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Occupational Health South Africa: Informative Journal for OHPs & Researchers

Occupational Health South Africa is a platform offering original research, case studies, opinion pieces, and more to keep Occupational Health Practitioners informed. It includes articles on various occupational health topics, review articles, letters to the editor, and plans for future developments.

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Occupational Health South Africa: Informative Journal for OHPs & Researchers

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  1. Gill Nelson School of Public Health University of the Witwatersrand gill.nelson@wits.ac.za 011 717 2138 082 338 9576 19 August 2015

  2. Outline • Meet the team • Aims of OHSA • Target audience • Article categories • Original research • Review articles • Case studies • Back to Basics • Opinion Pieces • Issues in Occupational Health • People on the move • Letters to the editor • Review process • Plans for OHSA • SASOHN’s contribution

  3. Meet the team • Editors: • Editorial Board:

  4. Meet the team • Others:

  5. Aims of OHSA • To keep OHPs* informed about current local research, views of experts, developments in occupational health** • To provide a platform for society members (and others) to publish – novice and experienced * OH nurses, occupational hygienists, OMPs, researchers, etc. **medicine and hygiene

  6. Target audience • Occupational health doctors and industry doctors • Audiologists • Biokineticists • Industrial psychologists • Human resources personnel • Occupational safety managers • Occupational therapists • Occupational health practitioners • Academics • Health care marketers • Occupational health lawyers

  7. Article categories Original research Studies reporting original, relevant OH research with sound methodology Review articles A state-of- the-art review of literature that contributes to the body of knowledge on a specific topic

  8. Article categories OH-related case studies • unexpected associations and events • unique cases in terms of the condition/event/problem/setting/ exposure/management • cases that highlight legal or ethical issues Letters to the editor • to provide constructive criticism and stimulate debate • relates to an article recently published in the journal

  9. Article categories Back to basic papers • short, succinct and informative article on a relevant practice-related occupational health, hygiene or safety topic; • primary aim of the Back to Basics article is to enhance professional practice. Opinion pieces • an opinion article related to occupational health, hygiene or safety that is intended to engage readers and stimulate debate.

  10. Article categories Issues in occupational health Informativearticle related to any aspect of occupational health that does not fall obviously into one of the other categories, e.g. workshop report People on the move Anyone in occupational health who has done something worth bringing to our readers’ attention

  11. Other items Articles of interest Anything relevant to occupational health, e.g. Press releases, new legislation, announcements, prize winners Sponsored pages AmPath, PathCare, advertorials Society pages X 4

  12. Review process • National and international reviewers • Blinded review process Accept or reject Accept or reject

  13. Review process Accept or reject

  14. Two important points Plagiarism DON’T even think about it, and make sure you don’t do it unintentionally Advertising OHSA needs advertisers for sustainability Send details of any potential advertisers to us

  15. Plans for OHSA • Apply for Web of Science accreditation - currently DHET-accredited, and listed on African Index Medicus) - list on PubMed - generate an impact factor (IF) 2. Improve online submission process (for ease and speed) • Consider open-access options - all content will be freely available 6 months after publication - currently, 1 free paper per issue 4. Update authorship guidelines and other documents

  16. SASOHN’s contribution • “Own” the Journal • Submit your research - ensure methodology is sound - seek statistical advice (where appropriate) - ensure you have ethics clearance - don’t assume it has to be quantitative research 3. Submit other types of articles (back-to-basics, case reports, letters, etc.) - write in good English - follow the journal guidelines, incl. style (referencing!)

  17. A final word OHSA is YOUR journal Include your society affiliation on submissions We are here to help! Website: www.occhealth.co.za/

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