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Les auteurs-es doivent s'assurer de la conformité de leur soumission avec l'ensemble des éléments suivants. Les soumissions non conformes pourraient être retournées aux auteurs-es.

La soumission n'a pas déjà été publiée et n'est pas considérée actuellement par une autre revue. Si ce n'est pas le cas, fournir une explication dans le champ « Commentaires au,à la rédacteur-trice ».
Le fichier de la soumission est dans un des formats de fichier suivants : OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF ou WordPerfect.
Lorsque possible, les URL des références ont été fournies.
Le texte est à simple interligne, utilise une police de 12 points, emploie l'italique plutôt que le souligné (sauf pour les adresses URL) et place toutes les illustrations, figures et tableaux aux endroits appropriés dans le texte plutôt qu'à la fin.
Le texte se conforme aux exigences stylistiques et bibliographiques décrites dans les Directives aux auteurs, qui se trouvent dans la section « À propos de la revue ».

Directives aux auteurs-es

As part of the submission process, authors are required to verify that their submission complies with all the following items. Submissions may be returned to authors who do not adhere to these guidelines:

Manuscript Formatting

Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) format with text formatted in a 12-point size using the font Times New Roman. The maximum word count for article submissions is 4,000 words, excluding abstracts and citations. Short articles and commentaries are to be a maximum of 1,000 words, excluding abstracts and citations. Submissions may be submitted in either French or English.

Abstracts should be a maximum of 200 words (if submitted in English) and 250 words (if submitted in French). All abstracts published will have a French and English version, but articles will only be published in the language in which they are submitted. Include tables and figures in separate uploads. Please do not include authors' names, information, or acknowledgements in the uploaded manuscript so as to maintain the blinded peer-review process.

Citation Formatting

All citations must be in Vancouver style. In-text citations should be in brackets and be placed after periods or commas and before colons and semi-colons.

E.g., "… new evidence has proven otherwise (2, 3); …"
E.g., "… this phenomenon has been demonstrated by numerous groups prior. (4, 7-9) In addition, …"

Acknowledgements and Funding

Author(s) should acknowledge contributions that do not justify authorship, the technical support they have received, and the financial and material support. Should the article be chosen for publication, authors will be encouraged to include a positionality statement to address personal assumptions and values which may underlie their work.

MJGH AI Policy 2025 - 2026

While the McGill Journal of Global Health does not encourage the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted tools, the journal recognises that authors may decide to use these devices in the research and writing process. In such cases, MJGH supports a responsible, transparent, and ethics-centred approach to the use of AI.

Authors must disclose any use of AI or AI-assisted technologies at the time of submission, including the name of the tool(s) used, how they were used (e.g., language editing, coding assistance, translation), potential limitations from using the tools, and an explanation for the use of these tools (e.g., cost efficiency). This disclosure will be shared with the editors and reviewers and may be included in the published journal.

The MJGH supports the use of AI tools to support clarity, such as refining grammar or language, but AI must not replace core research activities including generating data or references, producing scientific insights or policy recommendations, or analysing or interpreting data.

Academia is predicated on critical thinking, and the usage of generative AI tools provides no exception. In cases where generative AI tools or technologies contribute to generating text content for a MJGH submission, the article’s authors are responsible for ensuring that the content submitted reflects the authors’ own ideas and interpretations. Authors are accountable for the accuracy, originality, and integrity or AI-assisted content, including proper citations and verified outputs. The MJGH asks that researchers identify and engage with potentially impacted communities to gather their input and address their interests and concerns for the usage of AI during the research process. AI tools may not be listed as authors.

Global health revolves around the principles of equity, transparency, and integrity. MJGH will not tolerate the use of generative AI that violates these fundamentals. In such cases, the journal may decide to retract or reject the article.

Additional ethical considerations:

AI output does not exist in a vacuum. Data to train generative AI algorithms have, in some cases, been obtained without permission or ethical consideration.

Research does not exist in a vacuum. Inputting data to AI may not be private and may impact the communities involved in the study.

Generative AI models have a significant environmental footprint, consuming substantial energy and water and contributing to the carbon footprint. Researchers should consider the value of using these tools in respect to their environmental impacts.

Modifying prompting can yield significantly different results. It is important to think critically about word choices and confirm consistent results with various prompt inputs.

Articles

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Mention de droit d'auteur

A. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR’S GRANT OF RIGHTS 

The Corresponding Author agrees that the Journal shall release the Work under the following:

1. An irrevocable Creative Commons Licence of CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0

Copyright in the Work remains with the Authors. This license is valid the full term of copyright and any extensions or renewals of that term.

B. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR’S DUTIES
1. When distributing or re-publishing the Work, the Corresponding Author agrees to credit the Journal as the place of first publication.  

C. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR’S WARRANTY 
The Corresponding Author represents and warrants that the Work is the Authors’ original work and that, to the best of their knowledge, it does not violate or infringe the law or the rights of any third party and, specifically, that the Work contains no matter that is defamatory or that infringes any literary or proprietary rights, intellectual property rights, or any rights of privacy. The Corresponding Author also warrants that he or she has the full power to make this agreement, and if the Work was prepared jointly, the Corresponding Author agrees to inform the Authors of the terms of this Agreement and to obtain their written permission to sign on their behalf. The Corresponding Author agrees to hold the Journal harmless from any breach of the aforementioned representations.

D. JOURNAL’S DUTIES 
In consideration of the Corresponding Author’s grant of rights, the Journal agrees to publish the Work, attributing the Work to the Authors.

E. ENTIRE AGREEMENT 
This agreement reflects the entire understanding of the parties. This agreement may be amended only in writing by an addendum signed by the parties. Amendments are incorporated by reference to this agreement.

The corresponding author acknowledges that the metadata of this submission(s), where applicable and if accepted for publication, will be licensed under a public domain CC0 license.

Déclaration de confidentialité

Les noms et courriels saisis dans le site de cette revue seront utilisés exclusivement aux fins indiquées par cette revue et ne serviront à aucune autre fin, ni à toute autre partie.