Perdana International Journal of Health Sciences (PIJHS) is the initiative of Research Management Centre (RMC) at Perdana University (PU). The University envisions to be one of the premiere institutions in the World contributing to the global community through the pursuit of excellence in education, research and service. Research is given utmost importance at Perdana University and this is evident from the publications and grants obtained from MMA (Malaysian Medical Association) apart from having lead-scientists on board. PIJHS is focused on researches in health sciences. Health sciences is a broad area whereby all components embedded into health studies will be part of it. Researches that can enhance or boost the application of healthcare technology, innovative treatments, new medicines etcetera are invited with priority. The journal shall follow the guidelines as per international journals and call for papers (CFP) will be campaigned from Issue-II. Blind-review of manuscripts will be done among the review board to sustain the quality of publications.
One of the objectives of any academic journal is to promote research and make it reach to larger section of people. It is ensured that this bi-annual journal will reach PU’s fraternity worldwide. This will abet the visibility of authors and their work.
PIJHS will be classified as health sciences journal with intention to publish manuscripts pertaining to all fields of health sciences including healthcare, applied medical science, medicine, dentistry and healthcare technology, which provides contribution to uplift or enhancing present medical knowledge. The submitted manuscripts has to include new and innovative experimental methods, primary researches, new interpretation of existing results or data related to clinical problems, or epidemiological work of substantial scientific significance. The motive is to build medical concepts rather performing basic or fundamental researches. As PIJHS accepts only original research, any incomplete studies or secondary researches are discouraged. Authors are required to follow the format and typeset of PIJHS for the manuscript to be accepted for review.
The series covers all aspects of theoretical and applied health science research in the form of monographs, selected doctoral dissertations, handbooks and proceedings volumes. PIJHS contains several sub-series, including healthcare management, rehabilitation, psychology, mental health, alternative medicine and few more. It also includes the pharmacology and other sponsored publications. The series has become a highly visible platform for the publication and dissemination of original research in this field. Volumes are selected for inclusion by an international editorial board of well-known scholars in the field of health sciences. All contributions to the volumes in the series have been peer reviewed. PIJHS series will be indexed in leading databases.
Perdana International Journal of Health Sciences (PIJHS) shall strictly adhere to review process after the submission of manuscripts from authors. The review system abets to validate academic work; improves the quality of published research; and increases networking possibilities within research communities. Following is review process flowchart which is practiced at Elsevier publishing house. PIJHS shall follow the same.
Perdana International Journal of Health Sciences (PIJHS) adheres to particular typeset and formatting guidelines. Although it is similar to any international journal, we request authors to take note on structure and referencing styles of the journal.
Title page: Title page should contain complete title of the article, Name(s) of author(s), Department(s), Institution(s) at which work was performed, institutional e-mail address (if any) of the corresponding author
Abstract: Abstract should be factual condensation of the entire work and should NOT exceed 250 words. Keywords are to be highlighted in alphabetical order. Five keywords are mandatory.
Text: Manuscript has to follow the conventional structure of Introduction, Literature Review, Methods, Analysis, Results, Discussion, Conclusion(s), Acknowledgements (if any), References, Author mini-bio for 100 words.
Reference Style: PIJHS uses APA referencing style. References should be listed consecutively as NUMERICAL in PARENTHESES. It should be in the order in which they are quoted in the text and written in APA 6th or 7th edition of referencing styles.
Points to Note:
Acquisition of funding, collection of data, or general supervision of the research group alone, does not justify authorship.
All persons designated as authors should qualify for authorship, and all those who qualify should be listed.
Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content.
Copyright Notice: Authors who publish at PIJHS agree to transfer the copyrights to the journal with the rights of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal’s published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work
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Chairperson
Professor Dato’ Seri Dr. Mohamed Mustafa Ishak
Vice Chancellor, Perdana University
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Prof. Dr. Valliappan Raju
Director, Research Management Centre,
Perdana University
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PIJHS is an initiative of Research Management Centre of Perdana University, Malaysia. All enquiries pertaining to publications, sponsorships, editorial are welcomed at info@XXXX . If you have any specific queries in following units, please contact them directly
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Postal Address
PIJHS, Research Management Centre,
Suite 5.3, 9th Floor Wisma Chase Perdana,
Jalan Semantan Damansara Heights 50490
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia