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The International Journal of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and AIDS

(IJMA) is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed, global health, open access journal


that publishes original research articles, review articles, methodology articles,
field studies or field reports, policy papers, and commentaries in all areas of
maternal and child health (MCH) and human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

IJMA is the only open-access journal that focuses on the social determinants
of health and disease and disparities in communicable, non-communicable
diseases burden affecting the MCH and HIV/AIDS populations including
infants, children, women, men/fathers, and families across the life span.

IJMA provides a global forum for the rapid publication of papers that advance
the science, policy and practice of maternal and child health, pediatrics, child
health, women's health, and further interdisciplinary knowledge of prevention,
management and care of HIV/AIDS in different populations. The journal
provides a forum for disseminating work on those at risk of, infected and
affected by HIV/AIDS including infants, children, women, fathers, families, and
communities.

Diseases or health care issues impacting populations in the developing world


(the global South), are currently under-documented and underreported in
existing western-based, peer-reviewed journals. IJMA addresses this decades-
old gap by prioritizing papers that document and disseminate MCH and
HIV/AIDS research, policy and practice from low and middle-income countries
(LMICs) in Africa, Asia, and South America. Authors of promising submissions
from LMICs receive free manuscript development mentorship through IJMA's
Peer Mentoring Program.

Timeline

IJMA is committed to the rapid dissemination of high-quality papers. The


journal aims to provide authors with rapid feedback as soon as possible.
Depending on the quality of original submission, number of revisions
recommended, journal's interest, and author-responsiveness, our goal is to
publish accepted papers expeditiously. We provide free author support
through our numerous products including manuscript template with prompts
on pertinent sections and contents.

Scope and Areas of Coverage

IJMA's scope includes, but is not limited to, the following global MCH and
HIV/AIDS issues:

 Maternal (women / mothers) and child (infants, adolescents, youths)


health (MCH) epidemiology, care, and practice,

 HIV/AIDS epidemiology, research, care and practice,

 Clinical trials and protocols in MCH and HIV/AIDS,

 Health care and services for MCH and HIV/AIDS populations,

 Life expectancy, cause-specific mortality, and human development,

 Maternal, infant, neonatal, child, adolescent, and youth morbidity and


mortality,

 Childhood and adolescent obesity and sedentary behaviors,

 Smoking, alcohol, substance-use, violence and injury prevention,

 Mental health in MCH and HIV/AIDS populations,

 Social, behavioral, and biological determinants of MCH and HIV/AIDS,

 Health and well-being based on gender, race, ethnicity, immigrant


status, social class, education, income, disability status, etc.,

 Region and/or country specific studies using different methodologies,

 Family health and wellness along the lifespan,

 Human sexuality and human development,


 Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs),

 Technological innovations in MCH and HIV/AIDS,

 Cross-national research on MCH and HIV/AIDS,

 Resilience among MCH populations and those impacted by HIV/AIDS,

 Linkages between research results and national public policy,

 Applications of surveillance, trend, and multilevel methods, and use of


novel approaches in both quantitative and qualitative research studies.

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