Editor Benefits
Benefits of serving as an IJHS editor.
Professional Recognition
Editors receive recognition for their contributions to health statistics scholarship.
Editorial service strengthens professional visibility and provides early access to emerging methods.
We encourage authors to document assumptions and sensitivity analyses so conclusions remain robust across populations.
Explain how missing data were handled and why chosen strategies were appropriate for the study design.
Report software versions and packages to support reproducibility across analytic environments.
Use tables and figures to communicate effect sizes, uncertainty, and subgroup comparisons clearly.
For time series analyses, describe seasonality handling and any interventions or policy changes considered.
Value of Service
Visibility
Build reputation within the health statistics community.
Leadership
Shape methodological standards and publication quality.
Network
Collaborate with peers across clinical and data science fields.
Editors contribute to shaping standards in biostatistics and health data science.
Transparent reporting of data provenance and governance supports reproducibility and ethical compliance in health statistics.
When presenting predictive models, report calibration, discrimination, and decision curve metrics where relevant.
When combining datasets, document linkage procedures and quality checks for matching accuracy.
If external validation is performed, describe population differences and implications for generalizability.
Scholarly Influence
Editorial service shapes standards in biostatistics and applied health analytics.
Recognition letters and certificates are provided upon request.
Well structured manuscripts accelerate peer review and help readers apply statistical insights to real world health decisions.
Define statistical terminology clearly for multidisciplinary readers who apply methods in clinical settings.
Highlight ethical safeguards for patient privacy, especially when working with linked or sensitive datasets.
Describe any model tuning or hyperparameter selection to support reproducibility in machine learning workflows.
Acknowledgment
Editors are recognized for timely, high quality decisions and contributions to journal growth.
Clear statistical reporting improves the interpretability of health evidence for clinicians, policymakers, and research funders.
Provide uncertainty measures such as confidence intervals or credible intervals for key estimates and model outputs.
Summaries that connect statistical findings to health outcomes improve translation to policy and practice.
Include brief rationale for study design choices to support reviewer understanding and methodological transparency.
If data access is restricted, describe the approval process for qualified researchers and expected timelines.