The Anhui Journal of Preventive Medicine (ISSN 1007-1040, CN 34-1154/R) is an academic journal in the field of preventive medicine, supervised by Health Commission of Anhui Province and sponsored by Anhui Preventive Medicine Association and Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Founded in 1995, it joined the series of journals of the Serial Journal of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association in 2015. It is now a source for the Annual Report for Chinese Academic Journal Impact Factors and has been included in important databases such as the China Core Journals Database (Selection), China Journal Full-text Database, and China Biology Medicine disc. The journal has been awarded a number of honors, including the Journal Quality Improvement Award of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, Outstanding Journal in East China Region and Outstanding Journal of Anhui Province..
1 Scope and Sections
Anhui Journal of Preventive Medicine is dedicated to publishing the latest advances and research findings in public health and preventive medicine in China. It covers a range of topics through sections such as Original Articles, Disease Control, Investigations, Public Health Management, Health Supervision and Monitoring, Laboratory Techniques and Methods, Maternal and Child Health, Health Education and Promotion, and Reviews.
2 Manuscript Requirement
2.1 General Specifications
The Manuscripts should demonstrate rigorous scientific validity and logical structure, with clear arguments, reliable data, accurate results, concise language, clear organization, and standardized formatting. Submissions must be made through the online system and accompanied by an introduction letter and an exclusive publication license agreement (template downloadable from the journal website), certifying that the content is authentic, free of academic misconduct, and without authorship disputes.
2.2 Word Count
The total word count should generally be no less than 6,000 words.
2.3 Title
The title should be concise and accurately reflect the subject of the article. It should generally not exceed 20 characters and avoid abbreviations or punctuation marks.
2.4 Authors and Affiliations
The authors and affiliations should be attributed to individuals who participated in the topic selection and design, contributed to the specific work, and are responsible for the research outcomes. The full names, institutional affiliations, provinces/municipalities, and postal codes of all authors must be listed. The full names of the first author and corresponding author (department) should be specified. Author names should be placed below the Chinese and English titles, with commas separating multiple authors. For authors from different institutions, Arabic numerals should be added to the upper right of each name, followed by their respective institutions in numerical order, separated by commas. The first author's profile (name, birth year, gender, title, degree, research focus, or primary work) and the corresponding author's name, phone number, and e-mail address should be included in the first-page footer. All authors and institutions must have corresponding English translations, ensuring consistency between Chinese and English. For funded projects, the project name and number must be specified, with multiple grants listed in order of funding level, separated by semicolons. Scanned copies of grant certificates should be attached when submitting the manuscript.
2.5 Abstract and Keywords
The abstract should be self-explanatory and independent, enabling readers to easily access essential information. It should highlight the innovative aspects of the research and the author's unique perspectives, without paragraph breaks. Typically written in the third person, it should avoid commentary or explanations. For new terms or those without verified Chinese translations, the original term may be used or the original term in parentheses. The abstract should be approximately 400 words. The paper must include 3 to 8 keywords.
For original articles, a structured abstract is required, including Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Each section is titled in small 5-point bold font with 1-character spacing, while the abstract content is in small 5-point Song font. English titles for each section should be adjusted to singular or plural forms as appropriate. For review articles, the abstract may adopt an indicative or report-style format, including the primary objective, data sources, data selection, data extraction, data synthesis, and conclusions. Refer to the Compilation rules of document abstracts (GB/T 6447–2025) for specific guidelines.
2.6 Technical Terminology
The terminology shall be based on the definitions approved by the China National Committee for Terminology in Science and Technology. If abbreviations are used, they shall be annotated in parentheses after the full Chinese name upon first occurrence in the text. Foreign terms without Chinese equivalents shall be used in their original form.
2.7 Figures and Tables
Figures and tables should avoid duplicating content between figures or tables. They should be sequentially numbered according to their order in the main text. Each figure or table must have a concise and accurate Chinese and English title. Tables should be kept simple, typically using three horizontal lines without vertical ones. Coordinate graphs must clearly label both vertical and horizontal axes along with captions. All images must be submitted to the submission system in JPG or TIF format (300 dpi or higher) for typesetting purposes, in addition to being presented in the text. For images generated from Excel data, the original data files must also be provided to allow the editorial team to recreate the graphics as needed to meet publication requirements.
2.8 Measurement Units
Quantities and units—General principles (GB/T 3101–1993) shall be followed.
2.9 Numerals
Refer to the General rules for writing numerals in public texts (GB/T 15835–2011). For the Gregorian calendar, use Arabic numerals for centuries, years, months, days, hours, and for counting or measurement purposes. When the decimal point has more than three digits, group the digits into clusters of three, with a 1/4 Chinese character space between clusters. The number of significant digits in the full text should be consistent, and regardless of the number of digits, statistical data must retain three significant digits.
2.10 Statistical Symbols
In accordance with the relevant provisions of Statistics-Vocabulary and symbols (GB/T 3358–2009), all symbols shall be in italics. Other norms for commonly used statistical symbols in medical and health science journals are as follows: (1) The arithmetic mean of a sample is denoted by lowercase English letters or mean (the median is denoted by M or median in English); (2) Standard deviation is denoted by lowercase English letters s or uppercase SD (limited to English literature); (3) Standard error is denoted by lowercase English letters Sx or uppercase SE (limited to English literature); (4) The student's t test is denoted by lowercase English letters t; (5) The F-test is denoted by uppercase English letters F; (6) The chi-square test is denoted by lowercase Greek letters χ2; (7) The correlation coefficient is denoted by lowercase English letters r; (8) The degree of freedom is denoted by lowercase Greek letters ν or df (limited to English literature); (9) Probability is denoted by uppercase English letters P (the specific test value, such as t-value, χ2-value, q-value, etc., should be provided before the P-value); (10) The number of samples is denoted by n; (11) The confidence interval is denoted by uppercase English letters CI.
2.11 Acknowledgments
The acknowledgments section should follow the main text. Acknowledgments should include: (1) institutions and individuals who funded the research, as well as collaborating organizations; (2) organizations and individuals who assisted in completing the research or provided logistical support; (3) those who contributed to the diagnosis and offered valuable suggestions; (4) owners of materials, images, literature, research ideas, or concepts that were reprinted or cited; (5) contributors who could not be named as authors but provided technical assistance or financial/material support, with the nature of their contribution clearly stated; (6) other individuals deserving acknowledgment.
2.12 Conflicts of interest
The author shall publicly declare any existing or potential conflicts of interest related to the study and be responsible for the authenticity of the declared content.
2.13 Author Contribution Statement
All authors must declare their contributions to the paper.
2.14 References
The documentation standards shall comply with the Information and documentation—Rules for bibliographic references and citations to information resources (GB/T 7714–2025). All citations must be sourced from original works (excluding translations, abstracts, reprints, or internal materials), numbered in the order they appear in the text, and marked with square brackets in the upper right corner of the citation. Please verify that the reference sequence in the main text is coherent, and that the reference numbers, authors, and their corresponding numbers in the subsequent references are consistent.
2.15 Statement of Artificial Intelligence Generated Content
Authors submitting manuscripts to Anhui Preventive Medicine Journal must strictly limit the use of generative AI tools during the writing process. (1) Direct generation of key components such as the main framework, core arguments, and research conclusions using generative AI tools is prohibited. (2) Rewriting others' work or piecing together multiple documents to circumvent detection is prohibited. (3) Concealing or making false statements about the use of generative AI tools is prohibited. (4) Using generative AI tools to forge, alter, or fabricate documents, data, charts, or other content is prohibited.
3 Editorial Policies
3.1 Submission Protocol
Anhui Preventive Medicine Journal accepts only online submissions (submission website: http://www.ahyfyxzz.cn). Authors may log in to the journal's website using their registered username and password to track the progress of manuscript processing. The editorial office of Anhui Preventive Medicine Journal does not entrust any third-party institutions to solicit manuscripts. Please be cautious of counterfeit websites and verify their authenticity.
3.2 Copyright & Licensing
By submission, authors grant Anhui Preventive Medicine Journal exclusive rights for print/digital publication, translation, database indexing, and derivative works. Post-acceptance modifications require editorial approval. After the manuscript is published, the author will be presented with two copies of the current issue of the magazine. No separate remuneration for open-access distribution. Upon acceptance of a manuscript, it shall be deemed as consent to the publication of the manuscript by Anhui Preventive Medicine Journal in electronic journals, CDs, or other formats, and no additional remuneration will be provided. Authors who disagree may submit their manuscripts to other journals or declare their disagreement upon submission, and the journal will handle the matter appropriately.
4. Contact Information
Editorial Office
Address: No.12560 Fanhua Avenue, Jingkai District, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
Tel: +86-551-63674959
Email: ahyfyxzz@ahcdc.com.cn, ahyfyxzz@126.com
