Submissions

Call for Submissions

Health and Human Rights, a peer-reviewed open access journal under the editorship of Partners in Health co-founder Paul Farmer, is published semi-annually, with new issues released in June and December. From 2012, selected papers in press are available prior to issue publication, thereby fast-tracking access to new research and enabling authors to cite their work. Submissions are welcomed at any time.

Original articles (research, commentary, and analysis) suitable for scholarly peer review are invited (3,500–7,000 words). In addition to research papers, we seek manuscripts that emerge from and reflect on practical efforts for the realization of social and economic rights (up to 7,000 words). The form and style of these pieces is flexible, but they should be of genuine relevance to people engaged in related work.

The editors also invite short letters, brief research or fieldwork summaries, and short opinion or perspective essays (up to 2,500 words) for publication as "Letters to the Editor."

All submissions are subject to initial assessment to determine their suitability for consideration by Health and Human Rights. Papers accepted for formal review will be sent to at least two independent referees with all authorship details removed. Typically the manuscript will be reviewed within 2 to 3 months. If necessary, revised manuscripts may be returned to the initial referees, usually within 1 month. The referees and editors may request more than one revision of a manuscript, and alternative referees may also be invited to review the manuscript at any time.

For specific format details, please see "Author Guidelines."

Manuscripts submitted to Health and Human Rights must not be before another journal for consideration.

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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines. Please note that all citations must be formatted according to the author guidelines prior to submission.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word.
3. Where available, URLs for the references are provided.
4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
6. The submission includes author name(s), affiliations, and contact information.

If you experience difficulty submitting your manuscript online, please contact the editorial offices.

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