IJHCM only considers manuscript focused on different aspects of health care management. IJHCM will not publish news articles, announcements, and promotional articles.
IJHCM is very selective in accepting manuscripts for publication. All authors must verify that their manuscript conforms to IJHCM’s editorial scope and follows the submission checklist before submitting their article.
Article Type |
Abstract Limit |
Keywords Limit |
Title Limit |
Tables/Figures Limit |
References Limit |
Original article (up to 4000 words) |
Up to 300 words (Structured: Introduction, Objectives, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusion) |
3 to 5 keywords |
Up to 35 words |
Up to 5 tables/figures |
Up to 50 references |
Review article (up to 5,000 words) |
Up to 400 words (Unstructured abstract), Structured for systematic review and meta-analysis |
3 to 5 keywords |
Up to 35 words |
Up to 5 tables/figures |
Up to 90 references |
Editorial (up to 1,500 words) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Up to 15 references |
Brief Communication (Up to 2,000 words) |
Unstructured (up to 200 words) |
3 to 5 keywords |
Up to 35 words |
Up to 2 tables/figures |
Up to 20 references |
Letter to Editor (up to 500 words) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Up to 5 references |
Reflections (Up to 1,500 words) |
Up to 150 words |
3 to 7 keywords |
Up to 35 words |
Up to 2 tables/figures |
Up to 15 references |
Healthcare BeyondScience (Up to 3,000 words) |
N/A |
N/A |
Up to 35 words |
Up to 6 tables/ figures |
Up to 10 references |
Report on International Publication (Up to 1,000 words) |
N/A |
N/A |
Up to 35 words |
Up to 2 tables/figures |
Up to 15 references |
Policy brief (Up to 2,000 words) |
N/A |
N/A |
Up to 35 words |
Up to 2 tables/figures |
Up to 30 references |
Perspective (Up to 3,000 words) |
N/A |
N/A |
Up to 35 words |
Up to 2 tables/figures |
Up to 30 references |
News (Up to 1,500 words) |
N/A |
N/A |
Up to 35 words |
Up to 5 tables/ figures |
Up to 20 references |
See the section Article Types for word limits. The abstract should briefly outline the content of the article and any conclusions it may reach. The keywords should be wording a reader would be likely to use in searching for the content of the article.
way forward is not clear and practice varies from practitioner to practitioner. The word limit for this type of manuscript is up to 1,000 words. A maximum of six authors are allowed. A maximum of ten references can be cited.