Author Guidelines

Journal for Research in Public Health (JRPH)

1. Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check their submission's compliance with all of the following items. Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines may be returned to the authors.

• The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
• The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
• Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
• The text is single-spaced, uses an 11-point font, and employs italics rather than underlining (except for URL addresses). All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points rather than at the end.
• The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in these Author Guidelines.

2. General Guidelines

Articles sent to the journal must not have been published previously. To avoid duplicate publication, JRPH does not accept articles that are simultaneously submitted to other journals. Authors should ensure that all members of the team have approved the article for publication.

• Human subjects: any research report involving human subjects must enclose the signed informed consent and confirm that prior ethical approval was obtained from a suitably constituted research ethics committee or institutional review board.
• Conflict of interest: if any financial support was received or any relationship exists, authors must disclose it. Otherwise, authors should state that no conflict of interest, financial or otherwise, exists in connection with the research project.
• Cover letter: the points above must be stated in the Cover Letter to the Editor of JRPH.
• Generative AI: the use of generative AI must be disclosed in accordance with the Generative AI Policy.

3. Review Process

Each manuscript is first reviewed by the editors. If it meets a sufficient standard, it is sent for blinded review by at least two reviewers chosen by the journal team based on their expertise, from a range of countries. The possible outcomes are:

• accepted without corrections;
• accepted with minor corrections;
• accepted with major corrections; or
• rejected.

The corresponding author is given the opportunity to revise the article based on the reviewers' suggestions, and is informed in writing whether the article is accepted for publication or rejected. See the Peer Review page for details.

4. Manuscript Guidelines

Manuscripts must be written in English in essay format, structured as follows.

4.1 Research Article

Section	Requirements
Title Page	Includes the manuscript title and the full names of all authors, without academic and professional credentials, separated by commas. The number (1) designates the corresponding author. For each author, provide academic and professional credentials, institutional affiliation(s), and postal and e-mail addresses.
Abstract and Keywords	Maximum 150 words for research articles, literature reviews, and case reports. A research article abstract consists of background, purpose, methods, results, and conclusion. The abstract must be clear and concise, helping readers grasp the new and important aspects without reading the whole article. Keywords are placed on the same page as the abstract, separated by commas, with a maximum of 5 appropriate words to aid indexing.
Background	Presents the state of the art of the study: adequate background, previous research and existing solutions/methods, and the main limitations of previous research, in order to show the scientific merit or novelty of the paper. Avoid a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.
Objective	States the major aim of the research.
Methods	Covers research design, place and time of research, population and sample, data measurement, and data analysis method. Provide sufficient detail, including the ethical conduct of the study.
Results	States the major findings rather than presenting data in great detail. Results should be clear and concise, and may be reported in text or graphics. Provide a short introduction to the information presented in tables or images.
Discussion	Explores the significance of the results, and should address: What: how do the results relate to the original question or objectives in the background? Why: is each result or finding interpreted scientifically? What else: are the results consistent with those of other investigators, or are there differences?
Conclusion	Answers the research objectives and shows how the result advances the present state of knowledge. Conclusions should be clear enough to show whether the work merits publication. Provide a clear scientific justification and indicate possible applications and extensions. Include recommendations for future research and implications for public health.
Acknowledgments (if any)	Briefly acknowledge research funders and research participants.
References	Lists all references used. Citations should be as contemporary as possible, including those from the current year of writing. Remove literature older than 10 years unless it is central to the study. Avoid secondary citations (if necessary, use a maximum of 20% of citations).

4.2 Literature Review

A literature review consists of: title; author names (without academic titles); abstract; keywords; background; objectives; methods (describe the databases searched and the number of articles retrieved); results (a summary of the reviewed research); discussion or conclusion; and references.

4.3 Tables

• Tables are single-spaced and numbered systematically in the order mentioned in the text, each with a short title.
• Place explanations in footnotes rather than in the title. All non-standard information in a table must be explained in the footnotes.
• A manuscript must contain no more than 6 tables.

4.4 Layout

• A4 paper, with margins of at least 2.5 cm on each side.
• Microsoft Word, Times New Roman font, single-spaced.
• Maximum 20 pages, numbered from the title page to the last page.

5. References and Citations

Use bracketed in-text citations (name, year). References must be managed with a reference management tool such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote, using the APA 6th edition style. Examples:

Contact

Questions regarding these guidelines may be directed to jrphstrada@gmail.com.