The International Journal of Adolescent and Pediatric Health (IJAPH) publishes several types of scholarly manuscripts that contribute to the advancement of knowledge, practice, policy, and innovation in adolescent and pediatric health.

Each manuscript type is evaluated according to its scholarly purpose, methodological requirements, ethical considerations, and relevance to the journal's Focus and Scope.

Unless otherwise stated, manuscripts are subject to the journal's editorial screening and peer-review procedures.

1. Original Research Articles

Scope
Original empirical studies using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches relevant to adolescent health, pediatric health, child development, nursing, clinical care, public health, health promotion, or related interdisciplinary fields.

Recommended Length: up to approximately 6,000 words, excluding references and supplementary materials.

Peer Review: Double-blind peer review.

Recommended Structure:

• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Ethical Approval Statement
• Funding Statement
• Conflict of Interest Statement
• References
• Tables and Figures, where applicable

Appropriate reporting guidelines should be used where relevant to the study design.

2. Review Articles

IJAPH accepts:

• Systematic Reviews
• Scoping Reviews
• Narrative Reviews

Scope
Reviews that synthesize and critically evaluate existing evidence relevant to adolescent or pediatric health.

Recommended Length: up to approximately 7,000 words.

Peer Review: Double-blind peer review.

Systematic and scoping reviews should clearly describe their search strategy, eligibility criteria, evidence selection, and synthesis methods.

Appropriate reporting frameworks such as PRISMA or PRISMA-ScR should be followed where applicable.

Narrative reviews should transparently describe their approach to literature identification and synthesis.

3. Case Reports and Case Studies

Scope
Reports describing clinically, educationally, ethically, or scientifically relevant individual cases or case-based observations in adolescent and pediatric health.

Recommended Length: up to approximately 3,000 words.

Peer Review: Double-blind peer review.

Recommended Structure:

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Case Presentation
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Consent Statement
• References

Authors must protect patient confidentiality.

Appropriate written consent for publication must be obtained when the manuscript contains identifiable personal or clinical information.

Ethics committee approval should be reported where required by the authors' institution or applicable regulations.

Case reports should follow an appropriate reporting guideline, such as the CARE Guidelines, where applicable.

4. Short Communications and Brief Reports

Scope
Concise reports presenting preliminary findings, pilot studies, focused empirical results, methodological observations, or other scholarly findings that can be communicated effectively in a shorter format.

Recommended Length: up to approximately 2,500 words.

Peer Review: Double-blind peer review.

Recommended Structure:

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• References

Ethical requirements applicable to original research also apply to short communications and brief reports.

5. Commentaries and Perspectives

Scope
Evidence-informed scholarly discussion, critical analysis, or perspectives concerning emerging issues, policies, ethics, clinical practice, health systems, technology, or other topics relevant to adolescent and pediatric health.

Recommended Length: approximately 1,500–2,500 words.

Review Process: Editorial assessment; external peer review may be requested when appropriate.

An abstract is not normally required unless requested by the editor.

Commentaries and perspectives should be academically grounded, appropriately referenced, and free from promotional or commercial content.

6. Editorials

Scope
Short scholarly articles addressing important developments, policies, trends, controversies, or strategic issues relevant to the journal's scope.

Recommended Length: approximately 1,000–1,500 words.

Review Process: Editorial review.

Submission Status: Normally by invitation.

Editorials may be written by members of the Editorial Board or invited scholars with relevant expertise.

Editorials must comply with the journal's conflict of interest and publication ethics policies.

7. Health Intervention, Education, and Practice Reports

Scope
Reports describing the development, implementation, feasibility, usability, or evaluation of health interventions, educational strategies, clinical innovations, digital health applications, technologies, or practice-based initiatives relevant to children and adolescents.

Recommended Length: approximately 3,000–5,000 words.

Peer Review: Double-blind peer review.

Recommended Structure:

• Abstract
• Background and Rationale
• Description of the Intervention, Tool, or Practice
• Methods or Development Process
• Results or Outcomes
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Ethical Considerations, where applicable
• References

Authors should provide sufficient methodological information to allow readers to understand how the intervention or innovation was developed and evaluated.

8. Study Protocols

Scope
Detailed descriptions of planned or ongoing research relevant to adolescent or pediatric populations.

Recommended Length: approximately 3,000–4,500 words.

Peer Review: Double-blind peer review.

Recommended Structure:

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Study Design
• Participants and Recruitment
• Intervention or Study Procedures, where applicable
• Outcomes
• Data Collection
• Data Analysis Plan
• Ethical Considerations
• Trial Registration, where applicable
• Discussion
• References

Research requiring ethical review must have appropriate ethics approval before participant recruitment.

Clinical trials must be registered in an appropriate publicly accessible clinical trial registry where applicable.

Appropriate protocol reporting guidelines such as SPIRIT should be followed where relevant.

Submission and Section Selection

Authors must select the manuscript section that most closely corresponds to their submission during the OJS submission process.

The editorial team may reassign a manuscript to a more appropriate section when necessary.

Manuscripts are assigned to an appropriate editor or handling editor based on subject expertise and journal workflow.

Selection of a section does not guarantee that a manuscript will proceed to peer review or publication.

Peer Review

Unless specifically designated for editorial review, manuscripts undergo double-blind peer review, normally involving at least two independent reviewers.

Reviewer recommendations are advisory, and final editorial decisions are made through the journal's editorial process.

Detailed procedures are described in the Peer Review Policy and Reviewer Responsibilities.

Ethical Requirements

All submissions must comply with applicable IJAPH policies, including:

• Research Ethics Policy;
• Plagiarism and Research Integrity Policy;
• Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement;
• Copyright and Licensing Policy;
• Conflict of Interest requirements; and
• Author Guidelines.

Where applicable, authors must provide information concerning:

• ethics approval;
• informed consent;
• parental or guardian permission;
• assent from minors;
• approved waivers or exemptions;
• funding; and
• conflicts of interest.

Contact

For questions regarding manuscript categories or section suitability, please contact:

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