Focus and Scope
The Journal of Injury and Violence Research (JIVR) publishes definitive, peer reviewed articles devoted to the clinical practice of Injury and Violence. The JIVR should be a participant in continuing education of clinicians and forecasting important issues and trends in Injury and Violence identification, prevention and treatment, and should foster responsible debate on controversial issues. As an international journal, it encourages communication between different cultures to inform our readers, and provide scholarly reading.
The topic of injury and violence include all quantitative and qualitative studies in the field of clinical and basic sciences about trauma, Burns, drowning and falls, Occupational safety, Road safety, Sport and leisure related injury, Youth violence, Child and elder abuse, Children and older people injuries, Intimate partner abuse and sexual violence, Self-harm and suicide, Patient safety, Safe communities, Consumer safety, Disaster management and terrorism, Surveillance/burden of injury and all other intentional and unintentional injuries.
Section Policies
Original Research Article
A full-length report of an original clinical, basic, investigation that advances the science of Injury and Violence. All Original Contributions require a structured abstract of up to 300 words and Keywords. The abstract should include four sections: Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion. The text should include 7 parts: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgment, Declarations (Ethical approval, Funding, Competing interests), and References. For more information please go to the Author Guidelines.
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Review Article
A comprehensive review of the literature, in some cases including a meta-analysis, addressing a topic of interest and relevance to Injury and Violence. Literature reviews may take the form of a traditional review, a blinded review, or a meta-analysis. Review Article must have a structured abstract and include a Methods section detailing the search strategy, inclusion/exclusion criteria, evaluation of the quality of the articles, etc. The Editor-in-Chief must invite manuscripts submitted in this category; however, self-nominations for an invitation to submit a literature review are welcome. Self-nominations, which must include a cover letter. Current Curriculum Vitae, should be sent electronically to: jivr@jivresearch.org
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Commentary
A scholarly paper containing opinion or perspectives having relevance to Injury and Violence. Commentaries submitted for review require abstract. The Editor-in-Chief must invite clinical commentaries. Self-nominations for an invitation to submit a clinical commentary are welcome. Self-nominations, which must include a cover letter. Current Curriculum Vitae, should be sent electronically to: jivr@jivresearch.org
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Case Report
Case reports must include the following 5 sections: Abstract, Background, Case Description, Outcomes, and Discussion. The description of the case includes the relevant patient characteristics, examination/evaluation, diagnosis, and a description of the interventions that were provided.
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Ground Rounds
Journal of Injury and Violence Research is launched an interactive feature article in each issue called "Clinical Grand Round". Periodically, a new medical case is presented followed by responses generated from experts in the field.
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Letter to Editor
A letter related to professional issues or articles published in the Journal. There are reports of an investigation that advances the science of Injury and Violence. Letters will be reviewed and selected for publication by the Editor based on the relevance, importance, appropriateness, and timeliness of the topic.
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Book/Monograph Review
JIVR publishes short reviews of books. The purpose of the short review is to evaluate if the book holds special relevance to our reader, holds special importance in the field by contributing to existing knowledge in the field, identifies implications of findings, and offers suggestions for future directions as for what other researchers or practitioner should do in relation to the topic. To have a book considered for review in JIVR, please submit your review through online submission system.
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Symposium Report
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Editorial
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Reviewers of this Issue
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Peer Review Process
Submitted manuscripts will be sent to peer reviewers, unless they are either out of scope or below threshold for the journal, or the presentation or written English is of an unacceptably low standard. They will generally be reviewed by at least two experts with the aim of reaching a first decision as soon as possible. Statistical reviewers are also used where required. Reviewers are asked to declare any competing interests and have to agree to open peer review, which works on two levels: the authors receive the signed report and, if the manuscript is published, the same report is available to the readers. The pre-publication history (initial submission, reviews and revisions - see) is posted on the web with the published article.
Reviewers are asked whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, how interesting it is and whether the quality of the writing is acceptable. Where possible, the final decision is made on the basis that the peer reviewers are in accordance with one another, or that at least there is no strong dissenting view. In cases where there is strong disagreement either among peer reviewers or between the authors and peer reviewers, advice is sought from a member of the journal's Editorial Board. All appeals should be directed to the Medical Editor. The ultimate responsibility for editorial decisions lies with the Editor-in-Chief.
Reviewers are also asked to indicate which articles they consider to be especially interesting or significant.
Once an article is accepted, it is published in Journal of Injury and Violence immediately as a provisional PDF file. The paper will subsequently be published in both fully browseable web form, and as a formatted PDF.
Authors will be able to check the progress of their paper through the submission system at any time by logging into www.jivresearch.org , their personalized section of the site.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Archiving
This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...
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