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Gill NelsonSchool of Public Health
University of the [email protected]
011 717 2138 082 338 9576
19 August 2015
1. Meet the team2. Aims of OHSA3. Target audience4. Article categories
• Original research• Review articles• Case studies• Back to Basics• Opinion Pieces• Issues in Occupational Health• People on the move• Letters to the editor
5. Review process6. Plans for OHSA7. SASOHN’s contribution
Outline
Meet the team
Name Society Affiliation
Prof. Gill Nelson MMPA Wits
Dr Andrew Swanepoel SAIOH Wits
Editors:
Editorial Board: Name Society Affiliation
Prof. Cas Badenhorst SAIOH Anglo American-SA
Prof. Johan Du Plessis SAIOH North West University
Dr Vusumuzi Nhlapho MMPA OMP
Prof. Jim Phillips MMPA NIOH
Dr Spo Kgalamono SASOM NIOH
Prof. Daan Kocks SASOM Sefako Makgatho University
Mrs Karen Michell SASOHN OHS Consultant
Dr Penny Orton SASOHN DUT
Meet the team
Name Role Company
Mrs Anne Van Vliet Advertising Independent
Mrs Jenny Gent Production Technique Design
Mr Kevin Beaumont Publishing Technique (Pty) Ltd.
Others:
1. To keep OHPs* informed about current local research,
views of experts, developments in occupational health**
2. To provide a platform for society members (and others) to
publish – novice and experienced
* OH nurses, occupational hygienists, OMPs, researchers, etc.
**medicine and hygiene
Aims of OHSA
• Occupational health doctors and industry doctors
• Audiologists
• Biokineticists
• Industrial psychologists
• Human resources personnel
• Occupational safety managers
• Occupational therapists
• Occupational health practitioners
• Academics
• Health care marketers
• Occupational health lawyers
Target audience
Original research
Studies reporting original, relevant OH research with sound
methodology
Review articles
A state-of- the-art review of literature that contributes to the body of
knowledge on a specific topic
Article categories
OH-related case studies
• unexpected associations and events
• unique cases in terms of the condition/event/problem/setting/
exposure/management
•cases that highlight legal or ethical issues
Letters to the editor
•to provide constructive criticism and stimulate debate
•relates to an article recently published in the journal
Article categories
Back to basic papers
• short, succinct and informative article on a relevant practice-related
occupational health, hygiene or safety topic;
• primary aim of the Back to Basics article is to enhance professional
practice.
Opinion pieces
• an opinion article related to occupational health, hygiene or safety
that is intended to engage readers and stimulate debate.
Article categories
Issues in occupational health
Informative article related to any aspect of occupational health that
does not fall obviously into one of the other categories, e.g.
workshop report
People on the move
Anyone in occupational health who has done something worth
bringing to our readers’ attention
Article categories
Articles of interest
Anything relevant to occupational health, e.g. Press releases, new
legislation, announcements, prize winners
Sponsored pages
AmPath, PathCare, advertorials
Society pages X 4
Other items
MANUSCRIPT SUBMITTED
ONLINE
SCAN FOR SUITABILITY
INVITE REVIEWERS (CAREFUL
CONSIDERATION)
FORMAT PAPER
SEND FOR REVIEW
RECEIVE REVIEWS
COLLATE REVIEWERS COMMENTS
Review process
• National and international reviewers• Blinded review process
Accept or reject
Accept or reject
COMMUNICATE OUTCOME TO THE AUTHOR
AUTHOR(S) MAKE
REVISIONS
PAPER UNDERGOES THOROUGH EDITORIAL
REVIEW
FORMAT FOR PUBLICATION PUBLISH
Accept or reject
Review process
Plagiarism
DON’T even think about it, and make sure you don’t do it
unintentionally
Advertising
OHSA needs advertisers for sustainability
Send details of any potential advertisers to us
Two important points
1. Apply for Web of Science accreditation
- currently DHET-accredited, and listed on African Index Medicus)
- list on PubMed
- generate an impact factor (IF)
2. Improve online submission process (for ease and speed)
3. Consider open-access options
- all content will be freely available 6 months after publication
- currently, 1 free paper per issue
4. Update authorship guidelines and other documents
Plans for OHSA
1. “Own” the Journal
2. Submit your research
- ensure methodology is sound
- seek statistical advice (where appropriate)
- ensure you have ethics clearance
- don’t assume it has to be quantitative research
3. Submit other types of articles (back-to-basics, case reports, letters,
etc.)
- write in good English
- follow the journal guidelines, incl. style (referencing!)
SASOHN’s contribution
OHSA is YOUR journal
Include your society affiliation on submissions
We are here to help!
Website: www.occhealth.co.za/
A final word