Editorial Policy

Pursuant to the international character of this publication, the journal is indexed by the following agencies: (1)Public Knowledge Project, a consortium of Simon Fraser University Library, the School of Education of Stanford University, and the British Columbia University, Canada:(2) E - International Scientific Research Journal Consortium; (3) Journal Seek - Genamics, Hamilton, New Zealand; (4) Google Scholar; (5) Philippine Electronic Journals (PEJ);and,(6) PhilJol by INASP. The Asian Journal of Health (AJOH) is open to the global community of scholars who wish to have their researches published in a peer-reviewed journal. Contributors can access the Website: www.ejournals.ph. The Editorial Board invites associate editors and peer reviewers from the Philippines and abroad for every issue of the journal.

The Asian Journal of Health is viewed as a premier journal that publishes peer-reviewed researches in Health. Publishable research articles embrace any research methodology as long as the articles meet the publication standards of the journal. The journal primarily has, as its audience, scientists, academicians, health practitioners, policy makers, health advocates, graduate students, and other individuals interested in pushing the frontiers of health science .

The primary criterion for publication in the Asian Journal of Health is the significance of the contribution an article makes to the body of knowledge. The content areas of interest include the various disciplines of knowledge in the health sciences such as but not limited to basic and clinical, social, ethmomedical, modelling, and health education studies.

The efficiency and effectiveness of the editorial review process are critically dependent upon the actions of both the research authors and the reviewers. An author accepts the responsibility of preparing the research paper for evaluation by independent reviewers. The responsibility includes subjecting the manuscript to evaluation by peers and revising it prior to submission. The review process is not to be used as a means of obtaining feedback at early stages of developing the research paper.

Reviewers and editors are responsible for providing constructive and prompt evaluation of submitted research papers based on the significance of their contribution and on the rigors of analysis and presentation.