About the Journal
RKGP Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology (RKGP-JPHE) is an international open access peer reviewed publication that discusses current research and publishes articles based on original research on disease and how it spread amongst human and non human population. The journal intends to promote scientific investigations by publishing constantly emerging original research in the field of public health etc.
RKGP-JPHE covers several key aspects in this field by including research on topics like biostatistics, immunology, health service and administration, epidemiological methods etc. The journal offers peer-reviewed articles on different types of epidemiology including description, organisation and analysis of diseases and how they affect the community etc. Its editorial mission focuses on the role of epidemiology i.e. to get to the root of health problem and the outbreaks of disease in the community. The Journal particularly welcomes contributions from the specialists in the field of medicine, epidemiology, environmental science, ecology etc.
The journal encourages advancements in the areas not limited to the one mentioned above in the form of research articles, reviews, commentaries, case studies and letters to the editors. Manuscripts that are thoroughly peer reviewed are published to promote the best standards in the industry. The Editor’s decision to publish a paper in accordance with referee(s) opinion is considered final.
The Journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. All articles are peer-reviewed. Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. Following acceptance, a paper will normally be published in the next issue. Papers will be published approximately one month after acceptance.
Types of Articles
The following types of papers are considered for publication:
Original research articles in basic and applied research.
Short Communications
Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays.
Open Access
RKGP-JPHE is an open access journal. Abstracts and full texts of all articles published in the journals can be read online without any form of restriction.
Creative Commons
RKGP-JPHE articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License. Readers can copy, distribute, transmit and adapt the work provided the original work and source is appropriately cited.
Copyright
Submission of a manuscript implies that authors have met the requirements of the editorial policy and publication ethics. Authors retain the copyright of their articles published in the journal. However, authors agree that their articles remain permanently open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License.
Manuscript Handling Fee
The manuscript handling fee for RKGP-JPHE is $450 (USD). Under some special circumstances, authors may request in advance for publication fee support.
Contacts RKGP-JPHE
Editorial Office: rjphe@rkgpjournals.org
Helpdesk: helpdesk@rkgpjournals.org
