Preventive Medicine calls for papers / publications

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing: Sexual and Reproductive Health

The issue of sexual and reproductive health is a major area of clinical practice. It encompasses a broad range of topics – sexuality, sexual behavior, altered body image, sexual and reproductive pathologies and infections, HIV/AIDS, abortion, sexual abuse as well as sexual health services, sex education and the impact of illness, social deprivation and age upon sexuality and sexual expression. Nurses are increasingly involved in work with patients, clients and communities that have sexual and reproductive needs – developing a holistic approach to care is essential, as well as increasing the evidence base for sexual and reproductive health interventions. This special issue aims to make a substantial contribution to this evidence base and also celebrate the wide ranging nature of sexual and reproductive health nursing practice.

Scope Researchers, practitioners and educators are invited to submit a manuscript based on a research study, literature review or discursive topic related to any area of Sexual and Reproductive health that has implications for nursing practice.

Manuscripts are especially welcome in the following areas (although other papers will be considered):

Child and adolescent sexual health issues, HIV/AIDS, Ageing and sexual health, Sexuality and chronic illnesses, Mental health and sexuality, Sex education, Sexual health in marginalized populations, Sexuality and clinical practice, Establishing/evaluating sexual health care or services, sexually transmitted infections, sexual health and pregnancy

All manuscripts will be expected to discuss the implications for clinical practice and adhere to the Journal of Clinical Nursing guidelines for authors available at www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/jocn

Submission The deadline for the receipt of manuscripts is December 2012 with anticipated publication in late 2013. Manuscripts should be submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jcnur

All papers for the special issue should have the prefix ‘SI – SRH’ before the title of the paper.

Further information
Please contact the editors for this edition; Professor Mark Hayter (m.hayter@hull.ac.uk) or Professor Alice Yuen Loke (hsaloke@inet.polyu.edu.hk).

Call for Manuscripts on Health Education and Promotion for the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health

The Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health is soliciting manuscripts for the 2013 continuing education theme issues on Health Education and Promotion. We invite submissions that address optimizing women’s health and reproductive health outcomes. Potential topics include:

· Health education: beyond patient handouts

· Use of social media in health education and promotion

· Promoting healthy habits

· Health promotion recommendations by age group

· Obesity

· Cardiovascular disease prevention

· Diabetes prevention

· Cancer screening

· Health disparities

· Types of psychotherapy/counseling

· Exercise

· Smoking cessation

· Substance abuse

· Sexual health

· Contraception, particularly long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)

· Health promotion for postmenopausal women

· Management of unintended pregnancy

· Preconception care

· Interconception care and/or birth spacing

· Genetics

· Prevention of birth defects

· Environmental health

· Preventing teratogenic exposures during pregnancy

Other relevant topics are welcome. All types of articles will be considered, and descriptions of the article types can be found on the next page. The deadline for initial manuscript submission is August 1, 2012.

Please send your proposed topic, type of article, and contact information to JMWH Editor-in-Chief Frances E. Likis, CNM, NP, DrPH, FACNM, at flikis@acnm.org.

Call for Papers: International Journal of MCH & AIDS (IJMA)

In our increasingly global world, the health of mothers, infant, and children and youth populations has become an important international health issue. This is particularly important in developing countries where maternal and child health (MCH) is deteriorating and inequalities are growing due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic ravaging populations in developing world. There is an urgent need to collect, document, and disseminate the existing evidence and emerging issues on the intersection between maternal and child health and HIV/AIDS. Above all, non-communicable diseases threaten the fragile gains made in addressing precarious state of maternal and child health in developing countries.

The International Journal of MCH and AIDS (IJMA) provides a platform through which researchers, as well as program and policy makers, can learn about the various factors that contribute to the health and well-being of mothers, infants, children, and adults and how the HIV/AIDS is decimating the gains in those sectors. The journal focuses on empirical findings from low and middle-income countries exploring trends and patterns at international, national, and local levels. Research articles and rigorous meta-analyses are welcome. Ideas for review articles on MCH and HIV/AIDS in developing countries will be considered. The topics to be covered in the journal include, but are not limited to:

Life expectancy, cause-specific mortality, and human development

Maternal, infant, child, and youth mortality and morbidity in developing countries

Determinants and consequences of childhood and adolescent obesity and sedentary behaviors

Quality of life and mental health disparities affecting MCH and HIV/AIDS populations

Social, behavioral, and biological determinants of MCH and HIV/AIDS and well-being

Disparities in health and well-being based on gender, race, ethnicity, immigrant status, social class, education, income, disability status, etc.

Region and/or country specific studies

Cross-national research on MCH and HIV/AIDS issues across the world

Issues of resilience among populations impacted by HIV/AIDS

Applications of surveillance, trend, and multilevel methods, and use of novel approaches in both quantitative and qualitative research studies

Book reviews on (national or cross-national) MCH and HIV/AIDS issues and social determinants of health.

Before submitting their manuscripts, prospective authors should carefully read the journal’s Author Instructions, which are located here http://www.mchandaids.org/?page_id=96

Manuscripts are accepted on a rolling basis. Manuscripts that do not meet the immediate deadline of a particular issue are automatically considered for the next issue. Authors will receive an email confirmation acknowledging receipt of their manuscripts within three days of successful manuscript submission.

If you have any questions please visit or email us:

Website: www.mchandaids.org
Email: editorinchief@mchandaids.org

Call for Papers for a Theme Issue of School Psychology Forum: Evaluations of School-Wide or Large Group Interventions

SPF is an excellent forum for large-scale program evaluations. The goal is to publish quality examples of program evaluations. SPF would like to publish papers that use a variety of methods, analysis of systemic issues, or interesting methods of interventions. Examples include: obesity prevention, school-wide positive behavior supports, social skill programs in a Head Start program, and a host of prevention programs.

Deadline: September 15th, 2012

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Eurosurveillance: Surveillance and Epidemiology of Leishmaniasis in Europe

Eurosurveillance invites authors to submit papers for a special issue on the surveillance and epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Europe.

Leishmaniasis, a vector-borne disease transmitted by sand flies, is endemic in southern European countries. Autochthonous cases in Europe are mainly due to infection with Leishmania infantum, which causes zoonotic visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis. L. tropica, endemic only in Greece with a sporadic pattern, causes anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis. Dogs are the main reservoir for L. infantum. Most reported cases have visceral leishmaniasis. A publication in 2008, in Emerging Infectious Diseases [1], estimated that annually around 700 new clinical cases of leishmaniasis are reported in European Union (EU) countries. Asymptomatic cases are thought to be many more, with an estimated ratio of >100 asymptomatic:1 clinical case [2]. Many of the EU countries where the disease is endemic are tourist destinations and there is evidence that a number of leishmaniasis cases diagnosed in non-endemic countries are imported from within the continent. The disease is notifiable in a number of endemic and non-endemic countries in Europe; however, surveillance varies and under-reporting appears to be frequent, especially for the benign forms of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

The aim of the special issue is to contribute to the existing body of evidence and to make available data that can help paint a better picture of the epidemiological situation and burden of autochthonous leishmaniasis in Europe.

We invite interested scientists and public health experts to share their surveillance data, findings and views and submit original papers for peer review and possible publication.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

results from surveillance of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in endemic and non-endemic countries, including trends in age groups affected and the impact of HIV co-infection, organ transplantation, and therapies of immunological disorders on the development and outcome of disease;
information on the distribution of the vector and reservoir;
analysis of treatment-associated costs;
control measures implemented successfully to stop the spread of disease;
issues related to the detection and identification of cases.

The submission deadline is 15 July 2012. If you would like to submit a paper or ask for more information, please see our instructions for authors regarding article formats: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/Public/ForAuthors/ForAuthors.aspx#article and contact the editorial team at eurosurveillance@ecdc.europa.eu.

References

Dujardin JC, Campino L, Cañavate C, Dedet JP, Gradoni L, Soteriadou K, et al. Spread of vector-borne diseases and neglect of Leishmaniasis, Europe. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(7):1013-8.
Michel G, Pomares C, Ferrua B, Marty P. Importance of worldwide asymptomatic carriers of Leishmania infantum (L. chagasi) in human. Acta Trop. 2011;119(2-3):69-75.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry: Systems and Childhood Obesity

You are invited to participate in a special issue of the Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry dedicated to the interaction and impact of the biological, familial, social/cultural, and built environmental systems on childhood obesity.

Submission deadline: May 31, 2012

Review and notification of decision: July 9, 2012

Submissions should be sent to: Rita DeBate: rdebate@health.usf.edu

Questions should be directed to: Preston Mercer: pmercer@poly.usf.edu

Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry is an English multidisciplinary peer-reviewed international journal publishing articles in the field of child biochemistry, pediatric laboratory medicine and biochemical aspects to the study of childhood diseases in body fluids, cells or tissues. Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry provides an in-depth update on new subjects, and current comprehensive coverage of the latest techniques in biochemical diagnosis in childhood. Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry encourages submissions from all authors throughout the world. The following articles will be considered for publication: editorials, original and review articles, short report, rapid communications, letters to the editor, and book reviews. The aim of the journal is to share and disseminate knowledge between all disciplines that work in the field of child biochemistry

Instructions for authors can be found at: http://www.childscience.org/html/jpb/instructions.html

Call for Submissions: Special Issue of the Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services: HIV Care and Prevention in Adolescents and Emerging Adults

Adolescence is a time often marked by experimentation, development of one’s racial and sexual identity, risk taking, and vulnerability. Consequently, emerging adulthood can be characterized as a period of continued change in terms of home, school, work, and relationship domains. Adolescents and young adults (ages 13 to 29) currently account for the largest percentage (39%) of new HIV infections in the United States compared to other age groups. HIV incidence in this group disproportionately affects young gay and bisexual men and young African Americans. Behavioral factors found to be associated with HIV infection in young persons include early age at sexual initiation, older sex partners, history of sexual abuse, sexually transmitted infections, and substance use. Providers may face challenges in delivering developmentally and culturally appropriate interventions for increasing numbers of young persons entering care systems, and providing treatment regimens that are compatible with diverse lifestyles.

The Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services is inviting the submission of papers for a special issue on HIV Care and Prevention in
Adolescents and Emerging Adults.

Papers to be considered for review for this special issue should be submitted beginning April 15, 2012, through August 15, 2012.

Topics of interest include:

. Emergent findings in psychosocial approaches to HIV care and prevention in adolescents and young adults.
. Identifying and addressing special needs of adolescents and emerging adults living with HIV/AIDS, including transitioning to adult HIV care.
. Innovative methods in engaging and retaining young persons in prevention and treatment programming.
. Correlates of adolescents and emerging adults’ sexual risk behavior amenable to service delivery or intervention.
. Developmental approaches to working with adolescents and emerging adults living with HIV/AIDS.
. Innovative programmatic approaches relating to issues of gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability.
. Peer-directed programming targeting adolescents and emerging adults living with HIV/AIDS.
. Emergent issues in the intersection of biomedical and psychosocial approaches to HIV/AIDS in adolescents and young adults, including treatment-as-prevention and preexposure prophylaxis.

Douglas Bruce, PhD, MSW
DePaul University
Dexter Voisin, PhD
University of Chicago
Special Edition Editors

The Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services receives all manuscript submissions electronically via their ScholarOne Manuscripts website located at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/whiv. ScholarOne Manuscripts allows for rapid submission of original and revised manuscripts, as well as facilitating the review process and internal communication between authors, editors, and reviewers via a web-based platform. ScholarOne Manuscripts technical support can be accessed via http://scholarone.com/services/support/. If you have any other requests, please contact the journal’s Managing Editor at mikebass@uic.edu.

When you enter your manuscript on ScholarOne, please click on the option that you intend it to be considered for the Special Edition: HIV Care and Prevention in Adolescents and Emerging Adults.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Special Issue of Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Indigenous and Community Health: Prioritizing Indigenous Maternal and Infant Health

Deadline for Submission is June 30th, 2012

Indigenous communities continually experience poorer health outcomes than the general populations of the countries they live in. Maternal and infant outcomes are a fundamental indicator of the health of populations, and the differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous outcomes are marked. Indigenous communities also experience higher birth rates, younger populations, barriers to accessing health care, and higher rates of suicide, addiction, incarceration, family violence, and apprehension of children. The health and well-being of Indigenous mothers and their babies is central to understanding how these disparities are embodied, reproduced, challenged, and overcome.

Research in the area of maternal and infant health has the potential to play an important role in addressing disparities. Issues of health outcomes, access to health care and education, place of birth, provision and sustainability of midwifery services, breastfeeding, current maternal health policies and practices, and social determinants of health all contribute to our understanding of this issue. As attention to both maternal and infant health policy and the health and well-being of Indigenous communities is becoming more prevalent in wider national and global discourses, research and evidence regarding indigenous maternal and infant health becomes increasingly relevant.

This special issue (Winter 2012) seeks to bring together the various approaches to Indigenous maternal and infant health research and practice.

Special Editors:

The issue will be co-edited by Rachel Olson (Tr’ondek Hwech’in First Nation and the University of Sussex) and the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives (NACM). NACM is a Canadian national organization and exists to promote excellence in reproductive health care for Inuit, First Nations, and Métis women. We advocate for the restoration of midwifery education, the provision of midwifery services, and choice of birthplace for all Aboriginal communities consistent with the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Articles must be submitted electronically by email in Microsoft Word Format to either the managing editor (patti-laboucane@ncsa.ca) or Rachel Olson (r.olson@sussex.ac.uk).

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Developing World Bioethics: Ethical Considerations in the Use of Anti-Retrovirals for HIV Prevention

Deadline for submissions: 31 July 2012

Guest Editors: Ronald Bayer, Quarraisha Abdool Karim

Evidence-based approaches to reducing sexual transmission of HIV has remained a major challenge in responding to the HIV pandemic. The past 18 months has witnessed a substantial shift in this landscape. Controlled trials have demonstrated that the treatment of individuals with HIV infection reduces the risk of viral transmission to uninfected sexual partners (treatment as prevention). Additional evidence suggests the possibility of providing anti-retroviral medications to uninfected individuals may reduce the risk of acquiring HIV infection from sexual partners (PrEP— Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis).

In view of scarce resources, there will inevitably be a need to prioritize who will get anti-retroviral drugs; those who are sick, those who can transmit HIV, those at risk for acquiring HIV. Research that focuses on the balance between efficiency and equity will be involved. Ethical frameworks for guiding decision-making at the clinical level as well as the macro social policy level will be essential.

Among the questions that will need to be discussed are:

i. What rights claims can uninfected persons make for access to ARVs for prophylactic purposes when millions across the globe are dying from AIDS because they cannot access ARV treatment?

ii. What moral claims can justify the provision of ARV therapy to those who do not yet clinically require treatment as a way of reducing the risks of HIV transmission?

iii. What normative issues are raised in making the determination that there is sufficient evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of either PrEP or Treatment for Prevention?

iv. How should the social and biological vulnerability of women to HIV infection inform discussion about the allocations of resources for either PrEP or treatment as prevention?

v. If there is a risk that PrEP will increase the risk of drug resistance and compromise treatment options for those already infected, what ethical questions must be confronted?

vi. What conceptions of procedural fairness and inclusiveness should shape decision making processes about these allocation decisions?

vii. How should current research findings inform the ethics of trial design?

viii. Given current evidence what moral issues involving the protection of research subjects should be considered in determining the extent of ancillary services and care that should be provided in prevention trials?

The editors welcome early discussion of brief proposals and/or abstracts by email to:

rb8@mail.cumc.columbia.edu or abdoolq2@ukzn.ac.za.

Upon submission authors should include full contact details and a few lines of autobiographical information in a separate electronic file. We discourage papers of more than 5000 words.

For further submission requirements, format and referencing style, refer to the Author Guidelines on the Developing World Bioethics website: http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/dewb

Manuscripts should be submitted to Developing World Bioethics online at:
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/dwb.

Please ensure that you select manuscript type ‘Special Issue’ and state that it is for the ARV Special Issue.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Applied Ergonomics: Warnings

Christopher B. Mayhorn, North Carolina State University
Kenneth R. Laughery, Rice University
Michael S. Wogalter, North Carolina State University

Manuscripts are being solicited for a special issue of the Applied Ergonomics on Warnings to be published late 2013.

Theme of the Special Issue

Warnings are used to communicate hazard and risk information to people as a means of preventing accidents and injury. Since the mid 1980s, warning research has undergone tremendous growth in defining the factors that determine whether a warning will or will not be effective. Research has begun to evaluate early and intermediate stages of processing necessary for behavior change (e.g., tests of attention and comprehension), using new technologies and methodologies (e.g., virtual reality and behavioral paradigms), or using assessments of perceptions of risk and hazard. However, there is still a great need for new approaches and research to fill gaps in knowledge in this important area. While it is clear that warnings can be effective in increasing safe behavior in some situations and with some persons, their use remains controversial. Most research and discussions on warnings issues have been presented at conferences and in proceedings, but have not enjoyed wide dissemination in journal publications. As a result, this information has not reached individuals who might be able to use it in practice and research. The purpose of the Special Issue on Warnings in Applied Ergonomics is twofold. First, the Special Issue should make available to academics and practitioners, the state-of-the-art of warnings research and theory. Second, it should serve as a bridge between warnings research and other fields that relate to safety perceptions and behavior.

The co-editors of the Special Issue take a broad view of the area of warnings and they anticipate receiving research articles that address a range of topics. Manuscripts of particular interest might include (but are not limited to):

High quality empirical research applied to areas such as medicine, transportation, workplace safety, public information signage, security, or consumer products.

Theoretical contributions (possibly models) that would integrate and assess existing research in areas such as receiver characteristics (e.g., personality, age, etc.) or delivery modality (e.g., auditory, olfactory, etc.). Cross-cultural topics are especially important given the international readership of Applied Ergonomics.

Studies that address general warnings design and system integration that influence the effectiveness of warning labels on or accompanying consumer products (e.g., their display in owner’s manuals).

Research that includes practitioner case studies that describe domain specific situations where warnings are/are not effective. For example, research might investigate the role of warnings in the media (e.g., in advertisements, public service announcements, or on the web).

New approaches in research including methodological and technological advances to measuring and predicting compliance.

Work that explores non-design influences on warning effectiveness (e.g., personal, social, time, and stress characteristics or effects).

Forensic investigations that measure aspects of warnings and risk communications.

Manuscripts are due August 3, 2012. For further information and manuscript-format instructions, please visit http://ees.elsevier.com/jerg/ or contact any co-editor. Those wishing to submit a manuscript should contact the co-editors as soon as possible as there are specific instructions for identifying manuscripts for this Special Issue within the Elsevier Editorial System. Corresponding authors of accepted manuscripts will receive a printed copy of the special issue.

The co-editors are also soliciting qualified individuals to review submitted manuscripts. If interested, please contact Chris Mayhorn.

Christopher B. Mayhorn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, North Carolina State University
Email: Chris_mayhorn@ncsu.edu
Telephone: (919) 513-4856