E-Journal Proposal

NAP October 3, 2010Washington, DC

Title

HEALTH CARE POLICY:An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Existing Journals

• Open Access– Open Access Health Services and Policy (UK)

• Standard– Health Policy– Health Policy and Planning– Healthcare Policy– Journal of Health Services Research and Policy– Journal of Health Care Law and Policy– Journal of Public Health Policy

Niche

• Exclusive Focus on Health Policy- few• Open Access- very few• Interdisciplinary- none

Interdisciplinary, Health Care Policy, Open Access

Platform

• E-based (no paper version)• Open Access• Alone Vs. Consortium (Bentham Open)

Editorial Board• Steering Committee– Editor– Associate Editors– Develop Concept (by 01.01.11)– Experience with Journal Editing and/or Scholarship

• Editorial Board– Editor (NAP membership required)– 3-5 Associate Editors (NAP membership required)– 25 Members (NAP membership required)

• Prestige Vs. Knowledge Workers• Call to the membership

– Reviewers (NAP and Non-NAP members)

Pragmatics• Submission open to NAP and non-NAP members• 250 pages per year• 2 issues per year/volume• Peer reviewed• First issue or two on existing policy papers• Build on prior journal• Free• Attempt to be indexed within one to two years

in each of the academy citation sources (e.g., PsyInfo)

Content• Policy Papers– Review– Opinion

• Empirical• Case Studies • Demonstration (organizational projects)• Possible– Reflective Practice– Bio/Obits– Book Reviews– Interviews

Budget

• Start-up– Staff– Internet Consulting

• Ongoing– Staff– Internet Access– Consortium