Utah's Health: An Annual Review ~ A Call for Manuscripts
Article Submissions for the May 2008 Issue

Utah's Health is a peer reviewed journal which focuses on issues timely to the health of Utah's population. Utah's Health publishes papers on original research or observations and special feature articles that pertain to Utah's Health as broadly defined. This may include papers related to all aspects of medical practice as well as related fields such as nutrition, dentristy, public health, human genetics, psychology, psychiatry, education, sociology, and nursing.

Once a year, a statistical update is published which focuses on important issues indicators of health outcome. Its purpose is to provide readers with current and pertinent information regarding health and health care in Utah. It is also inteded to generate interest in and to facilitate discussion of health-related topics. Utah's Health: An Annual Review is compiled and edited by the Governor Jim Matheson Center for Healthcare Research, University of Utah Political Science Department, University of Utah College of Nursing, and the University of Utah School of Medicine School.

Articles are contributions by administrators, educators, policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and scholars. Articles should report the results of independent research which has not been previously published.

Utah Perspectives are contributions which provide readers with basic information regarding various health care topics and issues that have arisen.  These articles present opinions and insights on important topics which are relevant to the state of health in Utah. While many of these articles are solicited, prospective authors are also encouraged to submit unsolicited commentary for review.

Reviews provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art knowledge in a defined area. They emphasize new questions, conceptions, and future research directions. Reviews are generally limited to eight printed pages including figures, tables and references.

Brief Reports of no more than 1500 words pertaining to clinical or laboratory topics are also considered for publication. These submissions should be organized and prepared in the same manner as a full-length manuscript but should cite no more than 12-15 references.  They are normally limited to two printed pages.

The ongoing mission of Utah's Health is to inform interested Utahns and others about the status of health and health care in the state. It is our desire that Utah's Health will help the reader to comprehend these issues, particularly since health care and health care reform have become among the nation's most critical issues.

Article Submissions

To submit an article, please either e-mail your submissions to contact@uhreview.com or hand deliver/mail them to:

Dr. Richard Sperry

Faculty Advisor

Utah’s Health: An Annual Review

University of Utah Health Sciences Center

175 North Medical Drive East

Salt Lake City, UT 84132-5901

All article submissions should contain a title page, abstract, and keyword listings. A cover letter should also be included at the time of submission. Detailed instructions can be found in the Author Guidelines.