Aims, Scope, and Editorial Policies

Journal Information

Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health – AMPPH
Abbreviated title: Adv Med Psychol Public Health
ISSN: 3034-8803
Language: English
Publication frequency: Bimonthly – six issues per year
Publisher: International Network for the Advancement of Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health – INAMPPH
Publishing model: International, peer-reviewed, diamond open-access journal
Peer review model: Double-anonymous peer review

AMPPH was established in 2024 and is owned and published by the International Network for the Advancement of Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health. The journal provides immediate and permanent open access to all published content without charging authors or readers.

Target Readership

AMPPH is intended for researchers, clinicians, physicians, psychologists, public health professionals, occupational and environmental health specialists, healthcare professionals, epidemiologists, educators, healthcare managers, policymakers, postgraduate students, and other professionals and scholars working in medicine, psychology, public health, occupational health, environmental health, healthcare, and related disciplines.

Ownership and Management
Advances in Medicine, Psychology and Public Health (AMPPH) is owned and published by the International Network for the Advancement of Medicine, Psychology and Public Health (INAMPPH), Via Rho 8, 20125 Milan, Italy.

Scientific and editorial decisions are made independently by the Editor-in-Chief and the editorial team. The journal owner and publisher do not interfere with peer review, reviewer selection, manuscript acceptance or rejection, corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions.

Aims and Mission

Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health is an international and interdisciplinary scientific journal dedicated to advancing knowledge across medicine, psychology, public health, occupational and environmental health, health policy, and related fields.

The journal aims to publish scientifically rigorous, ethically conducted, clinically or socially relevant research capable of improving health, healthcare, prevention, professional practice, policy, and population well-being.

AMPPH seeks to:

• facilitate dialogue among researchers, healthcare professionals, psychologists, public health practitioners, educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders;
• encourage interdisciplinary and international scientific collaboration;
• support evidence-based clinical practice and public health decision-making;
• promote research addressing health inequalities and the needs of different populations;
• improve the international dissemination of research originating from diverse geographical, socioeconomic, and cultural settings;
• support transparent, reproducible, and ethically responsible scientific publishing;
• translate scientific knowledge into clinical, organizational, educational, and public health practice.

Editorial decisions are based exclusively on scientific quality, methodological rigor, originality, relevance, ethical acceptability, and consistency with the journal’s aims and scope. Decisions are not influenced by authors’ nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, political views, institutional affiliation, geographic origin, or ability to pay.

Scope

AMPPH considers manuscripts in the following areas.

Medicine and Clinical Research

• clinical medicine and patient care;
• prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and prognosis;
• healthcare quality and patient safety;
• chronic and communicable diseases;
• multidisciplinary and integrated care;
• digital health, telemedicine, and clinical innovation;
• translational and implementation research;
• case reports and case series with relevant educational or scientific value.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences

• clinical and health psychology;
• mental health and psychological well-being;
• behavioral medicine and health behavior;
• psychological assessment and intervention;
• stress, coping, resilience, and quality of life;
• psychosocial determinants of health and illness;
• social, developmental, educational, and organizational psychology when clearly related to health or well-being.

Public and Global Health

• epidemiology and disease prevention;
• health promotion and community health;
• social determinants of health;
• health inequalities and vulnerable populations;
• global health and international health cooperation;
• emergency preparedness and response;
• communicable and non-communicable diseases;
• population-based interventions;
• maternal, child, adolescent, adult, and older-person health.

Occupational and Environmental Health

• occupational medicine and occupational health;
• workplace health promotion;
• occupational diseases and injuries;
• workplace safety and risk prevention;
• psychosocial and organizational risks;
• work-related stress, burnout, and workplace violence;
• ergonomics and human factors;
• environmental exposures and environmental health;
• climate change, sustainability, and health;
• work ability, disability management, and return to work.

Health Policy, Healthcare Systems, and Education

• health policy and public health legislation;
• healthcare organization, management, and economics;
• access, equity, appropriateness, and quality of care;
• health services research;
• professional and interprofessional education;
• medical, psychological, nursing, and public health education;
• health literacy and health communication;
• evidence-based policymaking and knowledge translation.

Interdisciplinary manuscripts are particularly encouraged. Submissions must demonstrate a clear contribution to medicine, psychology, public health, healthcare, health policy, occupational or environmental health, or health-related education.

Purely descriptive studies without adequate methodological quality, wider scientific relevance, or a clearly stated contribution to the field may be rejected during the initial editorial assessment.

Types of Manuscript

AMPPH considers:

• Original Research Articles;
• Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses;
• Scoping Reviews;
• Narrative Reviews;
• Brief Reports;
• Methodological Papers;
• Case Reports and Case Series;
• Public Health and Field Reports;
• Health Policy Analyses;
• Perspectives and Commentaries;
• Editorials;
• Letters to the Editor;
• Correspondence and post-publication discussions.

Reviews are assessed according to the same standards of originality, methodological rigor, transparency, and relevance applied to original research. No manuscript receives preferential treatment solely because of its article type or the identity or institutional affiliation of its authors.

Editorials, invited commentaries, correspondence, and other material not subjected to full external peer review are clearly identified as such.

Editorial Independence and Governance

The Editor-in-Chief has full authority over the scientific and editorial content of AMPPH and over the timing and manner in which that content is published.

The journal owner, publisher, sponsors, advertisers, partners, and other external parties must not interfere with:

• manuscript assessment;
• reviewer selection;
• editorial decisions;
• the interpretation or presentation of research;
• corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions.

Editorial decisions must remain independent from commercial, personal, institutional, political, or financial considerations.

Members of the Editorial Board act in accordance with the journal’s ethical standards and disclose any relationship or interest that could affect, or reasonably be perceived to affect, their editorial judgment.

Peer Review Process

AMPPH uses a double-anonymous peer review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from one another.

Initial Editorial Assessment

Each submission undergoes an initial assessment by the Editor-in-Chief or a designated editor. The assessment considers:

• consistency with the journal’s aims and scope;
• originality and scientific relevance;
• methodological quality;
• compliance with ethical requirements;
• clarity of presentation;
• completeness of the required declarations;
• compliance with the journal’s instructions;
• possible plagiarism, duplicate publication, or other integrity concerns.

Manuscripts that are out of scope, methodologically inadequate, insufficiently original, poorly prepared, or inconsistent with the journal’s ethical standards may be rejected without external review.

External Peer Review

Manuscripts passing the initial assessment are normally evaluated by at least two independent reviewers with appropriate expertise.

Reviewers assess:

• originality and scientific contribution;
• methodological validity;
• ethical acceptability;
• accuracy and transparency of reporting;
• interpretation of results;
• relevance to the journal’s readership;
• adequacy of references;
• clarity and readability.

Reviewers must disclose conflicts of interest, maintain confidentiality, provide objective and constructive reports, and refrain from using unpublished information for personal or professional advantage.

Authors may suggest potential reviewers or identify individuals whom they believe should not review their manuscript; however, the selection of reviewers remains entirely at the discretion of the handling editor.

Supplementary materials that form part of the scientific content of a manuscript may be made available to reviewers and considered during peer review.

Peer-review reports are confidential and are not routinely published with the article. Reviewer identities remain confidential unless disclosure is required by law or expressly agreed under an exceptional editorial procedure.

Editorials, invited commentaries, letters, and other article types that may be exempt from external peer review are clearly identified, and the editorial process applied to such content is stated where appropriate.

Editorial Decision

Possible decisions include:

• acceptance;
• minor revision;
• major revision;
• rejection with the possibility of resubmission;
• rejection.

The final decision rests with the Editor-in-Chief or the editor formally delegated to manage the manuscript. Reviewers provide recommendations but do not make the final decision.

Revised manuscripts may be returned to the original reviewers or assessed editorially, depending on the extent and nature of the revisions.

Submissions from Editors or Board Members

Manuscripts submitted by an editor, Editorial Board member, publisher representative, or person closely associated with the journal are handled by an independent editor who has no conflict of interest.

The submitting editor or Board member:

• has no access to confidential peer-review information;
• does not select reviewers;
• does not participate in the editorial decision;
• is not informed of reviewer identities.

The same standards and peer-review procedures apply to all submissions.

Business Model and Revenue Sources
AMPPH operates under a Diamond Open Access publishing model. Authors and readers are not charged for submission, peer review, publication, or access to published content.

The journal’s publishing and operational costs are supported by its publisher, the International Network for the Advancement of Medicine, Psychology and Public Health (INAMPPH). Any additional financial support, sponsorship, donation, institutional contribution, or other source of revenue, where applicable, is managed independently from editorial decision-making.

Revenue sources do not influence manuscript assessment, peer review, editorial decisions, article selection, or publication priorities.

Publication Ethics and Research Integrity

AMPPH is guided by the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics, the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, and the current Recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

These standards apply to authors, reviewers, editors, Editorial Board members, the publisher, and all other parties involved in the publication process.

AMPPH does not tolerate:

• fabrication or falsification of data;
• image manipulation intended to misrepresent results;
• plagiarism or self-plagiarism;
• duplicate or redundant publication;
• simultaneous submission to more than one journal;
• citation manipulation;
• undisclosed conflicts of interest;
• inappropriate authorship;
• peer-review manipulation;
• unethical research involving humans or animals;
• concealment, destruction, or misrepresentation of relevant evidence;
• retaliation against individuals raising legitimate research-integrity concerns.

Allegations are evaluated fairly, confidentially, and in accordance with established editorial procedures. Where appropriate, the journal may request explanations or original data, contact authors’ institutions or funders, suspend editorial consideration, publish an expression of concern, correct the literature, or retract an article.

The journal does not ordinarily conduct institutional investigations but cooperates with the competent institutions and authorities.

Authorship and Contributorship

Authorship must be based on the current ICMJE criteria. Each author must:

1. have made a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the work, or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data;
2. have drafted the manuscript or critically revised it for important intellectual content;
3. have approved the final version;
4. agree to be accountable for the accuracy and integrity of the work.

Individuals who do not satisfy all authorship criteria should be acknowledged but must not be listed as authors.

AMPPH requires a contributorship statement describing each author’s role. The CRediT taxonomy should be used whenever applicable.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that:

• all listed authors meet the authorship criteria;
• no eligible contributor has been omitted;
• all authors approve the submitted and final versions;
• all required declarations are complete and accurate;
• communication with the journal is shared appropriately with all co-authors.

Changes to authorship after submission require a written explanation and the signed agreement of all authors concerned. Authorship disputes should ordinarily be resolved by the authors’ institutions rather than by the journal.

Artificial intelligence systems and language models cannot be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility or accountability for the work.

Conflicts of Interest, Funding, and Sponsor Involvement

Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose financial and non-financial relationships or activities that could influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, their work or judgment.

Relevant interests may include:

• employment;
• consultancies;
• honoraria;
• grants and other funding;
• stock ownership or options;
• patents and intellectual property;
• paid expert testimony;
• personal or professional relationships;
• academic competition;
• institutional or ideological interests.

All manuscripts must include:

• a conflict-of-interest statement;
• a funding statement;
• the name of each funder;
• relevant grant numbers;
• a description of the funder’s role, if any, in study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, manuscript preparation, or the decision to submit.

Where the funder had no role, this must be stated explicitly.

Disclosure of an interest does not automatically prevent publication. Failure to disclose a relevant relationship may, however, constitute publication misconduct.

AMPPH does not currently accept commercial advertising.

Direct Marketing and Manuscript Solicitation

Any direct marketing activities conducted on behalf of AMPPH, including invitations to submit manuscripts or participate in journal activities, must be appropriate, professionally targeted, and unobtrusive. Communications must accurately represent the journal, its indexing status, editorial policies, peer-review process, publication model, and fees. AMPPH does not use misleading claims, guaranteed-acceptance statements, or deceptive solicitation practices.

Originality, Plagiarism, and Previous Publication

Submissions must be original and must not be under consideration by another journal.

All manuscripts may be screened using similarity-detection software. Similarity reports are evaluated by editors and are not used as the sole basis for editorial decisions.

Appropriately cited preprints do not ordinarily constitute prior publication. Authors must:

• disclose the existence and location of any preprint at submission;
• identify related manuscripts or previous reports;
• update the preprint record with the citation and DOI of the final AMPPH article after publication.

Previous publication of an abstract, conference presentation, thesis, trial-registry record, or preliminary report must be disclosed. Substantial overlap must be explained and appropriately cited.

Research Involving Human Participants

Research involving human participants, identifiable human material, or identifiable data must comply with applicable laws and ethical standards and with the current version of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki.

Manuscripts must state:

• the name of the approving ethics committee or institutional review board;
• the approval number, when available;
• whether written or verbal informed consent was obtained;
• the justification for any waiver of consent;
• the measures used to protect privacy and confidentiality.

The 2024 revision is the current version of the Declaration of Helsinki and should replace the obsolete reference to the 2013 version.

Authors must obtain consent for publication when a participant could be identifiable from text, images, pedigrees, clinical details, audio, video, or other information. Ethics approval does not replace consent for publication where identification is possible.

Case reports must include an appropriate consent-for-publication statement. Consent documents should be retained by the authors and supplied confidentially to the journal if requested.

Research Involving Animals

Animal research may be considered when it has clear scientific or translational relevance and complies with applicable institutional, national, and international requirements.

Authors must report:

• approval from the competent animal ethics committee;
• the approval number, when available;
• the species and relevant characteristics of the animals;
• measures taken to minimize pain and distress;
• appropriate humane endpoints;
• compliance with the ARRIVE reporting guidelines and the principles of replacement, reduction, and refinement.

The journal may reject animal research that lacks adequate ethical justification or clear relevance to human or population health.

Clinical Trial Registration

Clinical trials must be prospectively registered in a publicly accessible registry accepted by the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform or in ClinicalTrials.gov.

Registration must occur at or before the first participant’s consent for enrolment. The registration number must be reported in the abstract and manuscript.

Retrospective registration is not normally acceptable and must be fully explained. Editors retain discretion to reject trials that were not registered prospectively.

Manuscripts reporting clinical trials must include an appropriate data-sharing statement. These requirements reflect the current ICMJE recommendations.

Reporting Guidelines

Authors must use the reporting guideline appropriate to the study design and submit the relevant checklist when requested.

Examples include:

• CONSORT for randomized trials;
• STROBE for observational studies;
• PRISMA for systematic reviews and meta-analyses;
• PRISMA-ScR for scoping reviews;
• CARE for case reports;
• STARD for diagnostic-accuracy studies;
• TRIPOD for prediction-model studies;
• SQUIRE for quality-improvement studies;
• CHEERS for health-economic evaluations;
• COREQ or SRQR for qualitative research;
• ARRIVE for animal studies.

The EQUATOR Network should be consulted to identify the most appropriate reporting guideline. Transparent use of established reporting guidelines improves the clarity, completeness, and usefulness of health research.

Data Availability, Transparency, and Reproducibility

Original research manuscripts must include a Data Availability Statement describing:

• whether supporting data are available;
• where and under what conditions they can be accessed;
• any persistent repository identifier;
• any ethical, legal, privacy, commercial, or consent-related restrictions.

AMPPH encourages authors to deposit anonymized data, protocols, statistical code, questionnaires, and other relevant materials in trustworthy repositories whenever ethically and legally possible.

When data cannot be shared, authors must provide a clear explanation. Statements such as “data are available on reasonable request” should identify the person or institution responsible for evaluating requests and any conditions of access.

Editors may request access to anonymized data or other research records when necessary to assess a manuscript or investigate a concern. Failure to provide appropriate evidence may result in rejection, correction, expression of concern, or retraction.

Use of Artificial Intelligence and AI-Assisted Technologies

AMPPH follows the current ICMJE guidance on the responsible use of artificial intelligence in scientific publishing. Scopus also recommends that journals publish a dedicated generative-AI policy.

Authors

AI and AI-assisted technologies cannot be credited as authors.

Authors who use such technologies must disclose:

• the name of the tool;
• the version, when relevant;
• the purpose for which it was used;
• the section of the manuscript or research process in which it was used.

Disclosure is not ordinarily required for basic spelling, grammar, or reference-formatting tools that do not generate substantive content.

Authors remain fully responsible for:

• the accuracy and originality of all content;
• the verification of references;
• the absence of fabricated information;
• appropriate attribution;
• protection of confidential and personal data;
• compliance with copyright and ethical requirements.

AI-generated output must not replace the authors’ scientific judgment or accountability.

Reviewers and Editors

Reviewers and editors must not upload manuscripts, figures, data, reviews, or confidential editorial communications into publicly accessible AI systems when this could breach confidentiality, copyright, privacy, or data-protection obligations.

AI must not make autonomous editorial decisions. Final responsibility for peer-review reports and editorial decisions remains with the human reviewer or editor.

Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Scholarly Publishing

The Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health (AMPPH) recognises the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), chatbots, image-generation systems, and other AI-assisted technologies in research and scholarly publishing.

The journal supports the responsible and transparent use of these technologies while safeguarding scientific integrity, authorship responsibility, confidentiality, originality, data protection, and accountability.

GIPMeL’s policy is developed with reference to internationally recognised recommendations on the responsible use of AI in scholarly publishing, including those of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).

Use of AI by Authors

Authors must disclose at the time of submission whether Artificial Intelligence or AI-assisted technologies, including generative AI systems, Large Language Models, chatbots, or AI image-generation tools, were used in the preparation of the submitted work.

When such technologies have been used, authors must clearly indicate:

• the name of the AI tool or system used;
• the purpose for which it was used;
• the part or stage of the work in which it was used, where relevant;
• the extent to which AI-generated or AI-assisted content contributed to the manuscript.

The disclosure should be included in the manuscript in an appropriate AI Use Disclosure Statement. Where relevant, AI use should also be described in the Methods, Acknowledgements, or other appropriate section of the manuscript.

Routine use of conventional tools for spelling, formatting, reference management, or basic grammar correction that do not generate substantive scientific content does not normally require a specific disclosure.

AI Use Disclosure Statement

Authors who have used generative AI or other relevant AI-assisted technologies should include a statement such as:

“During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used [name of AI tool, version/provider where appropriate] for [specific purpose]. The authors subsequently reviewed and edited all AI-assisted content and take full responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, originality, and final content of the manuscript.”

If AI tools were used for data collection, data analysis, statistical procedures, image or figure generation, or other aspects forming part of the research methodology, their use must be described transparently and with sufficient detail in the Methods section to permit appropriate scientific evaluation.

AI Cannot Be an Author

Artificial Intelligence systems, Large Language Models, chatbots, and other AI-assisted technologies cannot be listed as authors or co-authors.

Authorship requires accountability for the accuracy, integrity, originality, and scientific content of a work, as well as the ability to approve the final manuscript and respond to questions concerning the published research. AI systems cannot fulfil these responsibilities.

Human authors remain fully responsible for all submitted and published content, including any material generated or modified with the assistance of AI.

Authors’ Responsibility for AI-Assisted Content

Authors are responsible for carefully reviewing and verifying all AI-assisted content before submission.

In particular, authors must ensure that:

• the scientific content is accurate and supported by appropriate evidence;
• references and citations are authentic, accurate, and verifiable;
• AI-generated information has not introduced fabricated data, references, interpretations, or conclusions;
• plagiarism or inappropriate reproduction of copyrighted material has not occurred;
• confidential, sensitive, personal, or protected research data have not been improperly disclosed to third-party AI systems;
• all applicable ethical, legal, copyright, and data-protection requirements have been respected.

The use of AI does not reduce or transfer any responsibility of the authors for the integrity of the submitted work.

Failure to disclose significant use of AI-assisted technologies may result in editorial investigation and, depending on the circumstances, may require correction or other appropriate action in accordance with the journal’s publication ethics policies.

Use of AI-Generated Images and Data

The use of generative AI to create or substantially modify scientific images, figures, photographs, or primary research data must be explicitly disclosed.

AI-generated or AI-modified material must not be presented as original experimental or observational evidence unless the use of AI forms part of the study methodology and is described transparently and reproducibly.

Authors remain responsible for ensuring the integrity and authenticity of all visual and numerical material submitted to the journal.

Use of AI by Peer Reviewers

Submitted manuscripts are confidential and privileged documents.

Reviewers must not upload manuscripts, figures, supplementary materials, unpublished data, or substantial portions of submitted material into publicly accessible or third-party generative AI systems when confidentiality and data protection cannot be assured.

Reviewers wishing to use an AI-assisted tool in connection with a review must comply with the journal’s confidentiality requirements and, where appropriate, obtain prior permission from the Editorial Office.

Any permitted substantive use of AI in preparing a peer-review report must be disclosed to the Editor.

Reviewers remain entirely responsible for the accuracy, appropriateness, objectivity, confidentiality, and scientific validity of their reviews. AI-generated output must never replace the reviewer’s independent scientific judgment.

Use of AI by Editors and Editorial Staff

Editors and members of the Editorial Office must protect the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts.

Unpublished manuscripts, peer-review reports, confidential correspondence, or unpublished research data must not be uploaded to generative AI systems when confidentiality, intellectual property, or data protection cannot be assured.

AI-assisted technologies must not replace human editorial judgment.

All decisions concerning manuscript suitability, reviewer selection, revision, acceptance, rejection, corrections, or retractions remain the responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief and the designated human editors.

Where AI-assisted technologies are used in editorial or production activities, their use must comply with applicable requirements concerning confidentiality, data protection, scientific integrity, and human oversight.

Transparency and Editorial Oversight

AMPPH considers transparency of AI use an essential component of research integrity.

The journal recognises that AI technologies are evolving rapidly and will periodically review this policy in accordance with developments in scholarly publishing and updated recommendations from international organisations including ICMJE, COPE, and WAME.

Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern

AMPPH is committed to preserving the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record.

Post-publication actions may include:

• minor corrections;
• formal correction notices;
• author-name corrections;
• retractions;
• retraction and republication;
• expressions of concern;
• removal only in exceptional legal or safety circumstances.

A correction is issued when an error affects the article or its interpretation but does not invalidate the principal findings.

A retraction may be issued when findings are unreliable because of misconduct or major error, when plagiarism or redundant publication is confirmed, when research was conducted unethically, or when other serious breaches have occurred.

Retraction notices must:

• be clearly identified and freely accessible;
• be linked bidirectionally to the original article;
• state who is retracting the article;
• explain the reason for retraction;
• distinguish misconduct from honest error where possible.

The original article remains part of the scholarly record and is clearly marked as retracted. It is not silently deleted.

Expressions of concern may be published while a potentially serious issue is under investigation.

Post-Publication Discussion

AMPPH encourages responsible post-publication discussion through:

• Letters to the Editor;
• formal correspondence;
• documented communications to the Editorial Office;
• recognized moderated platforms.

Substantive concerns are evaluated objectively regardless of the identity, affiliation, or status of the person raising them. Correspondence may lead to a reply, correction, expression of concern, or retraction where appropriate.

Complaints and Appeals

Authors, reviewers, readers, and other stakeholders may submit complaints concerning editorial procedures, ethical issues, published content, or the conduct of journal representatives.

Appeals against editorial decisions must:

• be submitted in writing;
• identify the manuscript and decision concerned;
• explain the alleged factual or procedural error;
• provide relevant supporting information;
• avoid merely repeating arguments already considered during peer review.

Appeals are considered by an editor who was not directly responsible for the original decision whenever practicable. A new external review may be requested when necessary.

An appeal does not guarantee reversal of the decision. The outcome of the appeal represents the journal’s final editorial decision unless new evidence concerning research integrity subsequently emerges.

Complaints and appeals are handled confidentially, fairly, and without retaliation.

Manuscript Withdrawal

Authors may request withdrawal by submitting a written explanation to the Editorial Office. The request should normally be approved by all authors.

Withdrawal may be appropriate when:

• authors identify a substantial error;
• ethical approval or consent is found to be inadequate;
• authorship cannot be resolved;
• continued consideration could compromise participants, data integrity, or legal obligations;
• another compelling reason is documented.

AMPPH does not impose withdrawal fines or other automatic financial penalties.

Submission to another journal before AMPPH confirms withdrawal constitutes simultaneous submission and may be treated as a breach of publication ethics.

After publication, an article cannot be withdrawn as though it had never been published. Corrections, retractions, or other post-publication measures are used to preserve the scholarly record.

Open Access and Publication Fees

AMPPH is a diamond open-access journal.

All content is available online immediately and permanently, without:

• subscription fees;
• registration requirements;
• access charges;
• submission fees;
• article processing charges;
• page or colour charges;
• language-editing fees;
• mandatory membership fees;
• other publication charges.

The absence of fees has no relationship to editorial selection. No author, editor, reviewer, sponsor, or Board member may purchase or otherwise influence an editorial decision.

The current DOAJ record confirms that AMPPH charges no APCs, uses CC BY, applies double-anonymous peer review, and checks manuscripts for plagiarism.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright in their work.

Upon publication, authors grant AMPPH the non-exclusive right of first publication and the right to identify itself as the original publisher.

Articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License – CC BY 4.0.

Under this licence, users may share and adapt the published material for any purpose, including commercial purposes, provided that they:

• give appropriate credit to the authors and source;
• provide a reference to the licence;
• indicate whether changes were made;
• do not imply endorsement by the authors or journal;
• impose no additional legal or technological restrictions.

CC BY 4.0 is worldwide, non-exclusive, and irrevocable provided its conditions are respected.

Third-party material not covered by the article’s CC BY licence must be identified separately. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted content where required.

Self-Archiving and Preprints

Authors may deposit the submitted manuscript, accepted manuscript, and published version in institutional, subject, or general repositories without embargo, subject to appropriate citation of the published article.

AMPPH accepts manuscripts previously posted as preprints, provided that:

• the preprint is disclosed at submission;
• it is not presented as a peer-reviewed publication;
• the final article includes any necessary reference to the preprint;
• the preprint record is updated after publication with the final citation and DOI.

DOI, Online-First Publication, and Version Control

Each AMPPH article receives a persistent DOI assigned through Zenodo.

An article published online ahead of issue assignment retains the same citation identity when it is subsequently included in a volume and issue. AMPPH does not assign an unrelated second DOI merely because an article moves from online-first publication to a final issue.

The version of record is clearly identified. Any post-publication change is documented through transparent version control and, when necessary, a linked correction, expression of concern, or retraction notice.

Digital Preservation

AMPPH is committed to long-term preservation and continued accessibility of its content.

Published articles and associated metadata are preserved through:

• Zenodo;
• Internet Archive;
• additional trusted repositories or preservation services adopted by the publisher.

If the journal ceases publication, reasonable measures will be taken to preserve continued access to its scholarly content.

Advertising, Sponsorship, and Editorial Independence

AMPPH may consider advertising or sponsorship only when it is compatible with the journal’s scientific and ethical mission.

Advertising and sponsorship:

• are clearly distinguishable from editorial content;
• do not influence peer review or editorial decisions;
• do not determine article selection or placement;
• do not provide advertisers with advance access to confidential content;
• do not imply endorsement by the journal, editors, or publisher.

The journal does not accept advertising that is misleading, discriminatory, unlawful, targeted inappropriately at vulnerable groups, or based on unsubstantiated health claims.

Editorial decisions remain entirely independent of advertising revenue, sponsorship, donations, institutional partnerships, or other financial support.

Confidentiality and Data Protection

Editors and reviewers must treat submitted manuscripts and associated information as confidential.

Information obtained through peer review must not be disclosed or used for personal advantage. Manuscripts may be shared only with individuals directly involved in their assessment and production.

Personal data collected during submission and publication are used exclusively for legitimate editorial, publishing, preservation, indexing, and communication purposes and are handled in accordance with applicable data-protection requirements.

Disclaimer

The views expressed in published articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the editors, Editorial Board, publisher, affiliated institutions, or sponsors.

Publication does not constitute endorsement of any product, service, intervention, policy, or opinion.

Although AMPPH promotes accuracy and scientific integrity, responsibility for the content, data, interpretations, permissions, and conclusions of each article remains with the authors.

Contact

Editorial Office – Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health
International Network for the Advancement of Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health – INAMPPH
E-mail: editor@ampphealthjournal-network.org