International Journal of Human Anatomy · ISSN 2577-2279
Editorial board
The anatomists, clinicians and educators who assess what this journal publishes, named individually with their institution and, where the journal holds one, a resolving ORCID identifier.
Editorial leadership
The Editor-in-Chief conducts the initial assessment before a manuscript may proceed to external peer review.
Editor-in-Chief
Abdelmonem Awad Mustafa Hegazy
Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University
Professor of Human Anatomy and Embryology · Egypt
The Editor-in-Chief assesses each submission against the journal's published scope and then assigns it to a board member working in the relevant anatomical field. That editor selects reviewers and carries the manuscript to a decision. Where an editor has an interest in a submission, it is handled independently of them.
Editorial board members
The 25 members of the board besides the Editor-in-Chief, listed alphabetically by family name. Each entry links to that member's IJHA profile.
Yüksel Aydar
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University
Professor · Türkiye
Guoying Bing
Department of Neuroscience, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Professor · United States
Raymond H. Blaich
School of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University
Lecturer · Australia
Eman Mohamed Ahmed El-Nashar
Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, King Khalid University
Professor of Anatomy · Saudi Arabia
Sanaa A. M. Elgayar
Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University
Professor of Histology · Egypt
Sevda Lafci Fahrioglu
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University
Cyprus
Hui Fu
Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University
China
Farah Ghaus
Department of Anatomy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University
Professor · India
Shaoping Huang
Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Southeast University
China
Joe Iwanaga
Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine
Professor of Neurosurgery · United States
Samuel Allwyn Joshua
Department of Anatomy, KVG Medical College and Hospital, Sullia
Associate Professor · India
Shifan Khanday
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Dubai Medical College for Girls, Dubai Medical University
Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences · United Arab Emirates
Shuji Kitahara
Faculty of Advanced Techno-Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University
Associate Professor · Japan
Randy J. Kulesza Jr.
Department of Anatomy, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professor of Anatomy · United States
Sandeep Madhukar Lahange
Department of Sharir Rachana (Anatomy), National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur
Associate Professor · India
Adejoke Elizabeth Memudu
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Edo State University Uzairue
Associate Professor and Head of Department · Nigeria
Hesham N. Mustafa
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University
Professor · Saudi Arabia
Sonal Pradeep Nahar
Department of Anatomy, MGV's KBH Dental College and Hospital, Nashik
India
Wael Amin Nasr El-Din
Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arabian Gulf University
Professor and Chairperson of Anatomy · Bahrain
Bukola Rukayat Omotoso
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State
South Africa
Rafael Romero-Reverón
Department of Human Anatomy, Escuela de Medicina José María Vargas, Universidad Central de Venezuela
Venezuela
Yogesh Ashok Sontakke
Department of Anatomy, JIPMER Puducherry
Additional Professor · India
Hayato Terayama
Department of Anatomy, Division of Basic Medical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine
Associate Professor · Japan
Yoshihiro Tsuruo
Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Professor Emeritus · Japan
Christos K. Yiannakopoulos
School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Assistant Professor of Functional Anatomy · Greece
Coverage of the journal's scope
Board members whose verified expertise covers each subject area the aims and scope defines. A member working across several areas is counted in each.
Every area the aims and scope defines is covered by at least 4 members of the board. Reviewers outside the board are invited where a submission needs expertise the board does not hold.
How editorial decisions are governed
Summaries. The governing text is on the pages linked from each entry.
- Who decides
- The Editor-in-Chief conducts the initial scope and quality assessment. The board member handling it formulates a recommendation, and the decision rests with the Editor-in-Chief. Editorial policies.
- How a manuscript reaches an editor
- A manuscript suitable for further assessment is assigned to a board member working in the relevant anatomical specialty. Work outside scope may be declined with a stated reason. For editors.
- How review is conducted
- The journal uses single-blind review. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally assessed by at least two independent specialists in the relevant anatomical field. Peer review.
- Conflicts of interest
- Editors and reviewers declare personal, financial and institutional conflicts before accepting an assignment and recuse themselves where objectivity could be compromised. Editorial policies.
- An editor's own manuscript
- A submission an editor authored is a declarable conflict; it is handled independently of them and they take no part in its assessment or decision. Editorial policies.
- Human material
- Editors confirm that studies on human subjects or cadaveric material document ethics-committee approval, body-donation program compliance, Declaration of Helsinki adherence and specimen anonymization. Editorial policies.
- Research integrity
- Allegations of misconduct follow COPE guidance, and the record is corrected by erratum, corrigendum or retraction where it requires it. Editorial policies.
- Appeals and complaints
- Appeals against a decision and complex ethical concerns are directed to the Editor-in-Chief for adjudication. For editors.
The Submit Paper page lists the primary, alternative and assisted submission routes.