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Now accepting manuscript submissions online at Manuscript Central

Value in Health

Published on behalf of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Edited by:
Josephine Mauskopf


ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2006: 5/56 (Healthcare Science & Services); 4/39 (Health Policy & Services)
Impact Factor: 3.433


Value in Health is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal reporting on evaluations of medical technologies including pharmaceuticals, biologics, devices, procedures, and other health care interventions. It provides a scientific forum for communicating health economics and outcomes research methods and findings, furthering ISPOR's vision that "society allocate scarce health care resources wisely, fairly, and efficiently." It is also a sounding board for the discussion of health policy issues related to health economics and outcomes studies associated with all medical technologies.

TopNews and Announcements

Upcoming Meetings
ISPOR 13th Annual International Meeting
May 3 -7, 2008
Sheraton Centre Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

ISPOR 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference
September 7 - 9, 2008
Grand Hilton Seoul, Seoul, South Korea

ISPOR 11th Annual European Congress
November 8 - 11, 2008
Hilton Athens, Athens, Greece

Online Manuscript Submission
Value in Health is now accepting manuscript submissions online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/vih.  Online submission to the
journal features:

  • Quick and easy submission
  • Centralized and reduced administration
  • Significant decrease in peer review times

Call for Supplements
In addition to your research papers, Editor-in-Chief Josephine Mauskopf would like to invite you to consider Value in Health as the outlet for your health economics or health outcomes supplements.  Here are some possible supplement topics:

  • New methods in outcomes assessment
  • New methods in economic evaluation
  • Health policy issues
  • Burden of illness in multiple countries

Recent supplement topics in Value in Health include:

  • Measuring patient satisfaction
  • A needs-based approach to quality of life measurement
  • The silo budget mentality in Europe

Value in Health charges a supplement fee that is based on the length of the supplement. Value in Health appoints special editors for each supplement who review the papers and ensure that they meet journal standards. We estimate a 3-month turn-around time between submission of all the supplement papers and final printing. The supplements are sent to all subscribers to the journal and extra copies are provided for the supplement sponsors. All supplements are listed on MEDLINE.

For further information please contact:

Josephine Mauskopf, PhD
RTI Health Solutions
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC
jmauskopf@rti.org

or

Editorial Office
ISPOR
3100 Princeton Pike, Suite 3E
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
viheditor@ispor.org

Click here to read the latest supplement published in Value in Health.

Free Access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available
within institutions in the developing world through the HINARI  initiative with the World Health Organization (WHO).

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