Now accepting manuscript submissions online at Manuscript Central
Value in Health
Published on behalf of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
Edited by:
Josephine Mauskopf
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 7/62 Health Care Sciences & Services
Impact Factor: 3.009
Value in Health is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal reporting on evaluations of medical technologies including pharmaceuticals, biologics, devices, procedures, and other health care interventions. It provides a scientific forum for communicating health economics and outcomes research methods and findings, furthering ISPOR's vision that 'society allocate scarce health care resources wisely, fairly, and efficiently.' It is also a sounding board for the discussion of health policy issues related to health economics and outcomes studies associated with all medical technologies.
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Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
ISPOR now provides through its publisher Wiley-Blackwell free online access to the Value in Health journal content that is one year old or older. With over a decade of content online, access to important research is extensive with Value in Health's online archive of over 700 articles from 1998 to the present. Subscribers and users with institutional access will have access to any content to which they are entitled by existing arrangements. Additionally, all others will be able to access online content for all issues published 12 months ago or earlier with no charge (for access purposes, "publication" will be based on each issue's cover date and made free on a continuously moving 12-month window.) Providing the public with free access to back content is the best way of disseminating quality, peer-reviewed information and ensuring the greatest possible access to the research published in this journal.
Upcoming Meetings
ISPOR 2nd Latin America Conference
September 10-12, 2009
Sheraton Rio Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ISPOR 12th Annual European Congress
October 24-27, 2009
Le Palais des Congres Paris, Paris, France
Online Manuscript Submission
Value in Health is now accepting manuscript submissions online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/vih. Online submission to the
journal features:
- Quick and easy submission
- Centralized and reduced administration
- Significant decrease in peer review times
Call for Supplements
In addition to your research papers, Editor-in-Chief Josephine Mauskopf would like to invite you to consider Value in Health as the outlet for your health economics or health outcomes supplements. Here are some possible supplement topics:
- New methods in outcomes assessment
- New methods in economic evaluation
- Health policy issues
- Burden of illness in multiple countries
Recent supplement topics in Value in Health include:
- Measuring patient satisfaction
- A needs-based approach to quality of life measurement
- The silo budget mentality in Europe
Value in Health charges a supplement fee that is based on the length of the supplement. Value in Health appoints special editors for each supplement who review the papers and ensure that they meet journal standards. We estimate a 3-month turn-around time between submission of all the supplement papers and final printing. The supplements are sent to all subscribers to the journal and extra copies are provided for the supplement sponsors. All supplements are listed on MEDLINE.
For further information please contact:
Josephine Mauskopf, PhD
RTI Health Solutions
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC
jmauskopf@rti.org
or
Editorial Office
ISPOR
3100 Princeton Pike, Suite 3E
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
viheditor@ispor.org
Click here to read the latest supplement published in Value in Health.
Free Access in the Developing World
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