Information For Librarians
MBJIHS publishes manuscripts in the following areas, but is not limited to:
A. Public Health and Community Health
1. Epidemiology and disease prevention
2. Health promotion and behavior change
3. Environmental health
4. Occupational health and safety
5. Maternal and child health
6. Adolescent and elderly health
7. Community-based health interventions
8. Global and local public health issues
B. Clinical and Applied Health Sciences
1. Clinical practice studies
2. Nursing and evidence-based nursing practice
3. Midwifery and reproductive health care
4. Clinical nutrition and dietetics
5. Pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical care
6. Rehabilitation and functional health
7. Patient safety and quality of care
C. Health Systems, Policy, and Management
1. Health services management
2. Hospital administration and health care quality management
3. Health policy and governance
4. Health financing and insurance
5. Primary care and integrated care systems
6. Digital health and health information systems
7. Health care human resource management
D. Health Education and Professional Practice
1. Health professions education
2. Patient education and health literacy
3. Public health literacy and empowerment
4. Interprofessional collaboration in health care
5. Training models for health workers and health cadres
E. Emerging and Strategic Themes
1. One Health Perspective
2. Mental health promotion and psychosocial well-being (non-diagnostic emphasis where appropriate)
3. Lifestyle medicine and non-communicable diseases
4. Pandemic preparedness and community resilience
5. Precision public health
6. AI and digital tools in healthcare
F. Types of Articles Accepted
1. Original research articles
2. Review articles (scoping reviews, literature reviews, meta-analyses where appropriate)
3. Public service papers in health promotion, screening, education, or service innovation
4. Practice and implementation studies (with clear methods and evaluation)
5. Policy and program evaluation studies
G. Methodological Approaches
1. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods
2. Clinical observational studies (within ethical and methodological boundaries)
3. Research Community-based participatory research
4. Intervention and quasi-experimental studies
5. Program evaluation and implementation research
6. Evidence synthesis (review-based methods)
