Medicine, Conflict and Survival is an international journal for all those interested in health aspects of violence and human rights.
It covers:
The causes and consequences of war and group violence.
The health and environmental effects of war and preparations for war, especially from nuclear, radiological, chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction.
The influence of war and preparations for war on health and welfare services and the distribution of global resources .
The abuse of human rights, its occurrence, causes and consequences.
The ethical responsibility of health professionals in relation to war, social violence and human rights abuses.
Non-violent methods of conflict resolution.
Medical and humanitarian aid in conflict situations.
Relationships between the environment, development and global security.
The roles and responsibilities of governments and of international governance in reducing the risk of violent conflict
All submitted research articles are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. Commentaries are subject in the first instance to editorial review, but where appropriate the Editors will seek guidance from relevant experts. For further submission guidelines please see ‘Instructions for authors’.
Medicine, Conflict and Survival (originally published under the title of Medicine and War) was founded in 1985 and is published quarterly by Routledge. The journal continues to play an important role in debates around health, peace and violence.
Journal metrics
Usage
61K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.610 (2023) SNIP
0.361 (2023) SJR
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editorial Consultant: Neil Arya - University of Waterloo; University of Western Ontario and McMaster University, Canada
North American Corresponding Editor: John Loretz - IPPNW, USA
Chair and Book Review Editor: Michael Pountney - MCS, UK
Editorial Advisory Board: Izzeldin Abuelaish - University of Toronto, Canada Brian Balmer - University College London, UK Frank Boulton - Medact, UK Caecilie Buhmann - Global Doctors; Psychiatric Trauma Clinic for Refugees, Denmark Camilla Hathaway - NHS, UK Shirley Hodgson - Lionel Penrose Trust trustee; St. Georges University of London, UK John Hutchins - Lionel Penrose Trust trustee; Medact, UK Alan Ingram - University College London, UK Anuj Kapilashrami - Medact, UK Peter Karamoskos - Medical Association for the Prevention of War (MAPW), Australia Maria Kett - University College London, UK Bimal Khadka - B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Eastern Nepal & Physicians for Social Responsibility, Nepal Allison Meadows - King's College, Cambridge, UK Michele Moore – Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford Robert Muggah - Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland; and Instituto de Relações Internacionais, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Walter Odihambo - IPPNW-Kenya, Kenya Lars Pohlmeier - IPPNW-Germany, Germany Brian Rappert - University of Exeter, UK Simon Rushton - University of Sheffield, UK Jim Ryan - University College London, UK James Smith - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Research Fellow Vappu Taipale - Union of Senior Services in Finland, IPPNW co-President, Finland Martin Tondel - University of Uppsala, Sweden Alexander van Tulleken - Fordham University, USA Leo van Bergen - Freelance Medical Historian, The Netherlands
Student Representatives: Omar Al-Rawi - University College London Jack Burnett - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Georgina Miles - University of Oxford Koichi Sakakibara - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Updated 09-01-2024
Open access
Medicine, Conflict and Survival is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
IPPNW is a non-partisan international federation of health workers’ organisations dedicated to research, education and advocacy relevant to the prevention of nuclear and all wars; to promote non-violent conflict resolution; and to reduce the effects of war on health, development, and the environment. It was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985: www.ippnw.org
Medact, formed in 1992 by the merger of the Medical Association for Prevention of War and the Medical Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons, is the UK affiliate of IPPNW.www.medact.org
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