Medicine, Conflict and Survival
Call for papers:
Editors:
Alan Ingram, Department of Geography, UCL
Maria Kett, Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre, UCL
Simon Rushton, Centre for Health and International Relations, Aberystwyth University
Medicine, Conflict and Survival is an international journal for all those interested in health aspects of violence and human rights. It covers:
- The causes and consequences of war and group violence.
- The health and environmental effects of war and preparations for war, especially from nuclear, radiological, chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction.
- The influence of war and preparations for war on health and welfare services and the distribution of global resources.
- The abuse of human rights, its occurrence, causes and consequences.
- The ethical responsibility of health professionals in relation to war, social violence and human rights abuses.
- Non-violent methods of conflict resolution. Medical and humanitarian aid in conflict situations.
- Relationships between the environment, development and global security.
- The roles and responsibilities of governments and of international governance in reducing the risk of violent conflict.
Medicine, Conflict and Survival (originally published under the title of Medicine and War) was founded in 1985 and is published quarterly by Routledge. Now under new editorship, and due to be relaunched in January 2010, the journal continues to play an important role in debates around health, peace and violence.
Submissions:
The Editors welcome submission of articles (max. 8,000 words) or shorter comment pieces (max. 2000 words). Submissions for consideration should be original contributions, relevant to the aims and scope of the journal, and should not currently be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Submissions will be subject to peer review. Further guidelines for authors can be found at the journal's website: www.tandf.co.uk/journals/mcs
Submissions should be sent by email to the Editors at the following addresses: a.ingram@ucl.ac.uk, m.kett@ucl.ac.uk, sbr@aber.ac.uk
