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SAHARA-J is an international Open Access journal disseminating vital research on social factors relating to HIV/AIDS. Areas covered include care, support, behaviour change, behavioural surveillance, counselling, impact, mitigation, stigma, discrimination, prevention, treatment, adherence, culture, faith-based approaches, evidence-based intervention, health communication, structural and environmental intervention, financing, policy, media and more. SAHARA-J publishes peer-reviewed contributions of the highest quality from researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries around the world. SAHARA J has a unique reputation for editorial excellence and integrity, who maintain an active interest in all aspects of HIV/AIDS. The readership of the Journal varies from academics, scholars to researchers. Internet users such as Journalists, international organizations, policy makers, civil society, donors and PLWHA also have free access to the Journal. SAHARA-J ensures that policy makers are well informed, help coordinate social aspects of HIV/AIDS research, minimizes duplication and build the community of social aspects of HIV/AIDS researchers. Its objectives are: • To influence policy and responses through the production and dissemination of evidence-based research on social aspects of HIV/AIDS. • To provide a publication source for all aspects of HIV/AIDS in Africa. • To disseminate free HIV/AIDS information in Africa. The journal is published by Routledge on behalf of SAHARA, the Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance, which is part of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). SAHARA is an alliance of partners established to conduct, support and use social sciences research to prevent the further spread of HIV and mitigate the impact of its devastation in sub-Saharan Africa. .

SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research is an international journal welcoming papers on the fundamental and practical aspects of the structure-activity and structure-property relationships in the fields of environmental science, agrochemistry, toxicology, pharmacology and applied chemistry. A unique aspect of the journal is the focus on emerging techniques for the building of SAR and QSAR models in these widely varying fields. The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the topics of topological and physicochemical descriptors, mathematical, statistical and graphical methods for data analysis, computer methods and programs, original applications and comparative studies. In addition to primary scientific papers, the journal contains reviews of books and software and news of conferences. Special issues on topics of current and widespread interest to the SAR and QSAR community will be published from time to time.Discounted society rate available for the QSAR and Modelling Society members.All published research articles in SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent expert referees.DisclaimerTaylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis.

SLEEP is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific and medical journal featuring a wide spectrum of sleep-related research. The journal is the official publication of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC (APSS), a joint venture of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society.The primary audiences are clinicians and research professionals specializing in sleep-related disorders. SLEEP publishes 12 regular issues annually, along with a digital supplement featuring abstracts presented at the yearly SLEEP Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Subscribers have access to all new and archived issued online. All articles are available to the public free of charge six months after publication.Sleep specialists treat a broad spectrum of disorders, categorized into primary dysfunction of the neural mechanisms of sleep and arousal, pathologies uniquely related to sleep and disturbances of sleep associated with behavioral or psychiatric syndromes. Experts come from a variety of primary backgrounds, including pulmonology, neurology, psychiatry, psychology, otolaryngology, and dentistry.SLEEP publishes original findings and analysis related to sleep disorders, medical dysfunctions during sleep, clinical investigations, therapeutic trials, physiologic events, anatomic structures and molecular components underlying normal and abnormal sleep, psychological and psychophysiologic research, and the pharmacology of sleep.

SSM - Population Health

The new online only, open access, peer reviewed journal in all areas relating Social Science research to population health.

SSM - Population Healthshares the same Editors-in Chief and general approach to manuscripts as its sister journal,Social Science & Medicine. The journal takes a broad approach to the field especially welcoming interdisciplinary papers from across the Social Sciences and allied areas.

SSM - Population Health offers an alternative outlet for work which might not be considered, or is classed as 'out of scope' elsewhere, and prioritizes fast peer review and publication to the benefit of authors and readers.

The journal welcomes all types of paper from traditional primary research articles, replication studies, short communications, methodological studies, instrument validation, opinion pieces, literature reviews, etc. SSM - Population Health also offers the opportunity to publish special issues or sections to reflect current interest and research in topical or developing areas. The journal fully supports authors wanting to present their research in an innovative fashion though the use of multimedia formats.

Safety Science serves as an international medium for research in the science and technology of human safety. It extends from safety of people at work to other spheres, such as transport, leisure and home, as well as every other field of man's hazardous activities.Safety Science is multidisciplinary. Its contributors and its audience range from psychologists to chemical engineers. The journal covers the domain of safety in its general sense with a special focus on the interfaces between technology, people and organizations. Papers may address the physics and engineering of safety; its social, policy and organisational aspects; the management of risks; the effectiveness of control techniques for safety; standardization, legislation, inspection, insurance, costing aspects, human behaviour and safety and the like.Safety Science will enable academic researchers, engineers and decision-makers in companies, government agencies and international bodies, to augment their information level on the latest trends in the field, from policy makers and management scientists to engineers.The journal focuses primarily on original research papers across its whole scope, but also welcomes state-of-the-art review papers and first hand case histories on accidents and disasters of special significance. The emphasis is on safety risks, as distinct from health risks, but may include both.

Safety and Health at Work (SH@W) is an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal published quarterly in English beginning in 2010. The journal is aimed at providing grounds for the exchange of ideas and data developed through research experience in the broad field of occupational health and safety. Articles may deal with scientific research to improve workers' health and safety by eliminating occupational accidents and diseases, pursuing a better working life, and creating a safe and comfortable working environment. The journal focuses primarily on original articles across the whole scope of occupational health and safety, but also welcomes up-to-date review papers and short communications and commentaries on urgent issues and case studies on unique epidemiological survey, methods of accident investigation, and analysis. High priority will be given to articles on occupational epidemiology, medicine, hygiene, toxicology, nursing and health services, work safety, ergonomics, work organization, engineering of safety (mechanical, electrical, chemical, and construction), safety management and policy, and studies related to economic evaluation and its social policy and organizational aspects. Its abbreviated title is Saf Health Work.

Salud Colectiva is a triannual scientific publication edited by the Universidad Nacional de Lanús. The journal’s objective is to publish original articles in Spanish which contribute to the study of the health-disease-care process (HDCP). The journal seeks to create an editorial framework for critical thought about the social realm, based upon the Open Access model, a commitment to scientific and methodological rigor, and openness to multidisciplinary study.Frequency: four-monthly (3 issues/year).Its abbreviated title is Salud Colectiva (en línea) and it should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references and bibliographic strips. .

To publish articles both in English and Spanish related to public health topics, in the form of full-length original research papers, brief communications, review articles, essays, updates, classics, indicators, health news, book reviews and letters to the editor.

A major multidisciplinary journal on vascular diseasesStraddling the crossroads where many disciplines meet, STV takes a new look at vascular and thrombotic diseases and provides every reader with an essential supplement to his or her speciality.STV, which brings together the most up-to-date concepts in biology and clinical subjects, plays a special role in training and informing practitioners in all the relevant fields.The online version of Sang Thrombose Vaisseaux is available. All articles published since 1997 can now be accessed online. Recent articles are available by pay per view or by subscription while older ones have free access.

Cette revue a été lancée en septembre 2001, pour répondre à la montée en puissance du droit dans le monde de la santé. A l'origine de ce projet, une double conviction :- le droit n'est pas un obstacle mais un allié dans les pratiques soignantes ;- par leur savoir et leur expérience, soignants et juristes ont beaucoup à s'apporter mutuellement.DDS s'adresse- aux acteurs des services de soins et des écoles soignantes (infirmier(e)s, cadres de santé, cadres enseignants...)- aux centres de documentation des IFSI, des IFCS, des facultés de médecine...- aux cadres et aux juristes des services administratifs des établissements de santé- aux bibliothèques des palais de justice, des barreaux et des facultés de droitLes objectifs de DDS- Accompagner la montée en puissance du droit dans le monde de la santé.- Placer l'acteur de soin au coeur de la création du droit.- Créer une référence pluraliste centrée sur la pratique du soin à partir d'un débat élaboré dans la contradiction des opinions.- Etre un outil de réflexion et un support aux travaux des acteurs de santé.- Etre une tribune largement ouverte à tous les talents.Sélection d'articles déjà parus :Réflexions sur la déontologie - Des droits de l'homme au droit de l¿humain- Déontologie en soin infirmierSynthèses :- Le dossier médical du patient majeur : contenu et gestion de l'acces- La responsabilité pénale du soignantChroniques :- Souffrance et fin de vie- De la violence dans les soinsJurisprudence :- Exercice illégal de la profession infirmière : les SSAD et le respect des textes- Condamnation pénale d'un médecin anesthésiste pour faute de négligence- Une clinique est présumée fautive en matière d'infections nosocomialesCahier Pédagogique : - Le secret professionnel- La prescription médicamenteuseCas Pratique :- Expertise judiciaire en soins infirmiers- Responsabilité d'un établissement public pour défaut de surveillance.