International Journal of Circumpolar Health

The International Journal of Circumpolar Health is a scholarly periodical concentrating on health issues of indigenous peoples in Arctic and Antarctic environments. Its disciplines include biomedical sciences, social sciences, and humanities. It is published by the International Association of Circumpolar Health Publishers, with headquarters in Oulu, Finland. The target audience includes researchers, policy makers, and practitioners.

Overview

During the initial period, 1972-1983, the publication was called Nordic Council for Arctic Medical Research Report, of which there were 36 volumes. From 1984-1996, the new name was Arctic Medical Research that included volumes 37-55. In 1997, volume 56 was issued under the current name, International Journal of Circumpolar Health, manifesting a new and broader scope.^[1] Beginning with Volume 72 in 2012, IJCH moved to an online only Open Access format in partnership with Co-Action Publishing AB of Stockholm. Articles are published ongoing as they are ready for publication, and supplemental issues and special clusters of articles are also published.^[2]

The International Association of Circumpolar Health Publishers includes:

• International Network for Circumpolar Health Research (INCHR)^[3]
  • Canada:
    • Centre for Indigenous People’s Nutrition and Environment, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Indigenous Health Research Development Program, University of Toronto/McMaster University, Toronto and Hamilton, ON, Canada
    • Nasivvik – Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments/Centre pour la santé des inuits et les changements environmentaux, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
    • Unité de recherche en santé publique, Centre de Recherche du CHUL, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
    • University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
      • Centre for Aboriginal Health Research
      • J.A.Hildes Northern Medical Unit
  • Europe
    • Denmark / Greenland:
      • Centre for Health Research in Greenland, National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen, Denmark
      • Centre for Arctic Environmental Medicine, Aarhus, Denmark and Nuuk, Greenland
      • Centre for Health Research in Greenland, National Institute of Public Health, Nuuk, Greenland
      • Greenland Institute for Circumpolar Health Research
    • Finland: Centre for Arctic Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu
    • Norway: Centre for Saami Health Research and Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Karasjok
    • Russia: Project on Northern Nutrition and Health of Indigenous Peoples (NUHIP), Arct-An Innovative Laboratory, Moscow
  • United States:
    • Arctic Investigations Programs, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, AK. USA
    • Medstar Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD, USA
    • University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)
      • Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR)
      • Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies (ICHS)^[4]
• International Union of Circumpolar Health (IUCH)^[5]
  • American Society for Circumpolar Health
  • Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health
  • Nordic Society of Arctic Medicine (NSAM, formerly the Nordic Council for Arctic Medical Research)
  • Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
• Arctic Health Research Network (AHRN), a tri-territorial health research network linking Nunavut (NU), Northwest Territories (NT), and Yukon (YT) of Canada^[6]

Contributing Members:

• Health Research Board, Greenland
• The Komi Branch of the Kirov State Medical Academy, Saint Petersburg, Russia

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