Legal requirements

Submission of a manuscript to the Journal of Innovation and Healthcare Management (JIHM) implies that:

- the work described has not been published before

- it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere

- its publication has been approved by all coauthors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – at the institute where the work has been carried out.

The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation. Authors wishing to include figures, tables or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.

Copyright

Authors will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to the Journal of Innovation and Healthcare Management (JIHM) [or grant the Publisher exclusive publication and dissemination rights]. This will ensure the widest possible protection and dissemination of information under copyright laws. Authors should also state that they have full control of all primary data and that they agree to allow the journal to review their data if requested. Therefore, the manuscript must be accompanied by the "Licence to Publish" Form. This form can be obtained at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tq6ua8hms4d1wt4/LICENCE%20TO%20PUBLISH.pdf?dl=0

Scope

JIHM, an annual journal, publishes original research papers and reviews in all branches of innovation and management in the healthcare field. JIHM does not levy any page charges and publication is based purely on the scientific and technical merit of the paper. Peer reviewed, critical, concise reviews of topical interest and book reviews of relevant books are also published.