An International Journal A Social Science & Medicine publication
Guide for Authors
SUBMISSIONS
Health & Place has an online submission system with the aim of improving our editorial procedure for
authors, reviewers and the editor. The website address is: http://ees.elsevier.com/jhap.
If this is your first time using the system you will need to go to the above page and register as a new author by clicking the 'Register'
link. Once registered you may then submit your paper by clicking 'Submit New Manuscript' and following the instructions. All correspondence
between the editor and authors will be performed by e-mail and paper copies will not be required at the original submission stage.
Articles should normally be 4000-6000 words long, although articles longer than
6000 words will be accepted on an occasional basis,
if the topic demands this length of
treatment. Authors are responsible for ensuring that all manuscripts (whether original or
revised)
are accurately typed before final submission. Manuscripts will be returned to the
author with a set of instructions if they are not submitted
according to our style.
Contributions are normally received with the understanding that they comprise original, unpublished material
and they are not being submitted
for publication elsewhere. Translated material, which has not been published in English, will
also be
considered.
All articles are refereed to ensure both accuracy and relevance, and
amendments to the script may thus be required before
final acceptance. This journal employs double blind reviewing, where both the referee and author remain anonymous throughout the process.
On acceptance contributions are subject to editorial amendment to suit house style, but authors will receive proofs for approval before
publication.
SHORTER ITEMS
• The Short
Reports section allows authors to submit material which might not be appropriate
for full-length articles but is worthy of publication. It may report work-in-progress or elements of
larger projects (1000-2000 words).
•
The viewpoints section exists for the expression
of opinion and as a forum for debate (1000-2000 words).
• Review papers may provide
scholarly assesments of new policies or practices, or academic overviews of new areas of study (5000-6000 words).
PRESENTATION
OF
MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscripts must be typed in journal style, double spaced.
Every page should be numbered.
Arrangement
of papers
1. Short title (up to 40 characters
including space), subtitle (if desired), author's name, affiliation, postal
address and telephone
and fax numbers. Respective affiliations and addresses of co-authors should be clearly
indicated.
2. Self contained
abstract of up to 100 words outlining a single paragraph the
aims, scope and conclusion of the paper, article title abbreviated appropriately
for use as a
running headline.
3. Keywords.
4. Main body of text, suitably divided under
headings.
5. Acknowledgements (if
required).
6.
References.
7. Appendices.
8. Tables (each on separate
sheet).
9. Footnotes where necessary (numbered consecutively).
10. Captions
to
illustrations (on a separate sheet).
11. Illustrations (each on a separate sheet containing no
text).
The text should be organized
under appropriate section headings. All headings
should be placed on the left-hand side of the text, with double line space above and
below.
Authors are urged to write as concisely as possible, but not at the expense of
clarity. Descriptive or explanatory passages,
necessary as information but which tend to break
up the flow of text, should be put into footnotes or appendices. Where possible, however,
footnotes should be avoided.
All measurements should be given in metric (SI)
units.
REFERENCES AND FOOTNOTES
For Health & Place
the Harvard system is to be used: authors' names (no initials) and dates (and specific pages,
only in the case of quotations)
are given in the main body of the text, e.g. (Phillips, 1990, p,
40). References are listed alphabetically at the end of the paper, double
spaced and conform
to current journal style:
For journals: Macintyre, S., Maclver, S., Sooman, A., 1993. Area, class
and health: should we be focusing on places or people? Journal of Social Policy 22, 213-234.
For books: Jones, K.,
Moon, G., 1987. Health, Disease and Society.
RKP, London.
For Chapters of edited Books: Laws, G., Dear, M., 1988.
Coping in the community: a review of factors and influencing the lives of
deinstitutionalized ex-psychiatric patients. In: Smith, C.,
Giggs, J. (Eds), Location
and Stigma. Unwin Hyman, London, pp. 83-102.
Other publications: Where there is doubt include
bibliographical details.
Footnotes
should be indicated in the text by superior Arabic numerals which run consecutively through
the
paper. They should be grouped together in a section at the end of the text in numerical
order and double spaced.
TABLES
Tables
should be numbered
consecutively in Arabic numerals and given a suitable caption. Notes and references within
tables should be included
with the tables, separately from the main text. Notes should be
referred to by superscripts letters. All table columns should have an
explanatory heading.
Tables should not repeat data available elsewhere int he article, e.g., in an
illustration.
ILLUSTRATIONS
All
graphs, diagrams and other drawing
should be referred to as Figures, which should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals
and placed
on separate sheets at the end of the manuscript. Their position should be indicated
in the text. All illustrations must have captions,
which should be typed on a separate
sheet.
Illustrations should be provided in camera-ready form suitable for reproduction
without
retouching. Illustrations should permit reduction, with lines drawn proportionally thicker
and symbols larger that required in the printed
version.
Photographs are welcomed, where
they add materially to the text, and will be reproduced in black and white. Colour
reproduction
is available if the author is willing to bear the additional printing costs.
Photographs should be referred to in the text as Plates,
and numbered. Captions should be provided, on a separate sheet.
COPYRIGHT
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be
asked to sign a "Journal Publishing Agreement'' (for more information on this and copyright see http://www.elsevier.com/copyright). Acceptance
of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail (or letter) will be sent to the corresponding
author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this
agreement.
If excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners
and credit the source(s) in the article. Elsevier has preprinted forms for use by authors in these cases: contact Elsevier's Rights Department,
Oxford, UK: phone (+44) 1865 843830, fax (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail permissions@elsevier.com. Requests may also be completed online via
the Elsevier homepage (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/permissions).
CHECKLIST
• Have you told
readers, at the outset,
what they might gain by reading your paper?
• have you made
the aim of your work clear?
• Have you explained the significance
of your
contribution
• Have you set your work in the appropriate context by giving sufficient
background (including a complete
set of relevant references) to your work?
• Have
you addressed the question of practicality and usefulness?
• Have you
identified
future developments that may result from you work?
• Have you structured you
papers in a clear and logical fashion?
•
Have you provided an abstract and
keywords?
PROOFS
One set of page proofs in PDF format will be sent by e-mail to the
corresponding author (if we do not have an e-mail address then paper proofs will be sent by post). Elsevier now sends PDF proofs which
can be annotated; for this you will need to download Adobe Reader version 7 available free from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
Instructions on how to annotate PDF files will accompany the proofs. The exact system requirements are given at the Adobe site: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrsystemreqs.html#70win.
If you do not wish to use the PDF annotations function, you may list the corrections (including replies to the Query Form) and return
to Elsevier in an e-mail. Please list your corrections quoting line number. If, for any reason, this is not possible, then mark the corrections
and any other comments (including replies to the Query Form) on a printout of your proof and return by fax, or scan the pages and e-mail,
or by post.
Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness of the text, tables and figures.
Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be considered at this stage with permission from the Editor.
We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately. Therefore, it is important to ensure that all of
your corrections are sent back to us in one communication: please check carefully before replying, as inclusion of any subsequent corrections
cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your responsibility. Note that Elsevier may proceed with the publication of your article
if no response is received.
ELECTRONIC OFFPRINTS
The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with a PDF
file of the article via e-mail. The PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article and includes a cover sheet with the journal
cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions of use.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
The publisher now requires
authors to declare any conflicts of interest that relate to papers accepted for publication in this Journal. A conflict of interest
may exist when an author or the author's institution has a financial or other relationship with other people or organisations that may
inappropriately influence the author's work. A conflict can be actual or potential and full disclosure to the Journal is the safest
course. A ll submissions to the Journal must include disclosure of all relationships that could be viewed as a basis for editorial decisions
and may publish such disclosures if they are believed to be important to readers in judging the manuscript. A decision may be made by
the Journal not to publish on the basis of the declared conflict. For more information, please refer to: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorshome.authors/conflictsofinterest
SPECIAL SUBJECT REPOSITORIES
Special Repositories for National Institutes of Health and Wellcome Trust funded articles
Certain repositories such as PubMed Central (PMC) are authorised under special arrangement with Elsevier to process and post certain
articles. The following agreements have been established for authors whose articles have been accepted for publication in Health
and Place and whose underlying research is supported by one of the following funding bodies:
National Institutes of Health
(NIH). Elsevier will send a version of the author's accepted manuscript that includes author revisions following peer-review for
public access posting 12 months after final publication. Because the NIH 'Public Access' policy is voluntary, authors may elect not
to deposit such articles in PMC. If you wish to opt out and not deposit in PMC, you may indicate this by sending an e-mail to NIHauthorrequest@elsevier.com.
(More information regarding the agreement between Elsevier and the National Institutes of Health can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorshome.authors/nihauthorrequest).
The Wellcome Trust. Wellcome Trust funded authors publishing in Elsevier journals can comply with the Wellcome Trust open
access policy by paying a subsidy fee to the journal. The Wellcome Trust will reimburse authors who have paid the subsidy. The subsidy
fee has initially been set at $3,000 per article. Upon final publication, Elsevier will send to PMC the Wellcome Trust Subsidised Manuscript
(a version of the accepted manuscript that reflects all author-agreed changes including those made post peer review) and will authorize
its public posting on PMC immediately. The Wellcome Trust Subsidised Manuscript on PMC will also link directly to the final published
journal article, which will continue to reside only on Elsevier's websites and which Elsevier will make available to both non-subscribers
and subscribers. (More information can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorshome.authors/wellcometrustauthors)
Author
enquiries
For enquiries relating to the submission of articles (including electronic submission where available) please visit
this journal's homepage at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/healthplace. You can track accepted articles at http://www.elsevier.com/trackarticle
and set up e-mail alerts to inform you of when an article's status has changed, as well as copyright information, frequently asked questions
and more.
Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided
after registration of an article for publication.
