Hi!

We are proud to announce the publication of the first issue of the new
journal Hygeia Internationalis: An International Journal for the History of
Public Health. Please see the information attached, or go directly to the
journal http://www.tema.liu.se/inhph/journal/.

The editorial staff

HYGIEA
INTERNATIONALIS

An Interdisciplinary Journal
for the History of Public Health

Volume 1, No. 1, 1999

Hygiea Internationalis: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the History of
Public Health is now on the Internet. This official journal of the
International Network for the History of Public Health (INHPH) utilizes the
electronic publishing techniques developed by Professor Erik Sandewall,
Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA), Link�ping University,
Link�ping, Sweden. This technology is often used in the technical context,
but is less common in the humanities. The initial phase of this venture has
been made possible by the generosity of The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary
Fund, Swedish Council for Social Research and Swedish Council for Research
in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

You will find us at http://www.tema.liu.se/inhph/journal/

Go to this address to find out more about the journal! It consists of two
main sections: 1. the permanent journal proper with articles (ca. 8000
words maximum) and a division for shorter pieces on archives, methods, etc
and 2. the section for "research and commentaries" (500 to 2000 words),
which will provide an opportunity to present research underway and new
projects, as well as comments on articles that have appeared. The articles
submitted to the journal will be refereed. One of the ideas is to shorten
the time between submission and publication.

INHPH has as its stated purpose "to promote, in the broadest sense, the
study of the history of collective efforts for the improvement of the
health of populations from antiquity to modernity with particular emphasis
on the interdisciplinary analysis of the interaction between ideas on
public health, organizations created to carry out these ideas, their
implementation, and their social and demographic consequences. To this end
the network endeavors to improve communication among scholars interested in
the field and to promote comparative research efforts."

Every effort will be made to encourage contributions from a wide range of
disciplines. Check us out and, if your research is relevant to our field,
submit an article to our editors for consideration. All relevant
instructions will be found there.

Although this is an electronic journal, a very special feature is that it
will also be available at a low cost in regular paper form for distribution
to libraries, to the author or anyone else who wishes to have a copy in
their hand. But, best of all, you are able to download and print all
articles from the journal at no charge.

[ From: Liselotte Thornell <listh@BIBL.LIU.SE> ]