Aims and Scope

Depiction of Health is a Platinum Open Access journal that is peer-reviewed and multidisciplinary forum for publication of those research that aimed at understanding of the implications and approaches to health system research.
The full texts of the journal articles are in Persian accompanied by extended abstracts in English, and the accepted and edited articles will be included in an issue of the forthcoming articles section before publication. The journal welcomes quantitative and qualitative studies in the field of health system promotion and health information, policy and economic, especially interventional studies that reflect professionals’ experiences.
Depiction of Health considers original research articles, systematic review and meta-analysis articles, narrative review articles, short communications, case reports, letters to the editor, commentaries and editorials according to the recommendations of the International Committee of Editors of Medical Journals and guidelines of the International Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE).
The journal publishes articles on health system research (HSR) in the following areas:

1- Management in the Health System
-   Quality in Providing Health Services
-   Justice  in Health
-   Intergenerational Participation in the Health  System
-   Patient and Community Participation
-   Health Policy
-   Resources Management (Human, Financial, Physical and Equipment) in Health
-   Health Economics

2- Public Health and Disease Prevention
-   Epidemiology and Burden of Diseases in the Health System
-   Aging

3- Health Information and Library Science
-  Health Literacy
-  Information Literacy,
-  Information Seeking Behaviour
- Scientometrics, Visualization of Information

4- Environment and Health
- Water Quality
- Air Quality
- Waste Management
- Pollution Effects