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- The Milbank Quarterly
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- I encourage members of the Medical Sociology Section to consider the Milbank
Quarterly as a publisher of their work. The Quarterly, published since 1923 by
the Milbank Memorial Fund, is devoted to scholarly analysis of significant issues in
health and health care policy. It presents original research, policy analysis, and
commentary from academics, clinicians, and policy makers. The in-depth, multidisciplinary
approach of the journal permits authors to explore fully the social origins of health in
our society and to examine the implications of different health policies. Topics addressed
in the Milbank Quarterly include the impact of social factors on health,
prevention, care of chronic conditions, allocation of health care resources, legal and
ethical issues in health care, hospital administration, and the organization and financing
of health care. Many of the articles are of particular interest to sociologists. For
example, last year an entire issue (Volume 76; issue 3) was devoted to articles about
socioeconomic differences in health.
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- The Quarterly welcomes articles that are longer than many journals accept
(up to 30 pages) and provides exposure to a large, interdisciplinary audience. Last year, the Quarterly was among the most frequently cited
journals in the field. Of the 23 health policy journals tracked by the Social Science
Citation Index, it had the third highest impact factor, surpassed only by Medical Care,
and the Health Care Finance Review.
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- For information about recent issues, submission guidelines, and free access to
featured articles, please visit our web page at: http://www.milbank.org/quarterly.html.
If you submit an article, feel free to suggest reviewers who are expert in the area you
are writing about. I prefer to use reviewers who are very knowledgeable about a particular
area and who can provide the most useful feedback to authors.
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- Paul D. Cleary, Ph.D.
- Editor