Human Resources for Health
Encyclopedia
Human Resources for Health is a peer-reviewed
, open-access, public health journal publishing original research and case studies on issues of information, planning, production, management, and governance of the health workforce
, and their links with health care delivery
and health outcomes, particularly as related to global health
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The journal is published by BioMed Central
in collaboration with the World Health Organization
, and is indexed in PubMed
, CINAHL
, Medscape
, Scopus
, and Web of Science
.
According to the Journal Citation Reports
, the journal has a 2010 impact factor
of 1.38, ranking it 3rd out of 22 journals in the category "industrial relations and labor".
- covering the medical, nursing, dentistry, allied health professional, health services management, and related workforces.
The journal occasionally publishes themed collections. In 2007, the journal issued a call for papers
jointly with 17 other public health journals under the theme "Towards a scaling-up of training and education for health workers". Twenty-two articles were published in Human Resources for Health on this special theme between July 2008 and November 2009.
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Other publications of BioMed Central:
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
, open-access, public health journal publishing original research and case studies on issues of information, planning, production, management, and governance of the health workforce
Health Human Resources
Health human resources — also known as “human resources for health” or “health workforce” — is defined as “all people engaged in actions whose primary intent is to enhance health”, according to the World Health Organization's World Health Report 2006. Human resources for health are identified as...
, and their links with health care delivery
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
and health outcomes, particularly as related to global health
Global health
Global health is the health of populations in a global context and transcends the perspectives and concerns of individual nations. Health problems that transcend national borders or have a global political and economic impact, are often emphasized...
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The journal is published by BioMed Central
BioMed Central
BioMed Central is a UK-based, for-profit scientific publisher specialising in open access journal publication. BMC, and its sister companies Chemistry Central and PhysMath Central, publish over 200 scientific journals. Most BMC journals are now published only online. BMC describes itself as the...
in collaboration with the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
, and is indexed in PubMed
PubMed
PubMed is a free database accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health maintains the database as part of the Entrez information retrieval system...
, CINAHL
CINAHL
CINAHL is an index of English-language and selected other-language journal articles about nursing, allied health, biomedicine and healthcare....
, Medscape
Medscape
Medscape is a web resource for physicians and other health professionals. It features peer-reviewed original medical journal articles, CME , a customized version of the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database, daily medical news, major conference coverage, and drug information—including a...
, Scopus
Scopus
Scopus, officially named SciVerse Scopus, is a bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations for academic journal articles. It covers nearly 18,000 titles from over 5,000 international publishers, including coverage of 16,500 peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical,...
, and Web of Science
Web of Science
ISI Web of Knowledge is an academic citation indexing and search service, which is combined with web linking and provided by Thomson Reuters. Web of Knowledge coverage encompasses the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. It provides bibliographic content and the tools to access, analyze,...
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According to the Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports is an annual publication by the Healthcare & Science division of Thomson Reuters. It has been integrated with the Web of Knowledge, by Thomson Reuters, and is accessed from the Web of Science to JCR Web. It provides information about academic journals in the sciences and...
, the journal has a 2010 impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
of 1.38, ranking it 3rd out of 22 journals in the category "industrial relations and labor".
Scope
The journal publishes interdisciplinary research in areas such as economic, statistical, political and policy analysis of health human resourcesHealth Human Resources
Health human resources — also known as “human resources for health” or “health workforce” — is defined as “all people engaged in actions whose primary intent is to enhance health”, according to the World Health Organization's World Health Report 2006. Human resources for health are identified as...
- covering the medical, nursing, dentistry, allied health professional, health services management, and related workforces.
The journal occasionally publishes themed collections. In 2007, the journal issued a call for papers
Call for papers
A call for papers ' is a method used in academic and other contexts for collecting book or journal articles or conference presentations...
jointly with 17 other public health journals under the theme "Towards a scaling-up of training and education for health workers". Twenty-two articles were published in Human Resources for Health on this special theme between July 2008 and November 2009.
History of the journal
The Human Resources for Health journal first started publishing, in electronic format only, in April 2003. It was preceded by the Human Resources Development Journal, an independent journal published in print format between 1997 and 2001 by the Health Manpower Development Institute of the Ministry of Public Health of ThailandMinistry of Public Health (Thailand)
The Ministry of Public Health , is a Thai government body responsible for the oversight of Public Health in Thailand.-External links:* - Official Website in Thai* - Official Website in English...
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See also
Other publications of the World Health Organization:- Bulletin of the World Health OrganizationBulletin of the World Health OrganizationThe Bulletin of the World Health Organization is a monthly public health journal published by the World Health Organization that was established in 1947. It aims to give public health policy and practice guidance based on the best evidence available, while encouraging closer links between...
- Eastern Mediterranean Health JournalEastern Mediterranean Health JournalThe Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal is a healthcare journal published by the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office of the World Health Organization. The journal publishes original research in the area of public health and related biomedical or technical subjects, with particular relevance to...
- Pan American Journal of Public HealthPan American Journal of Public HealthThe Pan American Journal of Public Health is a peer-reviewed open-access public health journal covering research and case studies on issues of public health significance, mainly in areas related to national and local health systems, to improve the health of the peoples of the Americas...
- World Health ReportWorld Health ReportThe World Health Report is a series of reports produced regularly by the World Health Organization . First published in 1995, the World Health Report is WHO's leading publication...
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