health care in Colombia, the country's legal mechanisms, and the functioning of insurance companies and service providing institutions. It finds that managed care in Colombia has created complex bureaucracies that delay and limit health care through cost-containment mechanisms, and result in harmful consequences for people's lives.
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