Factoring Health Equations; Comment on “Do You Recommend an Interdisciplinary Field to Your Graduate Student?”

Document Type : Commentary

Author

Orrery Consulting, Prins Hendrikkade 160, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Abstract

The International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IJHPM) is a new journal that aims to stimulate not only inter-disciplinary research relating to health, but even an entire new generation of such journals. The challenges of improving human health worldwide clearly suggest ‘why’ such a journal is needed, but ‘how’ bridges and junctions across fields of study towards this end might be found poses other questions. From the agnosticism of many sciences with respect to human health, to the great faith others place in more esoteric movements for human well-being, both suggest finding common factors in the many equations that affect human health. Particularly, as it is typically defined professionally, it might pose more fundamental challenges than those which appear first. However, the first editorial and edition quietly assure that the journal is in good hands, and that the search for a new generation of journals has begun.

Keywords

Main Subjects

References

1. Haghdoost AA, Shahravan A. Do you Recommend an Interdisciplinary Field to Your Graduate Student? International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2013; 1: 1–2. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2013.01
2. World Association of Medical Editors. [updated 2013 June 2; cited 2013 July 13]. Available from: http://www.wame.org/
3. HINARI Access to Research in Health Programme. Available from: http://who.int/hinari/about/en/
4. Habibzadeh F, Mahboobeh Y. Journal weighted impact factor: A proposal. J Informetr 2008: 2; 164–72. doi: 10.1016/j.joi.2008.02.001

Files

History

  • Receive Date: 16 July 2013
  • Revise Date: 05 August 2013
  • Accept Date: 01 August 2013
  • First Publish Date: 05 August 2013

Share

How to cite

Statistics