Focus and Scope
Innovative Horizons in Care and Community Journal (IHCCJ) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to publishing high-quality scientific articles that advance knowledge, evidence-based practice, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration in healthcare and community development. The journal welcomes original research, review articles, case reports, short communications, conceptual papers, and scholarly perspectives that contribute to improving health outcomes and addressing contemporary challenges in healthcare systems and communities.
The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
1. Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
- Environmental Health
- Maternal, Neonatal, Child, and Adolescent Health
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Health Policy and Health Systems Management
- Global Health
- Community Health Programs
- Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health
2. Nursing
- Community Nursing
- Clinical Nursing
- Advanced Nursing Practice
- Nursing Leadership and Management
- Nursing Education
- Evidence-Based Nursing
- Nursing Quality and Patient Safety
- Critical Care Nursing
- Gerontological Nursing
- Mental Health Nursing
- Family and Primary Care Nursing
3. Medicine
- Community Medicine
- Primary Care Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
- Non-Communicable Diseases
- Preventive Medicine
- Medical Education
- Clinical Innovation
- Translational Medicine
- Digital Health and Telemedicine
4. Social Sciences in Health
- Medical Sociology
- Health Psychology
- Medical Anthropology
- Community Empowerment
- Social Determinants of Health
- Health Behavior
- Health Communication
- Community Development
- Population and Social Health Studies
5. Medical Humanities
- Bioethics and Clinical Ethics
- Medical Humanities
- Cultural Perspectives in Health
- Patient-Centered Care
- Health Literacy
- Communication in Healthcare
- Spirituality and Health
- Professionalism in Healthcare
6. Interdisciplinary Health Studies
IHCCJ encourages interdisciplinary research that integrates multiple scientific disciplines to address complex health challenges. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Digital Health and Healthcare Technologies
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
- Health Informatics
- Public Policy and Cross-Sector Collaboration
- Health Innovation
- Community-Based Participatory Research
- Disaster and Humanitarian Health
- Sustainable Healthcare Systems
- One Health
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Implementation Science
- Precision and Personalized Healthcare
Journal Focus
IHCCJ particularly welcomes manuscripts that promote:
- Innovation in healthcare practice and service delivery
- Community-based interventions and participatory research
- Evidence-based clinical and public health practice
- Sustainable health systems and policy development
- Digital transformation in healthcare
- Interprofessional and multidisciplinary collaboration
- Translation of research into healthcare policy and practice
- Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to health and well-being