Journal for regionalized health services research funded by the Zi addresses young academics
23.05.2023 14:48
“Research in Health Services and Regions” offers a prize for young scientists. The focus is on regional differences in health care. The prize money is 1,000 euros
Young scientists face many challenges on their career path in order to establish themselves in their respective fields and be recognized by their colleagues. One of the biggest challenges is publishing. Publications are crucial not only for scholarly communication, but also for career development. Scientists are evaluated by funding agencies, universities and research institutes based on the number and quality of their publications. Despite an increasing number of journals, it can be difficult to find the right journal to publish.
For example, the significance and causes of geographical differences in medical care do not always receive the necessary attention in specialist journals. The journal “Research in Health Services and Regions” (RHSR), published by Springer Nature, is now trying to close this gap. The specialist journal for regionalized health care research, funded by the Zi, is aimed at young researchers who want to submit contributions to the collection “Designing the Future through Understanding the Past and the Present: Emerging Researchers Take on Regional Variation in Health Care”.
“With this series we want to recognize the research efforts of young scientists by providing a publication platform and awarding a prize worth 1,000 euros. Through our peer review process, we want to provide valuable and constructive feedback and thus support the improvement of the manuscripts. We also want to stimulate dialogue and thereby position young scientists as active players in knowledge transfer,” said the Chairman of the Central Institute for Statutory Health Care (Zi), Dr. Dominik von Stillfried.
The original article submission guidelines are:
• The article should address one of our main topics: https://www.springer.com/journal/43999/aims-and-scope
• Methodological studies can be based on both quantitative and qualitative methods
• The article must be previously unpublished
• The article must be related to the researcher's master's degree, doctoral thesis, post-doctoral thesis or habilitation
• The lead author should not have previously published more than three articles in peer-reviewed journals. Published articles must be cited in the author's cover letter
• Co-authorship is permitted
• Text messages are accepted for publication but cannot be taken into account for the prize
• Deadline for entries is July 15, 2023
Up to ten peer-reviewed articles will be published in the collection at no cost to the authors. The best published article, selected by the editorial board members, will receive a prize of 1,000 euros from Zi and a Springer Nature e-book voucher worth 150 euros.
About the magazine
Research in Health Services and Regions (RHSR) is an open access journal focused on variation in healthcare published by Springer Nature. All publications in RHSR are open access and published under a Creative Commons license, in which authors retain copyright to their work. The magazine is funded by the Central Institute for Statutory Health Insurance (Zi). The Zi covers the publication costs and processing fees for up to 30 contributions per year. There are no processing fees or fees for the items. All published articles are made freely and permanently accessible online - without subscription fees or registration hurdles, ensuring immediate and equal access to the information.
Those interested can find out which article categories are accepted using this link: https://www.springer.com/journal/43999/updates/19914164.