STM publisher SLACK Incorporated has announced the inaugural issue of the HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice. The Journal, owned by the Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA) and published by SLACK Incorporated, is an interdisciplinary and international open-access publication dedicated to advancing the field of health literacy, promoting health equity, and reducing health disparities. The first issue, found online at www.healio.com/hlrp contains an Editorial, Research Article, and a Perspectives piece. Going forward, research and practice articles will be posted on a rolling basis and aggregated into four issues each year.
The Journal is edited by Dr. Michael K. Paasche-Orlow, Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, with assistance from Practice Editor Cynthia Baur, PhD, Director, Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy, University of Maryland School of Public Health. An international Editorial Board will support the mission of the Journal, and includes prominent professionals across both the research and health care continuums.
The Journal accepts original research articles, review articles, brief reports, best practice articles, and perspective and commentary. The Information for Authors and article submission portal can be found at www.healio.com/hlrp.
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