Central Asian Journal of Global Health: Announcements
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description: Important announcement Central Asian Journal of Global Health has discontinued publication as of Volume 10:1, and is no longer accepting submissions. Please contact cajgh@pitt.edu with any questions or inquiries. About the Journal Central Asian Journal of Global Health is a peer-reviewed open access journal focusing on the fields of public health and medicine. Our specific goal is to publish research from underrepresented regions, especially focusing on Central Asia. While one of our key areas of interest is the Central Asian region, we were open to submissions from across the world. The journal provides a forum for discussion of all aspects of public health, medicine, and global health in Central Asia and around the world. In addition to research articles, reviews, and perspectives covering the field of health in Central Asia, the journal features news stories and investigates hot topics and new research practices in the field of public health. While we are an open access journal, our authors are not currently charged for publishing papers. With the help of volunteers, we have been able to publish the journal completely free of charge for the last six years. Indexed in PubMed and Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) of the Web of Science
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items: CAJGH will not be accepting new submissions until the end of 2020
items: Regional Workshop: Alternative Approaches to Combatting Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR)
items: CAJGH joined ESCI of Clarivate Analytics
items: CAJGH on RAVEN
items: Training workshop
items: CAJGH on pubmed
items: CAJGH on health disparities
items: CAJGH on fast food
items: Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
items: CAJGH on Impact Factor
items: CAJGH on vaccination
items: CAJGH on sex education
items: Why Does Kazakhstan Need New Scientific Journals?
items: Journal featured in University of Pittsburgh's University Times
items: Call for papers

CAJGH will not be accepting new submissions until the end of 2020
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creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2020-07-11

Regional Workshop: Alternative Approaches to Combatting Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR)
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description: REGIONAL WORKSHOP: ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO COMBATTING ANTI-MICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) Overview: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Research and Production Center for Microbiology and Virology (RPCMV) within the Ministry of Education and Science, Kazakhstan, will convene a regional scientific workshop in Almaty from April 18-19, 2019, entitled: “Alternative Approaches to Combatting Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR).” The International Science and Technology Center (ISTC), Kazakhstan, will be a cosponsor. Focus: The focus of this workshop will be to discuss research advances and opportunities to combat Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR). Topics range from (1) the fundamental basis of AMR to novel approaches for combatting AMR - such as through (2) discovery of new antibiotics, (3) potential use of bacteriophages for prevention and therapy of bacterial infections, and (4) research resources available to study AMR, including genomics and bioinformatics tools. Objectives: The objectives of this workshop are to share current research findings and foster existing and potential international research collaborations that engage investigators and institutions in the Eurasia region and the United States. Workshop will also provide information on NIH research resources in the topical areas. The two-day workshop will include oral presentations from invited speakers and poster presentations from other meeting applicants. Participants: This regional workshop aims to engage investigators and institutions from Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and the United States. The workshop may be attended by researchers of all levels, government and public officials, and representatives from academia and other public and private institutions. Ideal participants include advanced researchers from public and private academic biom…
creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2018-11-21

CAJGH joined ESCI of Clarivate Analytics
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description: We are proud to announce that CAJGH has been included into Emerging Sources Citation Index of Clarivate Analytics (http://mjl.clarivate.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi). We are looking forward to improve visibility of research coming from the developing countries using this new tool. Shalkar Adambekov, Managing Editor CAJGH
creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2018-07-19

CAJGH on RAVEN
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description: “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” Ralph Waldo Emerson Dear Friends, It is our pleasure to introduce you to RAVEN (Research Articles Validation ENvironment), the groundbreaking online system specifically built to validate the quality of the articles submitted to the Central Asian Journal of Global Health. This is an automated online service which allows you to enter parts of your article into the system and receive instant feedback on the quality of your manuscript. RAVEN will help you to assess if your manuscript is ready to be submitted to CAJGH. As you know, the goal of CAJGH is to provide authors from developing countries with improved opportunity to publish and help them to become better scientific writers. This is the further step in this direction alongside with our mentoring system, which helps our authors to improve the language, methodology, and structure of their manuscripts. We believe that we are the first journal to introduce online article validation system into the scientific publishing process, and we are proud to bring this innovation to our authors. You can access RAVEN using the following link: http://tutorials-5693a-env.us-east-2.elasticbeanstalk.com. We want to thank a group of talented software developers from School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh: Maya Bayer, Taqwa Khogeer, Huao Li, Katherine Rodgers, Yue Sun under supervision of Peter Brusilovsky for making RAVEN possible. We also would like to thank people who responded to our Call for Editors. Our International Editorial Board is now joined by the excellent group of professionals and leaders in their respective fields: Andrej Grjibovski, Arcady Putilov, Chelsea Pallatino, and Maxim Filipenko. Article of the month: The increase HIV transmission is extremely important public health issue in Central Asia and other former Soviet Union republics. The primary tool in preventing HIV transmission is knowledge, which is addres…
creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2018-07-19

Training workshop
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description: We would like to encourage the readers of our journal to consider the following workshop: U.S.-Georgia Regional Training Workshops on NIH Grant Application Process and Procedures & Scientific Manuscript Writing Tbilisi, Georgia May 1-5, 2017 REGISTER SOON! https://respond.niaid.nih.gov/conferences/US_Georgia_NIHGrantsWS2017/Pages/default.aspx Scientists from the following Central Asian Countries encouraged to apply: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2017-01-13

CAJGH on pubmed
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creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2016-12-01

CAJGH on health disparities
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description: “A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier” Tom Stoppard Dear Friends, When we are talking about healthcare in Central Asian countries, health disparities are generally not at the top of the agenda. The majority of research focuses on infectious and chronic diseases, while social issues surrounding health do not get the attention that they deserve. Indeed, if you do a search on “health disparities” in Central Asian countries, there is only a limited number of published articles in this area. But does it mean that health disparities are nonexistent in these countries? If we simply look at life expectancy in Kazakhstan, we find that the average life expectancy in Kazakhstan is 70.24 years, which holds the 111th place worldwide. However, if we look at males only, the life expectancy drops to 65.66 years, making Kazakhstan to occupy 123rd place worldwide. In contrast, we will find that Kazakhstani females have 74.74 years of life expectancy on average, which constitutes to 105th place for female life expectancy worldwide, representing one of the largest gender gaps around the world in life expectancy. Similarly, there is a huge gap in life expectancy between rural and urban populations. This simple evaluation of the data shows that there is a need to further evaluate the contribution of age, socio-economic status, race, and other factors on life expectancy in Central Asia. Our editorial group at the Central Asian Journal of Global Health strongly believes that problems of health inequality in Central Asian region deserve much needed spotlight and will gladly consider your contributions to this topic. As in many cases in Central Asia, health disparities are masked by social desirability. This and other areas of concern are highlighted in recent article by Craig and Engstrom published in our journal, titled “Public Health and Social Desirability in Kazakhstan: Methodological Considerations”: “…Participant reports regarding perso…
creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2016-10-17

CAJGH on fast food
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description: “There is no sincerer love than the love of food“ George Bernard Shaw Dear Friends, As you may have heard, Kazakhstan has become one of the nations that boast the presence of both McDonalds and Starbucks. McDonalds has opened in the country’s capital of Astana and Starbucks has opened in the Kazakhstan’s largest city of Almaty, both enjoying an extremely busy opening day. Whereas the opening of Starbucks was relatively uneventful, the opening of McDonalds, covered by the New York Post, spiked a large controversy about the impact of this event on nation’s health over Kazakhstani social media. Some groups of experts predict negative impact on national health for areas such as obesity, especially among children, while others argue that it not a big deal, as long as consumers are careful of what they eat. As a global health journal, we are interested in the impacts on health by global food chains such as McDonalds and Starbucks in your countries. What do you think is the impact of fast food chains on population health? Do you have an opinion? While you are enjoying a meal or a cup of coffee in your favorite restaurant, why don’t you read some of the articles from CAJGH and share some of your articles with us? CAJGH articles can be easily submitted onlinehttp://cajgh.pitt.edu/ ARTICLE OF THE MONTH. Have you ever heard of Kainar Syndrome? “Kainar Syndrome was originally described in the late 1950s as a health condition associated with increased bleeding, hair loss, fainting, and fatigue. The name “Kainar” came from the village in Kazakhstan where most of the affected patients resided. Initial explorations of the etiology of Kainar Syndrome identified radiation exposure and insufficient levels of vitamin C as risk factors for the syndrome…” Please see the full text article and many others in the link below: http://cajgh.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cajgh/issue/view/8 For more research on health issues in Central Asian and around the globe please visit the page of our journal (ht…
creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2016-10-17

Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
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description: Dear CAJGH authors and readers, This event might be of interest for you and your colleagues: http://healthsystemsresearch.org/hsr2016/ Resilient and responsive health systems for a changing world Like the societies of which they are a part, health systems face constant new challenges. They must maintain a focus on health improvement even as they absorb unexpected shocks, respond to emerging needs and take advantage of new opportunities. At HSR2016 we will push the boundaries of health systems research in addressing the challenges of our changing world. Read the full theme here. Best regards, CAJGH Editorial team
creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2016-10-17

CAJGH on Impact Factor
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description: “Science never solves a problem without creating ten more” George Bernard Shaw Dear Friends, We are happy to be back after the summer break. With the first day of classes coming up, what will be your impact in the year to come? In the past few decades, impact factor has become the new currency of the scientific world. Success in academia including grants, promotion and recognition depend on the person’s ability to publish research in the high quality journals, which are usually associated with high impact factor. However, the impact factor for journals in various fields is very different, as maximum impact factor for molecular biology is significantly higher than, say, mathematics. Nevertheless, we all play this game, and though at times it feels unfair, there are only a few alternatives. Scientists in the developing countries are at particular disadvantage in the game of impact factor, as they produce only a fraction of articles published in the international scientific journals. In 2015, Central Asian countries contributed less than 0.5% of the worldwide published articles, Russia contributed 2%, whereas, USA and China produced 22% and 16% of the worldwide published documents respectively. The reason for this can be multifold, including language barrier, insufficient funding, or inadequate research methodology. According to our own experience in developing our Central Asian Journal of Global Health, weaknesses of research methods seems to be the most prevalent cause of article rejection, at least in the public health area. As a result, educating researchers of developing countries in research methods and statistics becomes extremely important. In order to do that, our team has developed Euclid's Statistical Matrix, a site which contains chosen books and lectures on basic statistics (http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/ResearchMethods/StatisticsMatrix.htm). Also, did you know that the journal with the highest impact factor in 2015 is CA: A Cancer Journal For Clinicians wit…
creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2016-10-17

CAJGH on vaccination
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description: “Imagine the action of a vaccine not just in terms of how it affects a single body, but also in terms of how it affects the collective body of a community.“ Eula Biss Dear Friends, Vaccinations are very important for improving population health and increasing lifespan. However, common misconceptions about vaccinations along with fraudulent reports on the association of vaccination with autism and other serious conditions could be blamed for the anti-vaccination movements in developing and developed countries (http://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/initiative/detection/immunization_misconceptions/en/). This trend could have potentially hazardous implications for public health as was demonstrated by the 2014 measles outbreak in USA, despite the fact that measles was announced to be eliminated there in 2000. 70% of the measles cases were reported be either unvaccinated or having unknown vaccination status. Decreasing rates of immunization caused by the distrust of medical institutions and doctors could be a common theme preventing parents from immunizing children across geographic borders. Alarming reports of adverse effects resulting from BCG vaccine in 2005 and measles vaccine in 2015 are resulting in higher vaccination refusal rates in Kazakhstan. While WHO and World Bank report 99% coverage with measles vaccine in 2014, in 2015 the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of The Republic of Kazakhstan report 97% immunization rate for the country. While the situation in Kazakhstan calls for more attention from the policy makers, immunization rates in the neighboring Afghanistan are of concern and fall below 60% for several diseases. World Bank reports 66% measles immunization rates, which is lower than WHO recommended 95% to create herd immunity. Few cases of adverse effects reported from Afghanistan in 2015 were followed by a correction program which minimized the community impact to the acceptable level. Despite the progress in the last decade, vaccine-preventable…
creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2016-10-17

CAJGH on sex education
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description: “Family is the most important thing in the world “ Princess Diana Dear Friends, We wanted to sincerely apologize for delaying last month’s newsletter. April’s newsletter is dedicated to the theme of sex education and HIV/AIDS prevention in Central Asia. Sex education may be the last thing you are thinking about in the course of your daily lives, but it is a significant issue for people in both developing and developed countries. Sexual education has not been a part of the rich cultural heritage of Central Asia, but is becoming a topic of discussion in the modern age. Appropriate education about safe sex practices solves the problems which are usually unexpected and hit the hardest when they occur. There are reports that sexual pathway is becoming predominant in HIV transmission in Kazakhstan. HIV is shifting from more vulnerable populations such intravenous drug users and sex workers, as was the case with 98 HIV positive sex workers identified in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to the general population. Recently, 47 cases of HIV infection were found among teachers in Karaganda region, the province in Kazakhstan. While overall trend of HIV infection is still relatively low (officially reported to be at 0.1% of the population), there is an alarming trend for increased incidence in the last decade. Teen pregnancy rates, as well as newborn abandonment, are becoming an alarming trend in the country rapidly picked up by the popular media. We in the CAJGH team are concerned with this situation and believe that sexual education is a cornerstone of sexually transmitted disease prevention and efficient family planning. We would like to encourage research on these topics from your countries and suggest using our journal as the scientific platform for this discussion. HIV prevention programs are a major effort not only on national, but on international levels: “This article explores the relationship of global institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, …
creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2016-10-17

Why Does Kazakhstan Need New Scientific Journals?
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description: “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop” Confucius Dear Reader, As the Editorial Board of the Central Asian Journal of Global Health we believe that your research is important for development of Health Sciences in the Central Asia. We hope that you might find interesting an editorial published in Central Asian Journal of Global Health titled "Why Does Kazakhstan Need New Scientific Journals?": "Kazakhstan is young country located in the heart of the Eurasian continent. It was an integral part of the Soviet Union until 1991 and was primarily known for oil, mining, agriculture, as well as nuclear bomb testing. During the Soviet Era, Kazakhstan underwent industrialization and the country's economy shifted from purely agricultural to partially industrial. To provide cadre for the new industries, a large number of educational and scientific institutions were established; however, most of the scientific research was concentrated in the European part of the Soviet Union and was heavily government controlled.1Scientific developments were Moscow-oriented. Kazakhstani scientists published almost exclusively in Russian language journals and periodicals. As a result of this scientific isolation, Kazakhstani scientists were not known outside of the former USSR region, which became evident after Kazakhstan gained its independence. Currently, Kazakhstan is seeking integration into the international scientific arena, which is one of the goals of the 2050 development strategy..." Please follow the like below to see the article. It is absolutely free. http://cajgh.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cajgh/issue/view/6 What do you think about this situation with lack of internationally recognized scientific journals in Kazakhstan? Please let us know as we very much value opinion on this subject. For more research on health issues in Central Asian and around the globe please visit the page of our journal (http://cajgh.pitt.edu/). Central Asian Journal Of Global Health Centr…
creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2016-03-21

CAJGH on fast food
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description: “There is no sincerer love than the love of food“ George Bernard Shaw Dear Friends, As you may have heard, Kazakhstan has become one of the nations that boast the presence of both McDonalds and Starbucks. McDonalds has opened in the country’s capital of Astana and Starbucks has opened in the Kazakhstan’s largest city of Almaty, both enjoying an extremely busy opening day. Whereas the opening of Starbucks was relatively uneventful, the opening of McDonalds, covered by the New York Post, spiked a large controversy about the impact of this event on nation’s health over Kazakhstani social media. Some groups of experts predict negative impact on national health for areas such as obesity, especially among children, while others argue that it not a big deal, as long as consumers are careful of what they eat. As a global health journal, we are interested in the impacts on health by global food chains such as McDonalds and Starbucks in your countries. What do you think is the impact of fast food chains on population health? Do you have an opinion? While you are enjoying a meal or a cup of coffee in your favorite restaurant, why don’t you read some of the articles from CAJGH and share some of your articles with us? CAJGH articles can be easily submitted onlinehttp://cajgh.pitt.edu/ ARTICLE OF THE MONTH. Have you ever heard of Kainar Syndrome? “Kainar Syndrome was originally described in the late 1950s as a health condition associated with increased bleeding, hair loss, fainting, and fatigue. The name “Kainar” came from the village in Kazakhstan where most of the affected patients resided. Initial explorations of the etiology of Kainar Syndrome identified radiation exposure and insufficient levels of vitamin C as risk factors for the syndrome…” Please see the full text article and many others in the link below: http://cajgh.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cajgh/issue/view/8 For more research on health issues in Central Asian and around the globe please visit the page of our journal (ht…
creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2016-03-21

Journal featured in University of Pittsburgh's University Times
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description: The Central Asian Journal of Global Health has been featured in the University of Pittsburgh publication "University Times". Read about CAJGH and other fascinating journals published by University of Pittsburgh's University Library System here: http://www.utimes.pitt.edu/?p=26794.
creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2013-09-06

Call for papers
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description: Central Asian Journal of Global Health (CAJGH) CALL FOR PAPERS Special Inaugural Issue on: "Public health, medicine and bioengineering” The purpose of the proposed inaugural special issue will be to examine the wide spectrum of issues related to global health, medicine, and bioengineering in Central Asia. Peer-reviewed scientific journal "Central Asian Journal of Global Public Health" developed at the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration in collaboration with Nazarbayev University, is encouraging submissions in the following areas: Medicine Public Health Pharmacology Biomedical engineering, Epidemiological studies Notes for Prospective Authors 1.Submitted articles should be in English and should be submitted through journal’s website cajgh.pitt.edu 2. Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere 3. Instructions for authors, format requirements, and other information about the journal can be found at cajgh.pitt.edu 4. Editors have a right to reject the paper if it does not adhere to format requirements 5. Publication decision is being reached by editorial board and communicated to authors. Some accepted articles may be published not in the upcoming, but in one of the future issues, if future thematic issue is more appropriate for article’s content or if current issue does not have enough space to accommodate the article. Authors of accepted articles are giving permission to place their work in open access internet based journal. Deadline for inaugural issue articles submission is June 1, 2012. If you cannot submit the article through online system, please send it via email to Faina Linkov and Sholpan Askarova with the subject “article for submission” to: faina.linkov AT gmail.com (replace "AT" with the @ symbol) Please send this call for papers to your friends and colleagues
creator: Central Asian Journal of Global Health
date: 2012-02-04