Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases

Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Reciprocal interdependence between infectious and  haematologic diseases (malignant and non malignant) is well known. This relationship is particularly evident in mediterranean countries. Parassitosis  as Malaria, Leishmaniosis ,  B Hookworms , Teniasis , very common in south-est  Mediterranean area, infect  about a billion people and  manifest prevalently with anaemia, so that they are usually  diagnosed mostly by experienced haematologist on blood or bone marrow smear. On the other hand,  infections are also the main problem in patients affected by hematological malignancies .The blood is the main vector of HIV infection, which otherwise manifest with symptoms related to reduction of  T lymphocytes. In turn, infection favours haematological malignancies. Causative relationship between  Epstein-Barr virus infection, helicobacter pylori , virus C hepatitis, HIV  and lympho-proliferative diseases  are well known.

An editorial from  editors (specialist in hematology and infectious diseases) will be made for the launch  of the journal to comment particularly important articles appeared on this journal or in the more important international journals .MJHID will be a topical journal on subjects of current importance in clinical hematolgy and infectious diseases .Every issue would  have , beside the editor in chief , a guest editor . Both editor in chief and guest editor provide to invite experts in the selected topic   to performe a complete update of the arguments readly available fo practicing phisician.  The journal will have also a section devoted to original papers , case reports and letters to editor.Edtorial comment .

Case report should have educational chracter. Clinical trials of  hematological and infectious diseases of Mediterranean area will have their natural home in this Journal. Also case studies relative to important healthcare intervention in  developing  countries of south Mediterranean areas will be accepted. Translational researches strictly correlated to clinical problems will be also accepted,in chief

 

Section Policies

Editorials

Considering the MJHID will be a topical journal every issue will be introduced by an editorial by the guest editor  and by an  expert chosen by the editor in chief illustrating the more important progress on the field in the last few years. 

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Highlights

Every section editor will signal the more important articles appeared on authritative journals  in the last few months 

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Review Articles

Considering that the main scope of the journal is educational, review articles (peer reviewed) will be the backbone of this journal.  

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Original Articles

Only original articles fitting with the aims and scope of the journal will be considered. Researchers and clinician of developing countries are invited to present epidemiological data and current status of health care in their countries.  

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Case Reports

Case repord should be no longer 2000 words .

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Letters to Editor

Letters to editor are welcomed and should be related to main topics appeared in the journal 

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Peer Review Process

  • The editor  in chief , the guest editor will peer review all manuscript, furthermore two reviewer will be consulted . If the reviewer are in disagreement a third reviewer will be consulted. In any case the final decision will be made by the editor. The first decision will be made within 3 weeks. If the author is unhappy of the decision he can choice an independent reviewer among 5 proposed by the editor.

 

Publication Frequency

Most of the journal will be devoted to a main topic treated by a few reviews. The items concening the main topic will be published collectively. as part of an issue withits own Table of Contents.  Individual items concerning the main topic could be published as soon as they are ready, by adding them to the "current" volume.  

 

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...

 

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases

Th e Journal publishes topical reviews and original artcles concerning  both  clinical  hematology   and infectious diseases. A particular attention will be deserved to original articles focusing on relationship between blood and infectious diseases in mediterranean area.