Submissions

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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 Taylor & Francis.

Please note the 8,000 word limit is inclusive of the abstract but exclusive of references, tables, figure/table captions, footnotes and endnotes.

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 the abstract but exclusive of references, tables, figure/table captions, footnotes and endnotes
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

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.

Length: 1,000–2,000 words, inclusive of the abstract
Maximum of 5 authors and 10 references
Same element order as original articles; unstructured abstract of 200 words; 3 to 6 keywords
Authors are encouraged to contact the Editors-in-Chief with a brief pre-submission inquiry on the proposed article

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

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What to Submit

Article processing charge. JMHM is an open-access journal with no submission fee. If your manuscript is accepted after peer review, an article processing charge is payable before publication: CAD 800, or CAD 400 where the first author is a student. By submitting you confirm that you understand this and that funding for the charge is available. See Article Processing Charge.

Please have the following ready before you start. Each item is uploaded as a separate file in the submission wizard (step 2, "Upload Files"); choose the matching file type for each.

Manuscript (Word or RTF). Format-free: one citation style used consistently (APA); no more than 8,000 words inclusive of the abstract but exclusive of references, tables, captions and notes; an unstructured abstract of about 200 words; 3 to 6 keywords. See Submit your article.
Title page: title; every author's name, department, institution, city, country and e-mail address; the corresponding author's postal address and telephone number. Author order must be agreed by all co-authors before submission.
Author contributions statement (encouraged): each author's role, using the CRediT roles (credit.niso.org): Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Writing – original draft; Writing – review & editing.
Conflict of interest disclosure: any financial, professional, personal or institutional relationship that could influence the work, or a statement that there is none.
Data availability statement (encouraged): where the data supporting the conclusions are available, any restrictions on access, a contact for data requests, and repository details for public datasets.
Ethics approval statement: for research involving human participants (surveys, interviews, experiments), the name of the ethics committee, the approval number and a note on informed consent; for animal research, compliance with institutional animal care guidelines.

The statements may be placed on the title page or combined in one separate file. The submission must not have been published before and must not be under consideration by another journal (explain any exception in Comments to the Editor). The full policies are in Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies.

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Author Attribution Standards

Authorship Criteria

The Journal of Medicine, Humanity, and Media (JMHM) follows the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines for authorship. All individuals listed as authors must meet all of the following four criteria:

Substantial Contribution to Conception or Design: Made significant intellectual contributions to the study design, data acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of results
Drafting or Critical Revision: Participated in drafting the manuscript or provided critical intellectual revision of important content
Final Approval: Reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript submitted for publication
Accountability: Agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work and committed to investigating and resolving any questions regarding accuracy or integrity

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Author Responsibilities

Author Roles

Corresponding Author: Designated as the primary contact responsible for communication with the journal, coordinating revisions, ensuring all co-authors approve the final manuscript, and taking overall responsibility for the work

First Author: Typically the individual who contributed most substantially to the research and manuscript preparation

Attribution Requirements

Institutional Affiliations

All authors must provide complete institutional affiliations, including department, institution name, city, and country
Multiple affiliations should be clearly indicated with appropriate superscript numbering
Current affiliations at time of submission should be listed; previous affiliations may be noted if relevant

Contact Information

Corresponding author must provide complete contact details including email address, postal address, and telephone number
All authors must provide valid email addresses for editorial communication

Author Order and Changes

Author order reflects the relative contributions to the work and must be agreed upon by all co-authors before submission
Any changes to authorship (additions, deletions, or reordering) after submission require written consent from all authors and detailed justification to the editorial office
Posthumous authorship is acceptable with appropriate documentation

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Peer Review Process

Review Type and Model

The JMHM employs single-anonymized (single-blind) peer review: reviewers know the identity of the authors, but the identity of the reviewers is not disclosed to the authors at any stage. Every research manuscript is assessed by at least two independent expert reviewers before an editorial decision is made.

Editorial Workflow

Initial Editorial Screening

Editors-in-Chief or Associate Editors conduct preliminary assessment for scope alignment, basic quality standards, and adherence to submission guidelines
Manuscripts failing initial screening are promptly rejected with constructive feedback

Reviewer Selection and Invitation

Suitable manuscripts are assigned to at least two independent expert reviewers from our international editorial board and external reviewer database
Reviewers are selected based on subject expertise, interdisciplinary competence, independence from the authors and their mentors, and absence of conflicts of interest
Invitation emails include the manuscript abstract and the expected review timeline

Peer Review Evaluation

Reviewers receive the complete manuscript with a standardized evaluation form
Assessment criteria include: originality, methodological rigor, interdisciplinary significance, clarity of presentation, ethical considerations, and contribution to field knowledge
Reviewers provide detailed written reports with specific recommendations for acceptance, revision, or rejection

Editorial Decision Making

Associate Editors compile reviewer reports and provide independent recommendations
Editors-in-Chief make final editorial decisions based on reviewer feedback and editorial assessment
Decision categories include: Accept, Minor Revisions, Major Revisions, or Reject

Author Response and Revision

Authors receive comprehensive feedback including anonymized reviewer reports and editorial comments
Revised submissions must include detailed response letters addressing each reviewer concern
Major revisions undergo additional peer review; minor revisions receive editorial review only

Final Decision and Publication

Satisfactorily revised manuscripts receive final acceptance
Accepted articles proceed to professional editing, formatting, and online publication
Authors receive proofs for final approval before publication

Mentorship and Peer Review

As an education-oriented journal, JMHM encourages established scholars to mentor students and early-career researchers in developing rigorous research and preparing manuscripts for publication. To preserve the integrity and independence of the editorial process, mentorship and editorial evaluation are strictly separated. Editorial board members who have mentored, supervised, collaborated on, or otherwise contributed to a submitted manuscript will not participate in the selection of reviewers, peer review, editorial evaluation, or publication decision for the same manuscript. Such submissions are handled independently by an editor with no conflict of interest and undergo the same peer-review standards and editorial criteria as other submissions. Reviewers are likewise selected on the basis of relevant expertise and independence from the authors and their mentors.

Quality Assurance Measures

Review Quality Monitoring: Editorial team monitors reviewer performance and feedback quality
Conflict of Interest Management: Reviewers and editors declare and avoid conflicts of interest, as set out in the Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies

Ethical Standards

Our peer review process adheres to Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and maintains the highest standards of research integrity, confidentiality, and fair evaluation throughout all stages of manuscript assessment.

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