Hospital Management Forum is a professional journal in the field of medical and health management, supervised by the Ministry of Education and hosted by Peking University. The journal primarily publishes articles on medical and health policies, management commentaries, reviews, practical experiences, academic research, and case analyses. It provides informational services for policymakers, managers, and practitioners working in the medical and health-related industries.

The main sections of the journal include: Commentary, Forum, Outlook, Health Policies, Medical Safety, Hospital Operations, Hospital Culture, Doctor-Patient Relationships, Academic Research, Case Analysis, Medical and Nursing Management, Administrative Management, Educational Management, Financial Management, Human Resources, Drug Management, Infection Control, Facility Management, Information Management, Health Management, Community Health, Rural Health, Book Reviews, Reader Letters, and other sections. Authors are encouraged to submit articles based on the journal's sections.

Submission email: hospital@hsc.pku.edu.cn or hospital@bjmu.edu.cn. When submitting, please indicate the title of the article, author's name, and contact phone number in the email for prompt communication with the editorial staff. Submit articles in Word or compatible text editing software format as attachments to the journal's email address. If there are electronic images related to the article, please include them as attachments.

Submission Requirements:

1. Manuscripts must be authored by the submitter, free of authorship disputes, and not contain confidential information. Avoid submitting the same manuscript to multiple publications, and the journal does not accept articles already published elsewhere.

2. Manuscripts should be scientific, practical, and innovative, with accurate data, clear arguments, precise expression, logical coherence, and concise writing.

3. Medical terms should follow the National Natural Science Terminology Committee's ""Medical Terminology,"" drug names should adhere to the ""Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China,"" and abbreviations should align with the ""English-Chinese Medical Abbreviation Dictionary."" Arabic numerals should be used for all numerical values, and legal measurement units and symbols should be used.

4. The word limit for submissions is generally up to 6000 words, with special cases subject to discussion with the journal's editors to determine the appropriate length.

5. Title (in Chinese and English): Titles should be concise and accurate, with Chinese titles generally not exceeding 20 Chinese characters. Titles should not contain punctuation marks, avoid using English abbreviations, and refrain from using subtitles whenever possible.

6. Authorship: Authors should be listed in order of their contribution to the article, with the responsible author clearly indicated if applicable.

7. Author Affiliations: Author affiliations should be written in accordance with standard naming conventions, and English names should follow the standard English naming conventions of the institution.

8. Abstract in Chinese and English: Please provide a 150-250 word abstract in both Chinese and English before the main text of the manuscript.

9. Keywords: Authors should select 2-5 keywords based on the content and theme of the article. Please try to use terms listed in the latest edition of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) thesaurus from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

10. Statistical Charts and Tables: Please create statistical charts and tables according to the specified guidelines and requirements.

11. References: References should be cited in the text using superscript numbers in square brackets in the order of citation, with the full references listed at the end of the text. For articles, case reports, etc., the reference list should not exceed 20 entries, and for review articles, it should not exceed 30 entries. Priority should be given to articles published in this journal.

12. Author Contact Information: Please provide the contact address, postal code, telephone, and email of the responsible author or first author for communication with the editor.

13. Funding Information: If the article is supported by a funding project, please include the fund name, project name, project number, and related information in the article.

14. Authors are responsible for the content of their submissions. Any modifications related to the original intent will be communicated between the editor and the author. The journal reserves the right to make necessary textual modifications and deletions. Authors should keep a copy of their submission, as submissions will not be returned whether published or not.

15. Articles officially published in Hospital Management Forum are considered as granting the journal's editorial department the reproduction, distribution, compilation, and online dissemination rights.

Please refrain from submitting the same manuscript to multiple publications. The review process for this journal is approximately 3 months, and authors will be notified via email if their submission is accepted. If no acceptance notification is received after 3 months, authors may proceed as they see fit. For efficient communication, authors are advised to use their own email to contact the editorial department. If submitting on behalf of someone else, please indicate this during submission.

The journal is included in databases such as the Chinese Core Journal (Selection) Database, Chinese Academic Journal Network Publishing Database, Chinese Science and Technology Journal Database, and Chinese Medical and Health Science and Technology Journal Literature Database. All accepted manuscripts will be included in the aforementioned information service systems. If authors do not agree to inclusion, please declare this during submission.

For inquiries, please contact Ms. Liang at the editorial department at 010-82802481. Thank you for your support of our journal.