Call for Papers: Southern Med Review (ISSN: 1174-2704)
Aims and Objectives of the Southern Med Review
The Southern Med Review (SMR) is an independent, open access; peer reviewed journal which is published in Auckland, New Zealand. The journal is in its 3rd year of publication. The aim of the Southern Med Review is to promote pharmaceutical policy research within the context of developing countries. Papers are accepted from authors resident in the Global south as well as those researchers resident in higher income countries that undertake global research. Research undertaken in the developed world that has relevance to the Global South is also welcome.
Indexing and Abstracting
All issues of SMR are freely accessible from the University of Auckland’s website or journal’s own website
http://www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/sop/smr
http://www.souternmedreview.org/
The journal is indexed in Scopus, CrossRef, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), EBSCO Host, Open J Link, Gale, Global Health, CAB Abstract Databases, Ulrich’s Periodical Directory and in New Zealand’s National Library. The journal is also freely available the WHO’s Essential Medicines Documentation Database (the articles can be accessed from
http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/en/cl/CL3.1.6/clmd,50.html#hlCL3_1_6
Call for Papers for October 2011 Issue
The Editor of Southern Med Review welcomes submissions for its next issue which will be published in October 2011. Types of article accepted for review include; full research papers, research-in-brief papers, viewpoints, policy briefs, commentaries, and opinions. The brief pieces on the pharmaceutical situation within individual countries are also welcome. Full research papers should not exceed 7000 words. All other articles should be within the range of 5000 words. The submission deadline is 20th July 2011.
Journal Instruction for Authors can also be downloaded from the following link:
http://www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/sop/smr/_docs/instructiontoauthors.pdf
Submission of Papers
The articles can be submitted electronically as a Word document to one of the following Editors for consideration.
Editors
Dr Zaheer Babar, Editor-in-Chief
mailto:z.babar@auckland.ac.nz or smr@auckland.ac.nz<mailto:smr@auckland.ac.nz>
Shane Scahill, Associate Editor
mailto:s.scahill@auckland.ac.nz
Kind Regards
Zaheer Babar, PhD
Editor-in-Chief
Southern Med Review
School of Pharmacy, University of Auckland, Private Mail Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Ph: +64 9 373 7599 Ext 88436
mailto:s.scahill@auckland.ac.nz