Reviving a scientific journal: challenges and strategies

HIV/AIDS vaccines for Africa: scientific opportunities, challenges and strategies

More than decades have already elapsed since human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was identified as the causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The HIV has since spread to all parts of the world with devastating effects. In sub-saharan Africa, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has reached unprecedented proportions. Safe, effective and affordable HIV/AIDS vaccines for Africans are theref...

Cultural tourism: challenges and strategies

Performance and Scientific collaboration of Iran Occupational Health Journal: A scientometric analysis

Background: Of common scientometric indices is evaluating the performance and scientific collaboration of journals and organizations. Iran Occupational Health Journal belongs to Iran University of Medical Sciences and committed to providing scientific evidence for improving occupational health. Based on the importance of health at work, this study aimed to evaluate the Journal’s performance and...

Scientific Authority in Health Sciences; Challenges and Solutions

Background: The perspective of scientific authority in Iran, by the year 1435, requires a growing strong generation with a sense of self-esteem, academic endeavor and responsible in today's competitive world. Strategic planning of human resources and education of youth with talent, commitment, vitality and hope requires a national will along with adequate resources. The aim of this study was to...

The privilege of editing a scientific journal.

In his invitation letter (invitation e-mail) the editor of Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale, Professor Michele Tansella used the phrase: "...with the focus on the main problems to face in running a psychiatric journal". The present author should like to underline that he disagrees with Professor Michele Tansella in this attitude to the editor function. Running a journal is not, and should ne...