Asian Journal of Medical Humanities
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Editors-in-Chief:
Yu Cheng
About this journal
The Asian Journal of Medical Humanities (AJMEDH) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal launched by the Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University in 2022. The primary aim of AJMEDH is to elevate an international platform for interdisciplinary and intercultural collaborations across the medical humanities community. The journal also strives to provide a professional and dedicated publication outlet for original, state-of-the-art research and other scholarly work with academic integrity and ethical rigour. AJMEDH are particularly interested in publishing articles of medical humanities and related disciplines which add value to the knowledge of humanistic care. Disciplines such as medical anthropology, medical sociology, history of veterinary medicine, environmental medicine, multi-species ethnography etc are accepted for submission. In the face of the increasing global health challenges, AJMEDH believes in the notion of "One Health" as an integrated approach to human health practices, and recognises the importance of intercultural competence in medical humanities research to reflect on the healthcare-related multi-species relations.
All submitted papers to AJMEDH undergo double-blinded peer review by a dedicated Editorial Board composed of scholars from diverse cultural and disciplinary backgrounds. AJMEDH accepts submission of various article types as listed below, and also celebrates diversity in scholarship reflecting issues and practices based in different places of origin. Please send your queries regarding research method of your study if you are still unsure about our publication policies.
Submissions in the following fields are welcomed:
- Medical Humanities
- Medical Anthropology
- Literature/Comparative Literature related to Medical Humanities
- Multi-species Ethnography
- Philosophy of Medicine
- Medical Ethics
- Medical Sociology
- History of Medicine
- History of Veterinary Medicine
- Geographic Medicine
- Environmental Medicine
- Medical Law
- Ethnic, Racial, Gender, and other Inequities in Health
- All other topics related to Medical Humanities
The Asian Journal of Medical Humanities publishes only English-language articles.
Call for Papers
Supplementary Materials
Submission
You can easily submit your manuscript online. Simply go to https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ajmedh and you will be guided through the whole peer-reviewing and publishing process.
Your benefits of publishing with us
- All articles published open access with a CC BY 4.0 license without costs for the author.
- High quality manuscript processing.
- Every article easily discoverable because of SEO and comprehensive abstracting and indexing services.
- Secure archiving by De Gruyter and the independent archiving service Portico.
Submission process
- The journal offers free format of submission.
- The Title Page should be submitted as a separate file (author name/s, institution/s of author/s, research title, and email address of corresponding author).
- After your manuscript is conditionally accepted, please format your manuscript according to the Instructions for Authors.
- The journal operates a double-blind peer review process.
- The reviewing process takes on average two months. Submissions are sent to at least two reviewers. You will be informed by e-mail if your manuscript has been accepted or rejected or if it requires further attention. Every effort is made to respond to authors in a timely manner.
Please note
- AJMEDH follows Tier 3 of our Data Sharing Policy.
Authors are required to provide a data availability statement. Please refer to the Data Sharing Policy for guidance on how to write a data availability statement. - Before submitting your article please have a look at the License to Publish.
- If you have any general questions please visit our FAQ page for journal authors.
- For more detailed information please contact ajmh2021@mail.sysu.edu.cn .
We look forward to receiving your manuscript!
Editor-in-Chief
Yulong He, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
Executive Editor-in-Chief
Yu Cheng, School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
Associate Editors
Karen Thornber, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Kaveh Khoshnood, Yale Public Health School, New Haven, CT, USA
Jun Jing, Tsinghua University, Peking, China
Academic Counsellors
Zhibin Yao, Guangdong Medical Association, China
Haihun Zhai, Hebei Medical University, China
Zhong Yuan, Peking Union Medical College, China
Editorial Board Members
Bo Zhou, Guangzhou University, China
Angela Fan, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
Chaonan Qian, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Chengwei Wang, Tsinghua University, China
Cheng Zhou, Peking University, China
Chengpu Yu; Sun Yat-sen University, China
Daqing Zhang, Peking University, China
Dawei Pan, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Duujian Tsai, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
Elisabeth Hsu, Oxford University, UK
Feng Cheng, Tsinghua University, China
Guanghong Zhao, Wuhan City College, China
Guanyang Zou, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China
Hao Li, Wuhan University, China
Hongyu Sun, Peking University, China
Huiling Li, SoochowUniversity, China
Hyeon-Jung Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
Jie Hu, Hebei Medical University, China
Jing-Bao Nie, Otago University, New Zealand
Jinghong Nie, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Jinhua Guo,associate pro, Peking University, China
Jiong Tu, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Joseph Lau, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hongkong
Joseph Tucker, The University of North Carolina, USA
Jun Jing, Tsinghua University, China
June Zhang, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Junrong Liu, Guangzhou Medical University, China
Lai Sze Tso, Gustavus Adolphus College, USA
Langshu Zhou, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
Lihong Du, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Liping Guo, Peking University, China
Lun Li, Dalian University of Technology, China
Marta Hanson, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA
Meifeng Zhang, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Mingxu Wang, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Ni Gong, Jinan University, China
Qian Liu, Renmin University of China, China
Qian Tian, Xinan University, China
Qingshan Geng, Shenzhen People's Hospital, China
Ruwei Hu, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Seung-Mi Han, Yonsei University, Seou, South Korea
Shuiyuan Xiao, Zhongnan University, China
Tae-Woo Kim, Kyunghee University, College of Korean Medicine, Korea
Tianshu Pan, Fundan University, China
Xiaolin Yang, Southern Medical University, China
Xinqing Zhang, Peking Union Medical College, China
Yali Cong, Peking University, China
Yan Xu, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Yang Yang, Dalian Medical University, China
Yifang Wang, Peking University, China
Yonghui Ma, Xiamen University, China
Youchun Zhang, Renmin University of China
Yu Cheng, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Yue Wang, Peking University, China
Yuhong Jiang, Peking Union Medical College, China
Yulong He, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Yunxiang Yan, The University of California, USA
Zhanchun Feng, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Zhongyu Duan, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, China
Editorial Office
Yva Yuhua SHI, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
Contact: ajmh2021@mail.sysu.edu.cn
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Supplementary Materials
- AJMEDH_Instructions for Authors
- AJMEDH_Quick Checklist Main Document
- CFP Special Issue_From literary and cultural studies to health humanities
- CFP Special Section on Chinese Narrative Medicine
- License to Publish AJMEDH
- Template Title Page
- Template for Ethical and Legal Declarations
- Vancouver Reference Style AJMEDH