CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 

To a Special Supplement to JGIM 

Topic: Women Veterans’ Health and Health Care 

Papers should be submitted following JGIM's online procedures (select “Women Veterans’ 

Health” from the drop-down menu). All manuscripts must be submitted by July 9, 2012. 

The goal of this supplement is to disseminate new research findings; highlight research that can 

lead to improvements in care; and raise awareness of, stimulate interest in, and increase research 

about the health care of women Veterans and women in the military. Submissions to JGIM’s 

Women Veterans’ Health and Health Care supplement should provide insight for clinicians, 

educators, researchers, administrators, and policymakers regarding issues related to care for 

women Veterans. We encourage submissions from clinician investigators, clinician educators, 

social scientists, and policymakers. The supplement is being sponsored by the VA Health 

Services Research & Development Service in the Office of Research and Development. 

Topics of special interest include, but are not limited to: 

 Outcomes research focusing on women Veterans or gender differences among Veterans, 

 Implementation research on treatments and service models to improve both access to 

care and delivery of care to women Veterans, 

 Quality improvement and patient safety in caring for women Veterans, 

 Organization of healthcare services for women Veterans, 

 Coordination of care for women Veterans, 

 Reproductive care, care for chronic diseases, and mental health care for women 

Veterans, 

 Care for vulnerable populations of women Veterans, 

 Education and training in women Veterans’ health,

 Similar topics that focus on women in the military 

THREE TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED 

(See instructions for authors on the JGIM website, http:/www.jgimed.org, for further details about article 

types.) 

1. Original Research: No longer than 3,000 words describing original research including 

secondary data analyses, with frugal use of tables and figures and a structured abstract of no 

more than 300 words. Qualitative research articles may be as long as 4,000 words. 

2. Perspectives: No longer than 2,000 words with an unstructured abstract of up to 200 words. 

Perspectives provide the authors’ views and ideas on issues related to women Veteran’s health, 

or present considerations that have not been well-addressed in the current literature. 
3. Reviews: No longer than 3,500 words, with a structured abstract of up to 300 words. These 

should be either traditional or systematic reviews or meta-analyses of important topics related to 

women Veteran care. Systematic reviews are expected to adhere to the PRISMA guidelines 

(http://www.prisma-statement.org/). 

All articles will undergo JGIM’s editorial and peer review process. 

Submission Deadline: July 9, 2012 

Lori Bastian, MD, MPH 

Guest Co- Editor, 

Women Veterans’ Health and Health Care Supplement 

Durham VA Medical Center 

Duke University

Lori.bastian@va.gov 

Donna L. Washington, MD, MPH 

Guest Co-Editor 

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 

UCLA School of Medicine 

Donna.washington@va.gov 

Elizabeth M. Yano, PhD, MSPH 

Guest Co-Editor 

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 

UCLA School of Public Health 

Elizabeth.yano@va.gov