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Formatting and Templates
Submissions to this journal are format-free. Strict formatting is not mandatory during the peer review process.
There are only two mandatory requirements:
Consistent use of a single citation style throughout the manuscript (APA) Complete manuscript components: title page, abstract, main text, figures and tables, and references.
Authors may also refer to the submission format adopted by Francis & Taylor.
Please note the 8,000 word limit is inclusive of the abstract but exclusive of references, tables, figure/table captions, footnotes and endnotes.
本刊可以免格式投稿，同行评审阶段不强制严格排版，仅两条硬性要求：
- 全文统一一套引用体系（APA）
- 稿件模块完整：标题页、摘要、正文、图表、参考文献齐全。
投稿者亦可参考 Francis & Taylor 投稿模式。
请注意：8000 字篇幅上限包含摘要，不包含参考文献、表格、图表标题、脚注与尾注。
Article Types
Original Articles
- Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list)
- Should be no more than 8,000 words, inclusive of:
- Abstract
- Should contain an unstructured abstract of 200 words.
- Should contain between 3 and 6 keywords. Read making your article more discoverable, including information on choosing a title and search engine optimization.
- Please note the 8,000 word count is inclusive of the abstract but exclusive of references, tables, figure/table captions, footnotes and endnotes.
Other articles
Other articles are concise, thought-provoking perspectives that offer a global, local or novel lens on critical issues in health communication, public health, health systems, policy, digital transformation, ethics, health literacy, information quality and contemporary issues in politics, governance and health broadly including environmental and sustainability. Submissions are welcomed with unique ideas among multidisciplinary fields and applications in multiple contexts. These articles may offer qualitative or quantitative data with contributions that offer dialectic opportunities with debates, frameworks, and thought-provoking advancement of theory, practice and research in health communication, particularly in a time of rapid social and technological change. Author and Submission Guidelines: Length: 1000-2000 words References: Maximum of 5 authors and 10 references. Authors are encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chief or Senior Editors with a brief pre-submission inquiry on the proposed article.
- Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list)
- Should be between 1,000 and 2,000 words, inclusive of:
- Abstract
- Should contain an unstructured abstract of 200 words.
- Should contain between 3 and 6 keywords. Read making your article more discoverable, including information on choosing a title and search engine optimization.
稿件类型
原创研究论文
- 摘要：采用非结构化摘要，篇幅 200 词。
- 关键词：设置 3–6 个。可参阅《提升论文曝光度》，内容涵盖标题拟定与搜索引擎优化相关说明。
其他观点类文稿
- 摘要：采用非结构化摘要，篇幅 200 词。
- 关键词：设置 3–6 个。可参阅《提升论文曝光度》，内容涵盖标题拟定与搜索引擎优化相关说明。
Style Guidelines
Please ask for style guidelines from the editors when preparing your paper, rather than any published articles or a sample copy.
Please use American spelling style consistently throughout your manuscript.
Please use double quotation marks, except where “a quotation is ‘within’ a quotation”.
Please note that long quotations should be indented without quotation marks.
