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The Australian Journal of Rural Health (AJRH) is a multidisciplinary refereed journal published both in hardcopy and online. It is peer reviewed and listed in Thomson ISI and Medline, as well as being covered by other major abstracting and indexing services. It provides research information, policy articles and reflections related to health care in rural and remote areas of Australia, and is an important publication vehicle for researchers and practitioners.
Since its inception in 1993, the AJRH has contributed significantly to the publication of research reports and expert opinion on rural and remote health. In 1999 the AJRH became the official journal of the National Rural Health Alliance. It is also the official journal of Australian Rural Nurses and Midwives (ARNM), the National Rural Faculty of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, the Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia (CRANA), and Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH).
This ownership structure attests to the multi-disciplinary nature of the AJRH and its primary purpose: to support, maintain and promote interdisciplinary health networks, and to help rural and remote health professionals influence policies and programs to improve the health of people living and working in rural and remote areas.
More than 2000 people have full subscriptions to the AJRH, hardcopy and online and there were just over 87,000 full articles downloaded in 2007. Its core subscribers include general practitioners, nurses, allied health professionals, pharmacists, government departments, hospitals, administrators, universities, rural health units and libraries.
The AJRH welcomes the submission of manuscripts and the Editor is pleased to hear from potential referees. As well as manuscripts of full academic papers, the AJRH also welcomes shorter articles on matters related to health in rural and remote areas, letters to the Editor, personal stories, ‘practice pointers’ and obituaries.
The AJRH is published by Wiley Blackwell and is managed by a Board comprised of representatives of its Journal Associates, the NRHA, Wiley Blackwell and the editorial team. The Board is assisted by an International Advisory Board.
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