Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Announcements
Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS) is a multidisciplinary, scholarly, peer reviewed, international, electronic journal edited by the Alma Mater Europaea University - ECM from Slovenia. The following articles will be considered for publication: original and review articles, short report, letters to the editor, clinical experiences, survey of cases, doctoral dissertations, master of arts, editorials, rapid communications and other contributions from all the fields of health sciences, rehabilitation sciences, special education, psychology, education, social policy, and the related sciences. The aim of the journal is to share and disseminate knowledge between all disciplines that work in the field of developmental disabilities. All articles will be critically reviewed by at least two unknown reviewers within 2 months. Editor-in-chief: Prof. Dr. Vladimir Trajkovski - Institute of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Philosophy, University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius", Skopje, Macedonia For Publisher: Prof. Dr. Ludvik Toplak – Alma Mater Europaea University – ECM, Maribor, Slovenia Editorial Board: Jane McCarthy, UK Monica Reichenberg, Sweden Matthias Grunke, Germany Robert Orlikoff, USA Kneginja Richter, Germany Ingrida Baranaskienne, Lithuania Dobrinka Georgieva, Bulgaria Joanna Kossewska, Poland Yasir Syed, UK Branislav Brojchin, Serbia Ljubinka Damjanovska, Macedonia Haris Memishevic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Respected colleagues, We want to announce that Alma Mater Europaea University – ECM and Macedonian Scientific Society for Autism launched new journal entitled: Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS). JHRS is a multidisciplinary, peer reviewed, scholarly, international, electronic journal. The following articles will be considered for publication: original and review articles, short report, letters to the editor, clinical experiences, survey of cases, doctoral dissertations, master of arts, editorials, rapid communications and other contributions from all the fields of health sciences, rehabilitation sciences, developmental diversities, special education, psychology, social policy, and the related sciences. The aim of the journal is to share and disseminate knowledge between all disciplines that work in the field of developmental diversities. All articles will be critically reviewed by at least two unknown reviewers within 2 months, but longer delays are sometimes unavoidable. All manuscripts must comply with Authors Instructions. There will be around 20 articles published per year. JHRS allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is devoted to the scientific study of health disturbances and rehabilitation. The subject matter is broad and includes, but is not restricted to, findings from health, psychological, biological, educational, genetic, medical, psychiatric, and sociological studies, ethical, philosophical, and legal contributions that increase knowledge on the prevention and treatment of disability, and/or inform public policy and practice. You are kindly invited to submit an article in our Journal. Please type them in Word format. Please use Times New Roman font with Font size 12. The manuscript can not exceed 30.000 characters with no spaces A4 format including Abstract, Tables, Figures, and References. The margins should be 2 cm from every side, and also paragraph should be 1.5 lines. The style of referencing is from APA. You can send the articles electronically on the following email: editorjhrs@almamater.si or vladotra@fzf.ukim.edu.mk The dead line for sending the manuscripts is January 31st 2023. With respect, JHRS Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Vladimir Trajkovski
Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
JHRS newest Volume 1, issue 1 for 2022 has already been published
Dear colleagues and readers, I would like to inform you that 1st issue of the 1st volume of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is published online today (January 15th, 2023). A total number of 6 papers are published. Next Issue 1, Vol. 2 of JHRS for the 2023 is expected to be published until April 30th, 2023. Accessing JHRS Online To view a current articles which appears online, please visit this LINK. You, your colleagues, and students will be able to view articles (Full-Text PDF and XML) and have unlimited access to the journal (JHRS is an open access, international, peer reviewed and non for profit journal). Citing Articles Using the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) When citing articles from JHRS, we encourage you to use article’s DOI in addition to traditional citation information. This is an industry standard, a link-resolving system that allows any link to remain “persistent” even if the location of the article changes at some point in the future. Hence, when you are quoting the link for an article, you should always quote the DOI rather than the URL of our home page. Useful Online Features for Authors Your registration in online submission (https://jhrs.almamater.si/index.php/jhrs/user/register) will enable you with continuous information connected with JHRS. We encourage you to share publications from JHRS platform and online registration with your colleagues. You can feel free to share every publication on social media. We invite you to the content of the JHRS and we think that you will consider publishing with Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Call for papers for Vol.2, Issue 1 is open until February 28th. Suggested topics include: Rehabilitation Research, Health Research, Special Education Research, Neuropsychological Research, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Medical Aspects of Disability, Social Aspects of Disability, Master theses and PhD theses in the field, Book Reviews in the field. If you have any questions or you face problems with paper submission, please feel free to contact us: editorjhrs@almamater.si Cheers, JHRS Editor-in-chief
Respected colleagues, Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS) is a multidisciplinary, peer reviewed, scholarly, international, electronic journal. The following articles will be considered for publication: original and review articles, short report, letters to the editor, clinical experiences, survey of cases, doctoral dissertations, master of arts, editorials, rapid communications and other contributions from all the fields of health sciences, rehabilitation sciences, developmental diversities, special education, psychology, social policy, and the related sciences. The aim of the journal is to share and disseminate knowledge between all disciplines that work in the field of developmental diversities. All articles will be critically reviewed by at least two unknown reviewers within 2 months, but longer delays are sometimes unavoidable. All manuscripts must comply with Authors Instructions. There will be around 20 articles published per year. JHRS allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is devoted to the scientific study of health disturbances and rehabilitation. The subject matter is broad and includes, but is not restricted to, findings from health, psychological, biological, educational, genetic, medical, psychiatric, and sociological studies, ethical, philosophical, and legal contributions that increase knowledge on the prevention and treatment of disability, and/or inform public policy and practice. You are kindly invited to submit an article in our Journal. Please type them in Word format. Please use Times New Roman font with Font size 12. The manuscript can not exceed 30.000 characters with no spaces A4 format including Abstract, Tables, Figures, and References. The margins should be 2 cm from every side, and also paragraph should be 1.5 lines. The style of referencing is from APA. You can send the articles electronically on the following the electronic system: The dead line for sending the manuscripts is March 31st 2023. With respect, JHRS Editor-in-Chief
The journal Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is dedicated to share and disseminate knowledge between all disciplines that work in the field of developmental diversities. The journal Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences publishes original papers that have not been published previously. The following articles will be considered for publication: original scientific and review articles, short report, letters to the editor, clinical experiences, survey of cases, doctoral dissertations, master of arts, conference papers, editorials, rapid communications Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is an Open Access journal. Contributions to the journal shall be submitted in English language, with summaries in the English language. The Journal is issued 2 times a year. The journal is registered in ROAD. It is indexed in CrossRef and Dimensions, and is harvested by BASE, OpenAIRE and Google Scholar. Copies of the published articles are deposited in Zenodo (as of February 10th, 2023). Digital copies of the journal are archived in the LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, Eprints.
The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board is responsible for deciding which articles submitted to Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will be published. The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board is guided by the Editorial Policy and constrained by legal requirements in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board reserves the right to decide not to publish submitted manuscripts in case it is found that they do not meet relevant standards concerning the content and formal aspects. The Editorial Staff will inform the authors whether the manuscript is accepted for publication within from the date of the manuscript submission. Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board must hold no conflict of interest with regard to the articles they consider for publication. If an Editor feels that there is likely to be a perception of a conflict of interest in relation to their handling of a submission, the selection of reviewers and all decisions on the manuscript shall be made by the Editors and the Editorial Staff shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that the reviewers remain anonymous to the authors before, during and after the evaluation process and the authors remain anonymous to reviewers until the end of the review procedure. Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board shall evaluate manuscripts for their scientific content free from any racial, gender, sexual, religious, ethnic, or political bias. The Editor and the Editorial Board must not use unpublished materials disclosed in submitted manuscripts without the express written consent of the authors. The information and ideas presented in submitted manuscripts shall be kept confidential and must not be used for personal gain.
Authors warrant that their manuscripts their original work, that it has not been published before and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Parallel submission of the same manuscript to another journal constitutes misconduct and eliminates the manuscript from consideration by Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. We don’t accept preprints. If a manuscript has previously been submitted elsewhere, authors should provide information about the previous reviewing process and its outcome. This provides an opportunity for authors to detail how subsequent revisions have taken into account previous reviews, and why certain reviewer comments were not taken into account. Information about the author's previous reviewing experience is to the author's advantage: it often helps the editors select more appropriate reviewers. In case a submitted manuscript is a result of a research project, or its previous version has been presented at a conference in the form of an oral presentation (under the same or similar title), detailed information about the project, the conference, etc. shall be provided in the section Acknowledgements. It is the responsibility of each author to ensure that manuscripts submitted to Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences are written with ethical standards in mind. Authors affirm that the manuscript contains no unfounded or unlawful statements and does not violate the rights of third parties. The Publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation. Reporting standards Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is committed to serving the research community by ensuring that all articles include enough information to allow others to reproduce the work. A submitted manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to permit reviewers and, subsequently, readers to verify the claims presented in it - e.g. provide complete details of the methods used, including time frames, etc. Authors are required to review the standards available for many research applications from Equator Network and use those that are relevant for the reported research applications. The deliberate presentation of false claims is a violation of ethical standards. Authors are exclusively responsible for the contents of their submissions and must make sure that they have permission from all involved parties to make the content public. Authors are also exclusively responsible for the contents of their data/supplementary files. Authors affirm that data protection regulations, ethical standards, third party copyright and other rights have been respected in the process of collecting, processing and sharing data. Authors wishing to include figures, tables or other materials that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright holder(s). Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors. Authorship Authors must make sure that only contributors who have significantly contributed to the submission are listed as authors and, conversely, that all contributors who have significantly contributed to the submission are listed as authors. If persons other than authors were involved in important aspects of the research project and the preparation of the manuscript, their contribution should be acknowledged in a footnote or the Acknowledgments section. As a guide, authors should refer to the criteria for authorship that have been developed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). In order to be named on the author list one must have: made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND contributed to the drafting the work, or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND provided final approval of the version to be published; AND agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved; AND agreed to be named on the author list, and approved of the full author list. Each author’s contribution must be detailed by selecting CRediT roles on the article submission form. The addition or removal of authors during the editorial process will only be permitted only if a justifiable explanation is provided to the editorial team and publisher. Attempts to introduce 'ghost', 'gift' or ‘honorary’ authorship will be treated as cases of misconduct. Acknowledgment of Sources Authors are required to properly cite sources that have significantly influenced their research and their manuscript. Information received in a private conversation or correspondence with third parties, in reviewing project applications, manuscripts and similar materials, must not be used without the express written consent of the information source. When citing or making claims based on data, authors should provide the reference to data in the same way as they cite publications. We recommend the format proposed by the FORCE11 Data Citation Principles. Plagiarism Plagiarism, where someone assumes another's ideas, words, or other creative expression as one's own, is a clear violation of scientific ethics. Plagiarism may also involve a violation of copyright law, punishable by legal action. Plagiarism includes the following: Word for word, or almost word for word copying, or purposely paraphrasing portions of another author's work without clearly indicating the source or marking the copied fragment (for example, using quotation marks); Copying equations, figures or tables from someone else's paper without properly citing the source and/or without permission from the original author or the copyright holder. Please note that all submissions are thoroughly checked for plagiarism. JHRS uses Turnitin software for similarity checks. Any manuscript that shows obvious signs of plagiarism will be automatically rejected. In case plagiarism is discovered in a paper that has already been published by the journal, it will be retracted in accordance with the procedure described below under Retraction policy, and authors will be punished to have no another opportunity to submit an manuscript in JHRS. Conflict of interest Authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might have influenced the presented results or their interpretation. If there is no conflict of interest to declare, the following standard statement should be added: ‘No competing interests were disclosed’. A competing interest may be of non-financial or financial nature. Examples of competing interests include (but are not limited to): individuals receiving funding, salary or other forms of payment from an organization, or holding stocks or shares from a company, that might benefit (or lose) financially from the publication of the findings; individuals or their funding organization or employer holding (or applying for) related patents; official affiliations and memberships with interest groups relating to the content of the publication; political, religious, or ideological competing interests. Authors from pharmaceutical companies, or other commercial organizations that sponsor clinical or field trials or other research studies, should declare these as competing interests on submission. The relationship of each author to such an organization should be explained in the ‘Competing interests’ section. Publications in the journal must not contain content advertising any commercial products. Fundamental errors in published works When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal Editor or publisher and cooperate with the Editor to retract or correct the paper. By submitting a manuscript the authors agree to abide by the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences’s Editorial Policies. ORCID The journal asks that all authors submitting a paper register an account with Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID). ORCID identifiers for all authors and co-authors should be added to the author data upon submission and will be published alongside the submitted paper, should it be accepted. ORCID registration provides a unique and persistent digital identifier for the account that enables accurate attribution and improves the discoverability of published papers, ensuring that the correct author receives the correct credit for their work. Funding information If a paper is a result of the funded project, authors are required to specify funding sources according to their contracts with the funder.
Reviewers are required to provide written, competent and unbiased feedback in a timely manner on the scholarly merits and the scientific value of the manuscript. The reviewers assess manuscript for the compliance with the profile of the journal, the relevance of the investigated topic and applied methods, the originality and scientific relevance of information presented in the manuscript, the presentation style and scholarly apparatus. Reviewers should alert the Editor to any well-founded suspicions or the knowledge of possible violations of ethical standards by the authors. Reviewers should recognize relevant published works that have not been cited by the authors and alert the Editor to substantial similarities between a reviewed manuscript and any manuscript published or under consideration for publication elsewhere, in the event they are aware of such. Reviewers should also alert the Editor to a parallel submission of the same manuscript to another journal, in the event they are aware of such. Reviewers must not have conflict of interest with respect to the research, the authors and/or the funding sources for the research. If such conflicts exist, the reviewers must report them to the Editor without delay. Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the Editor without delay. Reviews must be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments. Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not use unpublished materials disclosed in submitted manuscripts without the express written consent of the authors. The information and ideas presented in submitted manuscripts shall be kept confidential and must not be used for personal gain. PEER REVIEW The submitted manuscripts are subject to a peer review process. The purpose of peer review is to assist the Editor and Editorial Board in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communication with the author it may also assist the author in improving the manuscript. Unbiased, independent, critical assessment is an intrinsic part of all scholarly work, including scientific investigation. Peer reviewers are experts in their field who are not part of the editorial staff and thus are an important extension of the scientific process. Manuscripts will be reviewed by at least 2-3 reviewers. Peer reviewers are asked to submit their review within two (2) weeks. All randomized controlled trials will be fast-tracked through the peer-review and editorial process and we will endeavor to publish accepted trials within 2 weeks of final acceptance. Type of peer review is double blind. In the main review phase, the Editor sends submitted manuscripts to 2-3 reviewers experts in the field. The reviewers’ evaluation form contains a checklist in order to help reviewers cover all aspects that can decide the fate of a submission. In the final section of the evaluation form, the reviewers must include observations and suggestions aimed at improving the submitted manuscript; these are sent to authors, without the names of the reviewers. Double-blind peer review: All of the reviewers of a manuscript remain anonymous to the authors before, during and after the evaluation process and the authors remain anonymous to reviewers until the end of the review procedure. The choice of reviewers is at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board. The reviewers must be knowledgeable about the subject area of the manuscript; they must not be from the authors' own institution and they should not have recent joint publications with any of the authors. All of the reviewers of a manuscript act independently and they are not aware of each other’s identities. If the decisions of the two reviewers are not the same (accept/reject), the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board may assign additional reviewers. During the review process, the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board may require authors to provide additional information (including raw data) if they are necessary for the evaluation of the scholarly merit of the manuscript. These materials shall be kept confidential and must not be used for personal gain. The editorial team shall ensure reasonable quality control for the reviews. With respect to reviewers whose reviews are convincingly questioned by authors, special attention will be paid to ensure that the reviews are objective and high in academic standard. When there is any doubt with regard to the objectivity of the reviews or quality of the review, additional reviewers will be assigned. Members of the editorial team/board/guest editors are permitted to submit their own papers to the journal. In cases where an author is associated with the journal, they will be removed from all editorial tasks for that paper and another member of the team will be assigned responsibility for overseeing peer review.
Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences encourages post-publication debate either through letters to the editor, or on an external moderated site, such as PubPeer. PROCEDURES FOR DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS AND APPEALs Anyone may inform the editors and/or Editorial Staff at any time of suspected unethical behaviour or any type of misconduct by giving the necessary information/evidence to start an investigation. Investigation Editor-in-Chief will consult with the Editorial Board on decisions regarding the initiation of an investigation. During an investigation, any evidence should be treated as strictly confidential and only made available to those strictly involved in investigating. The accused will always be given the chance to respond to any charges made against them. If it is judged at the end of the investigation that misconduct has occurred, then it will be classified as either minor or serious. Minor misconduct Minor misconduct will be dealt directly with those involved without involving any other parties, e.g.: Communicating to authors/reviewers whenever a minor issue involving misunderstanding or misapplication of academic standards has occurred. A warning letter to an author or reviewer regarding fairly minor misconduct. Major misconduct The Editor-in-Chief, in consultation with the Editorial Board, and, when appropriate, further consultation with a small group of experts should make any decision regarding the course of action to be taken using the evidence available. The possible outcomes are as follows (these can be used separately or jointly): Publication of a formal announcement or editorial describing the misconduct. Informing the author's (or reviewer's) head of department or employer of any misconduct by means of a formal letter. The formal, announced retraction of publications from the journal in accordance with the Retraction Policy (see below). A ban on submissions from an individual for a defined period. Referring a case to a professional organization or legal authority for further investigation and action. When dealing with complaints and appeals, the editorial team will rely on the guidelines and recommendations provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Flowcharts.
The infringement of the legal limitations of the publisher, copyright holder or author(s), the violation of professional ethical codes and research misconduct, such as multiple submissions, duplicate or overlapping publication, bogus claims of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data and data fabrication, honest errors reported by the authors (for example, errors due to the mixing up of samples or use of a scientific tool or equipment that is found subsequently to be faulty), unethical research or any major misconduct require retraction of an article. Occasionally a retraction can be used to correct errors in submission or publication. The main reason for withdrawal or retraction is to correct the mistake while preserving the integrity of science; it is not to punish the author. For any retracted article, the reason for retraction and who is instigating the retraction will be clearly stated in the Retraction notice. Standards for dealing with retractions have been developed by a number of library and scholarly bodies, and this practice has been adopted for article retraction by Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: in the electronic version of the retraction note, a link is made to the original article. In the electronic version of the original article, a link is made to the retraction note where it is clearly stated that the article has been retracted. The original article is retained unchanged, save for a watermark on the PDF indicating on each page that it is “retracted.”
Dear authors and reviewers, We want to inform you that our editor-in-chief will present the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation and Sciences in the frame of the conference "Its about people" in organization of Alma Mater Europaea - ECM. The journal promotion will be on Saturday 11.03.2023 at 16:00 CET on the following LINK. Session will moderate Dr. Polonca Pangrčič. We are expecting your presense.
2nd of April - world awareness autism day
Newest issue 1, Volume 2 for 2023 has already been published
Dear colleagues and readers, We would like to inform you that 1st issue of the 2nd volume of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is published online today (June 11th, 2023). A total number of 7 papers are published. Next Issue 2, Vol. 2 of JHRS for the 2023 is expected to be published until September 30th, 2023. Volume 2, Issue 1 Table of Contents DISABILITY RESEARCH Article: Measuring the impact of employment on persons with a disability as a means of improving the quality of employment outcomes Peter Smith, Trevor R. Parmenter Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 2023, 2(1), 1-15; DOI: https://doi.org/10.33700/jhrs.2.1.61 SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCH Article: Social skills critical for success in elementary school: teachers and special educators’ perspectiv Slobodan Banković, Brojčin Branislav, Ivana Vasilevska Petrovska, Marina Antonijević, Aleksandra Bukovica Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 2023, 2(1), 16-25; DOI: https://doi.org/10.33700/jhrs.2.1.65 Article: Review of Educators’ Needs for Additional Knowledge About Autism in Slovenia Irena Marinič Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 2023, 2(1), 26-36; DOI: https://doi.org/10.33700/jhrs.2.1.67 PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH Article: Personality traits and psychosocial adjustment in patients with limb amputation Vana Grgurinović, Ana Butković Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 2023, 2(1), 37-44; DOI: https://doi.org/10.33700/jhrs.2.1.64 Article: Rehabilitation nurses’ knowledge, experiences, and perceptions of the provision of psychological care to stroke patients: Systematic Review Gillian Merrigan, Louise Bennett Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 2023, 2(1), 45-59; DOI: https://doi.org/10.33700/jhrs.2.1.70 AUTISM RESEARCH Article: Age of Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis and associated factors Irena Stojanovska Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 2023, 2(1), 60-72; DOI: https://doi.org/10.33700/jhrs.2.1.66 Article: Exploring the Parental Experiences in the Media: A Qualitative Analysis of Articles Written by Parents of Children with Autism in Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvira Celebic, Haris Memisevic Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 2023, 2(1), 73-81; DOI: https://doi.org/10.33700/jhrs.2.1.62 Call for papers for Vol.2, Issue 2 is open until June 30th. Suggested topics include: Rehabilitation Research, Health Research, Special Education Research, Neuropsychological Research, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Disability Research, Medical Aspects of Disability, Social Aspects of Disability, Master theses and PhD theses in the field, Book Reviews in the field.
Respected colleagues, Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS) is a multidisciplinary, peer reviewed, scholarly, international, electronic journal. The following articles will be considered for publication: original and review articles, short report, letters to the editor, clinical experiences, survey of cases, doctoral dissertations, master of arts, editorials, rapid communications and other contributions from all the fields of health sciences, rehabilitation sciences, developmental diversities, special education, psychology, social policy, and the related sciences. The aim of the journal is to share and disseminate knowledge between all disciplines that work in the field of developmental diversities. All articles will be critically reviewed by at least two unknown reviewers within 2 months, but longer delays are sometimes unavoidable. All manuscripts must comply with Authors Instructions. There will be around 20 articles published per year. JHRS allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is devoted to the scientific study of health disturbances and rehabilitation. The subject matter is broad and includes, but is not restricted to, findings from health, psychological, biological, educational, genetic, medical, psychiatric, and sociological studies, ethical, philosophical, and legal contributions that increase knowledge on the prevention and treatment of disability, and/or inform public policy and practice. You are kindly invited to submit an article in our Journal. Please type them in Word format. Please use Times New Roman font with Font size 12. The manuscript can not exceed 30.000 characters with no spaces A4 format including Abstract, Tables, Figures, and References. The margins should be 2 cm from every side, and also paragraph should be 1.5 lines. The style of referencing is from APA. You can send the articles electronically on the following the electronic system: https://jhrs.almamater.si/jhrs/about/submissions The dead line for sending the manuscripts is September 30th 2023. With respect, JHRS Editor-in-Chief
SHARE, MENTION, CITE, and LINK JHRS articles
Dear JHRS authors and reviewers, I want to inform you that we released the newest Issue 1, Volume 2 at June 11th and you can find it here https://jhrs.almamater.si/jhrs/issue/view/2. The dead line for submission for the next issue is June 30th. I want to stress your attention on the importance of social media in scientific publishing. There are some scientific articles which show that papers which are shared, mentioned, linked on social media such us: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Mendeley, Research Gate, Academia.edu and others are more cited papers than those which are not. I hope all of you have at least one profile on these social media. I would like to ask you to do that with your papers published previously in our Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. On the right menu of our web site you can find social media buttons and you can do that very easily. You should go to some article which is your favorite and then share it or link it. It will take you less than one minute. With this, you will increase the visibility of JHRS papers and possibility to be cited by other authors. Also the journal will increase its visibility and international impact in the field of health and rehabilitation sciences. JHRS Editor-in-chief
One year of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Dear readers, respected authors and reviewers, Today, August 1, 2023 marks exactly one year since I was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. The publisher of the journal is Alma Mater Europaea - ECM from Maribor, Slovenia, and immediately after its establishment, the Macedonian Scientific Society for Autism joined. I must admit that this was a great validation of my previous more than 20 years of efforts as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation and Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities in which I selflessly invested my labor and knowledge in academic publishing. For this first birthday, we prepared a pamphlet for which I thank the editor's assistant Andrea Ivanovska for the technical preparation of it. Web administrator Blagoja Janevski, with whom we work day and night to improve the functionality of the website, update new information, etc., certainly deserves thanks. In the end, the highlighters, Prof. Dr. Ludvik Toplak and Assoc. prof. Sebastjan Kristovič who immediately accepted my idea for this new journal and selflessly invest financial resources from AMEU in the development of this new electronic journal. From the other technical and administrative staff of AMEU I am thankful to Tomaž Klojčnik, Uroš Kugl and Špela Pokeržnik. The journal by the numbers for one year: 15 papers already published, 25300 visits to the website, 24 authors, 40 reviewers, 32 members of the editorial board from 21 countries, Papers from USA, Australia, Ireland, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Macedonia. We continue with much passion, love and dedication to build this international magazine. The idea is to be read, quoted, indexed as much as possible and to attract attractive authors from all over the world. If you are interested in seeing our year-long growth, please visit the website at the link above and the magazine's blog. We are inviting you to submit your paper HERE. May we have a happy first birthday on the eve of the great Macedonian national holiday ILINDEN! JHRS Editor-in-Chief
Newest issue 2, Volume 2 for 2023 has already been published
Dear colleagues and readers, I would like to inform you that 2nd issue of the 2nd volume of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is published online today (October 3rd, 2023). A total number of 7 papers are published. Next Issue 3, Vol. 2 of JHRS for the 2023 is expected to be published until December 31st, 2023. Accessing JHRS Online To view a current articles which appears online, please visit this LINK. You, your colleagues, and students will be able to view articles (Full-Text PDF and XML) and have unlimited access to the journal (JHRS is an open access, international, peer reviewed and non for profit journal). Citing Articles Using the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) When citing articles from JHRS, we encourage you to use article’s DOI in addition to traditional citation information. This is an industry standard, a link-resolving system that allows any link to remain “persistent” even if the location of the article changes at some point in the future. Hence, when you are quoting the link for an article, you should always quote the DOI rather than the URL of our home page. Useful Online Features for Authors Your registration in online submission (https://jhrs.almamater.si/index.php/jhrs/user/register) will enable you with continuous information connected with JHRS. We encourage you to share publications from JHRS platform and online registration with your colleagues. You can feel free to share every publication on social media. We invite you to the content of the JHRS and we think that you will consider publishing with Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Call for papers for Vol.2, Issue 3 is open until October 31st. Suggested topics include: Rehabilitation Research, Health Research, Special Education Research, Neuropsychological Research, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Disability Research, Medical Aspects of Disability, Social Aspects of Disability, Master theses and PhD theses in the field, Book Reviews in the field. If you have any questions or you face problems with paper submission, please feel free to contact us: editorjhrs@almamater.si Cheers, JHRS Editor-in-chief
Dear colleagues, I want to inform you that Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is already indexed in five new databases. They are: COBISS.MK DeepDyve Internet Archive Scilit Sudoc So in this moment JHRS is indexed in 31 databases. Cheers, JHRS Editor-in-chief
Respected colleagues, Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS) is a multidisciplinary, peer reviewed, scholarly, international, electronic journal. The following articles will be considered for publication: original and review articles, short report, letters to the editor, clinical experiences, survey of cases, doctoral dissertations, master of arts, editorials, rapid communications and other contributions from all the fields of health sciences, rehabilitation sciences, developmental diversities, special education, psychology, social policy, and the related sciences. The aim of the journal is to share and disseminate knowledge between all disciplines that work in the field of developmental diversities. All articles will be critically reviewed by at least two unknown reviewers within 2 months, but longer delays are sometimes unavoidable. All manuscripts must comply with Authors Instructions. There will be around 20 articles published per year. JHRS allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is devoted to the scientific study of health disturbances and rehabilitation. The subject matter is broad and includes, but is not restricted to, findings from health, psychological, biological, educational, genetic, medical, psychiatric, and sociological studies, ethical, philosophical, and legal contributions that increase knowledge on the prevention and treatment of disability, and/or inform public policy and practice. You are kindly invited to submit an article in our Journal. Please type them in Word format. Please use Times New Roman font with Font size 12. The manuscript can not exceed 30.000 characters with no spaces A4 format including Abstract, Tables, Figures, and References. The margins should be 2 cm from every side, and also paragraph should be 1.5 lines. The style of referencing is from APA. The dead line for sending the manuscripts is May 31st 2024. Visit the journal on the following LINK. With respect, JHRS Editor-in-Chief
Newest issue 1, Volume 3 for 2024 published - 20.06.2024
Dear colleagues and readers, I would like to inform you that 1st issue of the 3nd volume of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is published online today (June 20th, 2024). A total number of 7 papers are published. Next Issue 2, Vol. 3 of JHRS for the 2024 is expected to be published until December 20th, 2024. Accessing JHRS Online To view a current articles which appears online, please visit this LINK. You, your colleagues, and students will be able to view articles (Full-Text PDF and XML) and have unlimited access to the journal (JHRS is an open access, international, peer reviewed and non for profit journal). Citing Articles Using the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) When citing articles from JHRS, we encourage you to use article’s DOI in addition to traditional citation information. This is an industry standard, a link-resolving system that allows any link to remain “persistent” even if the location of the article changes at some point in the future. Hence, when you are quoting the link for an article, you should always quote the DOI rather than the URL of our home page. Useful Online Features for Authors Your registration in online submission (https://jhrs.almamater.si/index.php/jhrs/user/register) will enable you with continuous information connected with JHRS. We encourage you to share publications from JHRS platform and online registration with your colleagues. You can feel free to share every publication on social media. We invite you to the content of the JHRS and we think that you will consider publishing with Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Call for papers for Vol.3, Issue 2 is open until June 30th. Suggested topics include: Rehabilitation Research, Health Research, Special Education Research, Neuropsychological Research, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Disability Research, Medical Aspects of Disability, Social Aspects of Disability, Master theses and PhD theses in the field, Book Reviews in the field. If you have any questions or you face problems with paper submission, please feel free to contact us: editorjhrs@almamater.si Cheers, JHRS Editor-in-chief
Respected colleagues, and readers, Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS) is a multidisciplinary, peer reviewed, scholarly, international, electronic journal. The following articles will be considered for publication: original and review articles, short report, letters to the editor, clinical experiences, survey of cases, doctoral dissertations, master of arts, editorials, rapid communications and other contributions from all the fields of health sciences, rehabilitation sciences, developmental diversities, special education, psychology, social policy, and the related sciences. The aim of the journal is to share and disseminate knowledge between all disciplines that work in the field of developmental diversities. All articles will be critically reviewed by at least two unknown reviewers within 2 months, but longer delays are sometimes unavoidable. All manuscripts must comply with Authors Instructions. There will be around 20 articles published per year. JHRS allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is devoted to the scientific study of health disturbances and rehabilitation. The subject matter is broad and includes, but is not restricted to, findings from health, psychological, biological, educational, genetic, medical, psychiatric, and sociological studies, ethical, philosophical, and legal contributions that increase knowledge on the prevention and treatment of disability, and/or inform public policy and practice. You are kindly invited to submit an article in our Journal. Please type them in Word format. Please use Times New Roman font with Font size 12. The manuscript can not exceed 30.000 characters with no spaces A4 format including Abstract, Tables, Figures, and References. The margins should be 2 cm from every side, and also paragraph should be 1.5 lines. The style of referencing is from APA. You can send the articles on the following the electronic system. Registration on OJS platform is HERE. The dead line for sending the manuscripts is September 30th 2024.
Newest issue 2, Volume 3 for 2024 has been published
Dear colleagues and readers, I would like to inform you that 2nd issue of the 3rd volume of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is published online yesterday (January 29th, 2025). A total number of 7 papers are published. Next Issue 1, Vol. 4 of JHRS for the 2025 is expected to be published until June 30th, 2025. Accessing JHRS Online To view a current articles which appears online, please visit this LINK. You, your colleagues, and students will be able to view articles (Full-Text PDF and XML) and have unlimited access to the journal (JHRS is an open access, international, peer reviewed and non for profit journal). Citing Articles Using the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) When citing articles from JHRS, we encourage you to use article’s DOI in addition to traditional citation information. This is an industry standard, a link-resolving system that allows any link to remain “persistent” even if the location of the article changes at some point in the future. Hence, when you are quoting the link for an article, you should always quote the DOI rather than the URL of our home page. Useful Online Features for Authors Your registration in online submission (https://jhrs.almamater.si/index.php/jhrs/user/register) will enable you with continuous information connected with JHRS. We encourage you to share publications from JHRS platform and online registration with your colleagues. You can feel free to share every publication on social media. We invite you to the content of the JHRS and we think that you will consider publishing with Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Call for papers for Vol.4, Issue 1 is open until February 28th. Suggested topics include: Rehabilitation Research, Health Research, Special Education Research, Neuropsychological Research, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Disability Research, Medical Aspects of Disability, Social Aspects of Disability, Master theses and PhD theses in the field, Book Reviews in the field. If you have any questions or you face problems with paper submission, please feel free to contact us: editorjhrs@almamater.si Cheers, JHRS Editor-in-chief
Call for Papers: Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Dear Colleagues, The Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS) is pleased to announce an open call for papers for upcoming issues. We invite researchers, practitioners, and academics to submit their high-quality, original manuscripts that contribute to advancing knowledge, practice, and innovation in the fields of health, rehabilitation sciences, and related disciplines. Our journal focuses on multidisciplinary research that addresses the complexities of health and rehabilitation from diverse perspectives, including but not limited to: Innovative approaches to rehabilitation and therapy Health promotion and prevention strategies Advances in assistive technologies Mental health and well-being Interdisciplinary perspectives on chronic illness and disability Public health policies and practices Submission Guidelines: Manuscripts should be original, not previously published, and not under consideration elsewhere. All submissions will undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure academic excellence. Please submit your papers through our online submission portal at this LINK. For detailed submission guidelines, visit this LINK. Key Dates: Submission Deadline: 30.04.2025 Expected Publication Date: 30.06.2025 We look forward to receiving your contributions and collaborating to advance the field of health and rehabilitation sciences. Should you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to contact us at editorjhrs@almamater.si. Thank you for considering the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences as the platform to share your research. Best regards, Editor-in-Chief Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Dear Authors, Reviewers, and Editorial Board Members, It is with great pleasure that I inform you that the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences has been officially indexed in Scopus as of today, June 10, 2025. What is Scopus? Scopus is a leading abstract and citation database managed by Elsevier, providing access to peer-reviewed research articles, conference papers, books, and patents across multiple disciplines, including life sciences, social sciences, physical sciences, and health sciences. Key Features of Scopus: Extensive Coverage: Indexes over 100 million records, including 25.2 million open-access documents. Citation Tracking: Enables researchers to analyze citations, track academic impact, and identify influential studies. Author Profiles: Supports scholars in showcasing their work and connecting with collaborators. Journal Metrics: Uses indicators such as CiteScore, SJR (SCImago Journal Rank), and SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper) to assess journal quality. Patent Search: Includes patents from major offices such as USPTO, EPO, JPO, WIPO, and UKIPO. Scopus is widely used for academic research, institutional benchmarking, and strategic decision-making in scholarly publishing. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to our publisher, Alma Mater Europaea University in Maribor, Slovenia, for their tremendous support in this achievement. A special thanks also goes to our authors, reviewers, editorial board members, and proofreaders, all of whom have contributed immensely over the past two years and ten months. This milestone marks a significant step forward on our pathway to future successes. If you are working in health, medical, or rehabilitation sciences, we warmly invite you to submit your article via the following link: Submit Here. Thank you for your cooperation and support. Best regards, JHRS Editor-in-Chief
Celebrating 3 Years of the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences – Thank You!
Dear authors, reviewers, readers, and esteemed members of the Editorial Board, On behalf of the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS), I am delighted to announce that today August 1st 2025, we are celebrating three successful years since the launch of our journal. Over the past three years, JHRS has grown into a respected international platform for scientific exchange in the fields of health, rehabilitation, and related disciplines. We have published high-quality articles from authors around the globe, thanks to the dedication and expertise of our reviewers, the trust of our authors, the engagement of our readers, and the support of our Editorial Board. As Editor-in-Chief, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you for your contributions. Your commitment has been instrumental in shaping the journal’s identity and advancing its mission of promoting interdisciplinary research and evidence-based practice. I would like to sincerely thank the Rector of Alma Mater Europaea University, Prof. Dr. Ludvik Toplak, as well as the entire university staff, for their generous financial and IT support provided to the journal over the past three years. I also extend my sincere gratitude to my two closest collaborators: Blagoja Janevski, IT administrator, and Andrea Ivanovska, MA, editorial assistant, for their dedication and continuous support. We look forward to many more years of academic excellence, collaboration, and innovation. Thank you for being part of our journey! Warm regards, Prof. Dr. Vladimir Trajkovski Editor-in-Chief Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
The latest (Volume 4, Issue 1, 2025) has been published
Dear colleagues and readers, I would like to inform you that 1st issue of the 4th volume of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is published online yesterday (August 3rd, 2025). A total number of 7 papers are published. Next Issue 2, Vol. 4 of JHRS for the 2025 is expected to be published until December 31st, 2025. Accessing JHRS Online To view a current articles which appears online, please visit this LINK. You, your colleagues, and students will be able to view articles (Full-Text PDF and XML) and have unlimited access to the journal (JHRS is an open access, international, peer reviewed and non for profit journal). Citing Articles Using the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) When citing articles from JHRS, we encourage you to use article’s DOI in addition to traditional citation information. This is an industry standard, a link-resolving system that allows any link to remain “persistent” even if the location of the article changes at some point in the future. Hence, when you are quoting the link for an article, you should always quote the DOI rather than the URL of our home page. Useful Online Features for Authors Your registration in online submission (https://jhrs.almamater.si/index.php/jhrs/user/register) will enable you with continuous information connected with JHRS. We encourage you to share publications from JHRS platform and online registration with your colleagues. You can feel free to share every publication on social media. We invite you to the content of the JHRS and we think that you will consider publishing with Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Call for papers for Vol.4, Issue 2 is open until August 31st. Suggested topics include: Rehabilitation Research, Health Research, Special Education Research, Psychological Research Neuropsychological Research, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Disability Research, Medical Aspects of Disability, Social Aspects of Disability, Master theses and PhD theses in the field, Book Reviews in the field. If you have any questions or you face problems with paper submission, please feel free to contact us: editorjhrs@almamater.si Cheers, JHRS Editor-in-chief
Dear colleagues and readers, We would like to inform you that the first issue of the 4th volume of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences was published online on August 3d, 2025. A total number of 7 papers are published. We have opened the call for papers for Issue 2, Vol. 4 of JHRS. Volume 4, Issue 1 Table of Contents Rehabilitation Research Article: Family Quality of Life from the Perspective of Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities Dajana Bulić, Tomislav Ljutic, Renata Pinjatela Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 4(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.33700/jhrs. 4.1.154 Psychology Research Article: Relative Bias in Health Estimates from Probability-Based Online Panels: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Andrea Ivanovska, Michael Bosnjak, Vasja Vehovar Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 4(1), 10–23. https://doi.org/10.33700/jhrs. 4.1.137 Article: Health Psychology Paradigm shift in the Hungarian Rehabilitation Psychology and Clinical Special Education Dóra Szanati Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 4(1), 24–31. https://doi.org/10.33700/jhrs. 4.1.133 HEALTH RESEARCH Article: Effect of Unilateral Application of Timolol 0.5% on Systemic Cardiovascular Parameters and Intraocular Pressure and Perfusion Galina Dimitrova, Ana Gjorgjiovska, Antonela Ljubic, Dushan Kemera, Olivera Lazarova, Dejan Shekerinov, Sofija Jordanovska Milanovska, Ivana Petkovska Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 4(1), 32–38. https://doi.org/10.33700/jhrs. 4.1.127 Article: Clinical Application of the Bulgarian Version of the SCCAN: Pilot Data From Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Ischemic Stroke Kostadin Chompalov, Penka Atanassova, Dobrinka Georgieva Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 4(1), 39–47. https://doi.org/10.33700/jhrs. 4.1.149 Article: Residential care staff working knowledge of reporting restrictive practices within Intellectual Disability and Older Persons care settings: A scoping review. Veronica Mukwashi, Brian Sharvin, Ruth Maher, Michelle Davitt, Louise Bennett Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 4(1), 48–61. https://doi.org/10.33700/jhrs. 4.1.143 Article: Assessing Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes Through Sensory Modulation Profiles in Adults with Atypical Sensory Processing: A Cross-Sectional Study Patricija Goubar, Tomaž Velnar Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 4(1), 62–68. https://doi.org/10.33700/jhrs. 4.1.153 Call for papers for Vol.4, Issue 2 is now open. Suggested topics include: Rehabilitation Research, Health Research, Special Education Research, Neuropsychological Research, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Disability Research, Medical Aspects of Disability, Social Aspects of Disability, Master theses and PhD theses in the field, Book Reviews in the field. Submit your manuscript here. <img class="CToWUd" title="Website" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NYCmKi5_6z3JXbFvCUIBcSoqp0nQXtBhRtKgjSJobpuDbFEedN7C7W0gFBiAPqK0C5ep0dVmwQC_jTjhB7rgRUG9JFIbna2cbN5RK1ddiZY_lh1dfgZnGaMAu674_Myqfc3pw9ICKe1qMQaJMqpUU-otAUpcoNdRHt5wcm3qPpUpIzNDBoJmbTXmmpNLeMYp8sWy2yQN58ipH9Vg93Vebk=s0-d-e1-ft#https://e57b54b516.imgdist.com/public/users/Integrators/BeeProAgency/930363_914749/editor_images/168872df-6968-4259-8628-0bd9ddd78bb8.png" alt="Website" width="32" data-bit="iit" /> <img class="CToWUd" title="Instagram" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NYMXOawSxxF7p15K8URsrZuWzfXquzBfKn7PUxsFiBcL-laOhLzt6ANFeigHJTAY53t6Jisnk7sVCK2jdtHZ-0tWbkTq9OX_07SJbpv-32GhXjNLF05JmtmoH9cGvtufQ2Q6HqD3RTYeI_d1qYFBjziKXncy6Ew8ho=s0-d-e1-ft#https://app-rsrc.getbee.io/public/resources/social-networks-icon-sets/circle-color/instagram@2x.png" alt="Instagram" width="32" data-bit="iit" />
The latest issue (Vol.4, No.2, 2025) has been published
Dear Colleagues and Readers, We are pleased to announce that Volume 4, Issue 2 of the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS) has been published online today, December 20, 2025. This issue comprises a total of seven peer-reviewed articles. The forthcoming issue, Volume 5, Issue 1 (2026), is scheduled for publication by June 30, 2026. Access to JHRS The current issue and all published articles are available online via the journal platform. Readers, researchers, and students may access full-text PDF, HTML and XML versions of all articles without restriction. Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is an open-access, international, peer-reviewed, and non-profit journal, ensuring free and unlimited access to its scholarly content. Citation of Articles and Use of DOI When citing articles published in JHRS, authors are strongly encouraged to include the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) alongside standard bibliographic information. The DOI represents an international standard for persistent identification of digital content and ensures long-term accessibility, even if the article’s web location changes. Accordingly, the DOI should be used preferentially over direct URLs when referencing JHRS articles. Online Features for Authors By registering on the JHRS online submission system (https://jhrs.almamater.si/index.php/jhrs/user/register), authors gain continuous access to information related to manuscript submission, review processes, and publication updates. We encourage authors and readers to disseminate JHRS publications within their academic networks and through social media platforms, thereby enhancing the visibility and impact of published research. We warmly invite you to explore the content of Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and to consider JHRS as a venue for disseminating your scholarly work. Call for Papers The Call for Papers for Volume 5, Issue 1 is open until January 31, 2026. Suggested thematic areas include: Rehabilitation Research Health Research Special Education Research Psychological Research Neuropsychological Research Autism Spectrum Disorders Disability Research Medical Aspects of Disability Social Aspects of Disability Master’s and Doctoral (PhD) Theses in the Field Book Reviews relevant to the scope of the journal If you have any questions or you face problems with paper submission, please feel free to contact us: editorjhrs@almamater.si. We look forward to your valuable contributions and continued engagement with JHRS. With kind regards, Editorial Team Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Dear Authors, Reviewers, and Readers, As we approach the close of 2025, the Editorial Office of the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences extends heartfelt gratitude for your invaluable contributions throughout the year. Your dedication—whether through publishing innovative research, providing rigorous peer review, or engaging with our articles—has been essential in advancing knowledge and fostering excellence in health and rehabilitation sciences. This festive season is a time of reflection, gratitude, and hope. We wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a joyful New Year 2026, filled with good health, happiness, and continued professional success. May the coming year bring new opportunities for collaboration, discovery, and impact in our shared academic journey. With sincere appreciation and best wishes, Editorial Office Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Dear Colleagues, The Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS) is pleased to announce an open call for papers for upcoming issues. We invite researchers, practitioners, and academics to submit their high-quality, original manuscripts that contribute to advancing knowledge, practice, and innovation in the fields of health, rehabilitation sciences, and related disciplines. Our journal focuses on multidisciplinary research that addresses the complexities of health and rehabilitation from diverse perspectives, including but not limited to: Innovative approaches to rehabilitation and therapy Health promotion and prevention strategies Advances in assistive technologies Mental health and well-being Interdisciplinary perspectives on chronic illness and disability Public health policies and practices Submission Guidelines: Manuscripts should be original, not previously published, and not under consideration elsewhere. All submissions will undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure academic excellence. Please submit your papers through our online submission portal at this LINK. For detailed submission guidelines, visit this LINK. Key Dates: Submission Deadline: 31.01.2026 Expected Publication Date: 30.06.2026 We look forward to receiving your contributions and collaborating to advance the field of health and rehabilitation sciences. Should you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to contact us at editorjhrs@almamater.si. Thank you for considering the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences as the platform to share your research. Best regards, Editor-in-Chief Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" tabindex="-1" data-turn-id="8cc2f3de-8c85-4d96-b46f-b95f078b97e3" data-testid="conversation-turn-204" data-scroll-anchor="true" data-turn="assistant"> Dear Colleagues, Authors, Reviewers, and Readers, On behalf of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, I would like to extend my sincere best wishes for a Happy and Successful New Year 2026. May the coming year bring you good health, professional fulfillment, and continued inspiration in your scientific and academic endeavors. We remain deeply grateful for your trust, contributions, and commitment to advancing high-quality research in health and rehabilitation sciences. We look forward to another year of productive collaboration, scholarly excellence, and meaningful knowledge exchange. With kind regards, Editor-in-Chief Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
JHRS activities and achievements in 2025
Dear Authors, Reviewers, and Readers of the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, We are pleased to present the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS) review of 2025—a year marked by measurable growth, scholarly impact, and shared academic achievement. Throughout 2025, JHRS continued to advance scientific excellence in the fields of health and rehabilitation by publishing high-quality empirical research, systematic reviews, and innovative clinical contributions. These works have meaningfully supported evidence-based practice and informed contemporary academic and clinical discourse. During this period, the journal expanded its international reach through new indexing milestones, increased article downloads, and growing engagement from the global research community. We extend our sincere appreciation to our authors, whose rigorous and original research forms the foundation of the journal; to our reviewers, for their critical, constructive, and timely evaluations that uphold scientific quality; and to our Editorial Board, for their steadfast commitment to academic integrity and strategic scholarly leadership. Above all, we thank our readers, whose interest and engagement continuously inspire our mission. The year 2025 was also characterized by impactful international collaborations, and multidisciplinary dialogue that transcended institutional and geographical boundaries. As we look ahead to 2026, JHRS reaffirms its commitment to innovation, open-access publishing, ethical scholarship, and the continuous advancement of health and rehabilitation sciences. We kindly invite you to view our 85-second overview video highlighting JHRS activities and achievements in 2025: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Kz4oJjBDF2k On behalf of the entire editorial team, we thank you for your continued trust and collaboration and wish you a prosperous and successful New Year 2026. JHRS Editorial Office Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Enhancing the Visibility and Impact of JHRS Publications
Dear Members of the JHRS Editorial Board and Prospective Authors, We are pleased to inform you that Issue 2, Volume 4 of the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS) was officially published on 20th December. The issue is available at the following LINK. Please note that the submission deadline for the forthcoming issue is 31st January. I would like to draw your attention to the increasing importance of social media and academic networking platforms in contemporary scientific publishing. A growing body of evidence indicates that articles which are shared, mentioned, cited, and linked across social and scholarly platforms—such as Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Mendeley, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, and similar networks—tend to achieve greater visibility and higher citation rates than those that are not actively disseminated. I therefore kindly encourage all of you to share and promote your previously published articles in JHRS via your personal and professional online profiles. This can be done very easily: on the right-hand menu of the JHRS website, you will find social media sharing buttons that allow you to disseminate any article of interest with just one click. The entire process takes less than one minute, yet it can have a meaningful impact. By doing so, you will contribute to: increasing the visibility and citation potential of individual JHRS articles, strengthening the international reach and scientific impact of the journal, and enhancing the overall dissemination of research in the field of health and rehabilitation sciences. I personally and actively promote numerous JHRS articles through both my personal and journal-related social media accounts, and I strongly believe that collective engagement will further amplify our shared success. We are also proud to note that JHRS is indexed in several important international databases, including Scopus, EBSCO, ScienceOpen, ERIH PLUS, Hinari and more others. Finally, we warmly encourage you to consider submitting new manuscripts to JHRS in the near future. We would be honored to receive your scholarly contributions. Thank you for your continued support and collaboration. With kind regards, Editor-in-Chief Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
New Issue Published – Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Volume 5, Issue 1 (2026)
*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id="request-6a21d907-20c4-832c-9fbb-de331099a052-5" data-turn-id-container="request-6a21d907-20c4-832c-9fbb-de331099a052-5" data-testid="conversation-turn-50" data-scroll-anchor="false" data-turn="assistant"> Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that today June 7th, the publication of the latest issue of the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS): Volume 5, Issue 1 (2026) This issue features a diverse collection of original research articles, reviews, case studies, and scholarly contributions addressing contemporary topics in health sciences, rehabilitation, disability studies, education, and related interdisciplinary fields. We invite you to explore the new issue at: JHRS Volume 5, Issue 1 (2026) We encourage you to read, share, and cite the published articles. Your continued support as authors, reviewers, readers, and members of our scholarly community contributes significantly to the growth and impact of the journal. We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to all authors, reviewers, editorial board members, and readers for their valuable contributions and continued trust in JHRS. We look forward to receiving your future submissions and to continuing our mission of advancing high-quality research in health and rehabilitation sciences. With best wishes, Prof. Dr. Vladimir Trajkovski Editor-in-Chief Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS) Journal Website: Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Current Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1 (2026) Submit Your Manuscript: Online Submission System
Fourth anniversary of the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS)
Dear Colleagues, Today, 1 August 2026, it is with immense pride, gratitude, and a profound sense of accomplishment that we celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS). Over the past four years, JHRS has evolved from an ambitious vision into a respected international peer-reviewed scientific journal, serving as a dynamic platform for the dissemination of high-quality research in the fields of health, medicine, rehabilitation sciences, and related disciplines. Although relatively young, the journal has steadily established its place within the international academic community through its unwavering commitment to scientific excellence, editorial integrity, and open scholarly exchange. Throughout this remarkable journey, JHRS has brought together an outstanding international Editorial Board, distinguished authors, dedicated reviewers, and readers from across the globe. Together, we have fostered interdisciplinary collaboration, promoted evidence-based knowledge, and contributed to the advancement of scientific communication for the benefit of researchers, clinicians, educators, and society as a whole. On this special occasion, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to Alma Mater Europaea University (AMEU), the main publisher of JHRS, and to the University's leadership for their continuous trust, strategic vision, and unwavering institutional support. Their confidence in our mission and their commitment to academic excellence have been the cornerstone upon which the journal has grown and flourished. My sincere gratitude also goes to every author who entrusted JHRS with the publication of their scientific work. Your research, innovation, and dedication have shaped the identity and scientific value of our journal. I am equally grateful to our reviewers, whose professionalism, expertise, and generosity of time ensure that every published article meets the highest standards of scientific quality. I also extend my heartfelt thanks to every member of our Editorial Board, whose international experience, scholarly excellence, and continuous engagement have played a pivotal role in strengthening the reputation and global recognition of JHRS. Serving as Editor-in-Chief during these four years has been both an extraordinary privilege and a profound responsibility. Behind every published issue lies countless hours of dedicated work, thoughtful editorial decisions, meticulous communication with authors and reviewers, and a shared commitment to maintaining the highest ethical and publishing standards. Every manuscript has represented an opportunity not only to disseminate new knowledge but also to contribute to the advancement of science and to uphold the values of academic integrity and excellence. This anniversary is not merely a celebration of the years behind us—it is a celebration of a shared vision, collective dedication, and the remarkable achievements of an international scholarly community. More importantly, it marks the beginning of a new chapter. Our ambitions remain clear and unwavering: to continue raising the scientific quality of the journal, expand its international visibility and impact, strengthen its position within the world's leading bibliographic databases, and establish JHRS as a journal of first choice for researchers in health, medical, and rehabilitation sciences. None of these achievements would have been possible without the collective efforts, trust, and enthusiasm of our contributors, reviewers, Editorial Board and Editorial Office members, readers, and institutional partners. Your commitment has been the driving force behind every milestone we have reached and the greatest inspiration for everything that still lies ahead. As we celebrate this fourth anniversary, we also reaffirm our dedication to promoting scientific excellence, fostering international collaboration, and supporting the dissemination of knowledge that ultimately improves healthcare, rehabilitation, and the quality of life of individuals worldwide. Thank you for being part of this inspiring journey. I look forward with great optimism to the many achievements that the future holds for the Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. With sincere appreciation and warm regards, Editor-in-Chief Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JHRS)