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  •  About Health and Development Journal (JHAD): The journal of "Health and Development" (JHAD) is the official publication of the School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. This journal publishes original research and review papers in the fields of Public Health, Health Promotion, Health Education, Environmental Health, Occupational Health, Health Management, Social Medicine, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Nutrition.

    All submissions to the Health and Development Journal (JHAD) undergo a fair, supportive and double-blind peer-review process and our acceptance rate is about 7%. We follow the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, issued by International Committee for Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), as well as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) code of conduct for editors.

  • The Journal of Health and Development (JHAD) is Open Access and does not charge publication fees.

  •   All authors have to sign both pages of the journal's "Ethical Statement", in the same order listed in the article, and send the signed form either by Fax or Email to the journal office. The article will not be reviewed by the editorial board unless the ethical statement has been signed by all authors and sent to the journal office beforehand.


  •   The Health and Development Journal (JHAD) changed language from Farsi to English, in the winter of 2021. Therefore authors are kindly requested to submit articles in English.

    Articles may also be submitted in Farsi (Persian).


Current Issue: Volume 14, Issue 1, May 2025 

Original Article

Exploring Students’ Perceptions of Academic Advisors’ Performance: A Qualitative Content Analysis

Pages 1-11

10.34172/jhad.1173

Masoumeh Ravanipour; Azadeh Azemian; Aida Ataei; Mansour Ziaei; Maryam Ravanipour


Letters to the Minister/Policymakers

Smart Healthcare System: A Prerequisite for the Optimal Implementation of the Referral System and Family Physician Program

Pages 1-5

10.34172/jhad.1204

AliAkbar Haghdoost; Vahidreza Borhaninejad; Reza Dehnavieh; Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhasani; Vahid Yazdi Feyzabadi; Rohaneh Rahimisadegh


Original Article

Investigating the Gap Between Perceived Importance and Competency of Managerial Dimensions from the Perspective of Health Care Management Graduates

Pages 1-6

10.34172/jhad.1213

Mohammad Kazem Rahimi; Tahereh Shafaghat; Zahra Dehghani Zadeh; Farzan Madadi Zadeh; Hasan Jafari


The Relationship Between Noise Sensitivity, Noise Annoyance, and Resilience Among Employees Working in Open-Plan Offices of State Banks in Birjand, Iran

Pages 1-7

10.34172/jhad.1185

Vahideh Abolhasannejad; Fereshteh Sadavipour; Gholamreza Sharifzadeh; Fatemeh Shamshiri; Amir Hossein Mirzaei Yazdi


Childbearing Motivation and Its Predictors among Married Women in Mashhad, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study

Pages 1-10

10.34172/jhad.1179

Elaheh Lael Monfared; Fereshteh Najafi; Fatemeh Roudi; Mohsen Zakerian; Elham Charoghchian Khorasani


Analysis of Financial Statements of Afzalipour Hospital in Kerman, Iran, During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pages 1-9

10.34172/jhad.1192

Zinab Shaker; Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani; Rohaneh Rahimisadegh; Ali Reza Kalantari


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