Publishing
Acro Health Inc. is building an open-access publishing program for preventive health: conference proceedings, white papers, and student research, shared freely and archived with permanent identifiers.
Status: in preparation. Our first collection is planned for 2027. We do not yet publish a peer-reviewed journal.
Prevention knowledge should be open to everyone.
Our publishing program supports Acro Health’s mission of preventing disease through education. We plan to share practical, evidence-based work on preventive medicine, foot and ankle health, diabetes and hypertension prevention, and community health. Everything will be free to read, with no charges to authors.
Our working imprint name is Acro Health Press. Planned series names are working titles until announced.
What we plan to publish
- Conference proceedings: abstracts and posters from the Acro Health Hypertension Conference (2027 or later).
- White papers and community reports: plain-language and professional summaries on preventive health topics.
- Student research: posters, literature reviews, and community-health projects from students, with faculty or clinician mentors.
- Later: a peer-reviewed open-access journal, once an independent editorial board of qualified, consenting clinicians and researchers is in place.
How our publishing will work
Open access, free to authors
All work will be free to read without registration. We plan to use the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (CC BY 4.0) by default. We do not plan to charge article processing charges.
Permanent archive on Zenodo
We plan to archive our collections in an Acro Health community on Zenodo, the open research repository operated by CERN. Each item can receive a DOI, a permanent link for citation.
Community link: coming soon.
Author identifiers
We will ask authors to include their free ORCID iD, so their work is linked to them correctly.
Ethics and editorial policies
Full policies will be published before we accept submissions. They will follow widely used guidance, including the ICMJE Recommendations and the COPE Core Practices.
Review
Proceedings, white papers, and student work will receive editorial screening and will be clearly labeled with the review they received. We will only call work “peer-reviewed” when it has gone through independent peer review.
Conflicts of interest
Authors, editors, and reviewers will disclose financial and personal relationships. Editors will step away from decisions on work in which they have a conflict, including work by their own colleagues or practices.
Patient privacy and consent
No identifiable patient information may be submitted. Case reports require documented patient consent. Research with people requires ethics (IRB) approval or a documented exemption.
Independence from fundraising
Donations, membership, sponsorship, and leadership-board giving never buy publication, review outcomes, or editorial roles.
How to submit (opening 2027)
We are not accepting manuscripts yet. To express interest, email acrohealthinc@gmail.com with the subject “Publishing inquiry”, your name, your role or institution, and a one-paragraph summary. Do not send manuscripts or any patient information by email.
Who can submit?
Clinicians, researchers, educators, students with a faculty or clinician mentor, and community-health organizations working on prevention.
Will there be a fee?
We do not plan to charge authors to publish. Any future change would be announced publicly first, with waivers for students.
Are students welcome?
Yes. A student research track is planned with our student membership and campus chapter work. See Students & Campus Chapters.
Can I join the editorial team?
We welcome interest from qualified clinicians and researchers. Editorial roles are separate from donations, membership, and the Executive Leadership Board. Email us with “Editorial interest” in the subject.
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Gifts to Acro Health Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, support education, our conference, and open publishing.