Aims and Scope. Medical Anthropology is dedicated to publishing papers that examine human behavior, social life, and health in an anthropological context. The journal provides a global forum for inquiring into and elucidating the social and cultural, ideational, contextual, structural and institutional factors that pattern disease, shape experiences of illness and wellbeing, and inform the organization of and access to treatments.

Our goal is to bring to our readership work that exemplifies and expands upon ways of understanding biological, cultural, political, and economic dimensions of illness, medicine, health, and healing. The journal publishes papers that reflect the diversity of contemporary scholarship in medical anthropology, and that demonstrate the theoretical sophistication, methodological soundness and ethnographic richness of the discipline. Through the publication of scholarly papers, and the editorials that accompany them, we encourage our authors and our readers to engage critically with the key debates of our time.

Medical Anthropology invites papers on a wide range of topics, reflecting the diversity of the field and the expanding interests and concerns of researchers on matters affecting human health, wellbeing and illness.

Peer Review Policy. All research articles in this journal have undergone editorial review and rigorous, double-blind peer review.

Submission of Manuscripts. Medical Anthropology receives all manuscript submissions electronically via their ScholarOne Manuscripts website located at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/GMEA.  ScholarOne Manuscripts allows for rapid submission of original and revised manuscripts, as well as facilitating the review process and internal communication between authors, editors and reviewers via a web-based platform. For ScholarOne Manuscripts technical support, you may contact them by e-mail or phone support via http://scholarone.com/services/support/ . If you have any other requests please contact the journal at med-anthro@monash.edu.  

Preparation of Manuscripts. All manuscripts should be typewritten, double-spaced, one-sided, and around 30 pages in length, including references. Number manuscript pages consecutively throughout the paper. Supply a shortened version of the title for a running head, not exceeding 35 character spaces. Each submitted article must contain a mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, and a three-sentence biography for each author. Designate one author as the corresponding author. Articles must contain an abstract of not more than 150 words and several key words. An abstract in a second language may also be included and will be published with the article and on the journal webpage. There is no fixed word length, but the preference is for journal articles of 8,000 words or less. Keep endnotes to a minimum; include note material in the text whenever possible. Number notes consecutively throughout the paper, and include them—double-spaced—at the end of the paper before the references. Medical Anthropology follows The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed., and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed., for the body of the article and the American Anthropological Association Style Guide for the reference list.

References. All text citations must be matched in the reference list, and vice versa. Follow The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed., author–date form for in-text reference citations: List 1–2 author names on every mention; list 3 author names in the first mention and the first author and ‘‘et al.'' subsequently; list 4 or more authors by the first author name and ‘‘et al.'' on every mention. Cite page range information using a colon and no space between the year and the page range: Waterman 1990:3–7. Follow the American Anthropological Association Style Guide (available for free at http://www.aaanet.org/publications/ guidelines.cfm) in the references with the following exceptions: Medical Anthropology uses author initials rather than full first names and does not require a comma separating co-authors if there are only two. List all author names up to 10 authors; for references with 11 or more authors, list only the first 7 followed by ‘‘et al.'' Common reference style examples:

Bonacich, E. and J. Modell
1975 The Economic Basis of Ethnic Solidarity: Small Business in the Japanese American     Community. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Gallimore, R.
1960 Qualitative Methods in Research on Teaching. In Handbook of Research on Teaching. 3rd edition. M. C. Wittrock, ed. Pp. 119–162. New York: Macmillan.

Han, G.
2002 The Myth of Medical Pluralism: A Critical Realist Perspective. Sociological Research Online 6(4). http://www. socresonline.org.uk/6/4/han.html, accessed April 20, 2008.

Moll, L. C.
2000 Writing as Communication: Creating Strategic Learning Environments for Students. Theory into Practice 25(3): 202–208.

Talk of the Town
2000 New Yorker, April 10: 31.

Tables and Figures. Include tables and figures on separate sheets at the end of the document or as separate files; do not embed tables and figures in the text. Number figures with consecutive Arabic numerals and give each a short descriptive caption. Keep in mind that figures will be sized to fit a column width of about 12.5 cm. Number tables with consecutive Arabic numerals and give each a short descriptive caption with any footnotes suitably identified below. Tables and figures must be cited in numeric order in text.

Color Reproduction. If the use of color artwork is desired, please contact the publisher for print and online color costs. There is no charge for black and white photographs. Additional photographs and short video clips relevant to the paper may be included in the paper for inclusion as supplemental material on the journal website.

Proofs. Page proofs are sent to the author designated ‘‘corresponding author.'' They must be checked carefully and returned within 48 hours of receipt.

Reprints. One complimentary copy of the issue will be mailed to the corresponding author. Reprints of an individual article are available for order to all authors at the time authors review page proofs. A discount on reprints is available to authors who order before print publication.