About JCRHAP
Clinical Research in HIV, AIDS and Prevention is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal from Open Access Pub, advancing HIV treatment, prevention and global care across clinical medicine, virology, epidemiology and public health.
What JCRHAP is
JCRHAP publishes peer-reviewed research that advances how HIV is treated, prevented and understood — from antiretroviral therapy and prevention science to the virology, immunology, epidemiology and public-health work that underpins better care.
Its purpose is to make rigorous HIV scholarship openly available to the people who use it: clinicians at the bedside, researchers in the laboratory and the field, and the public-health teams and policymakers who translate evidence into practice. Every article is free to read worldwide and carries a permanent Crossref DOI, so findings remain citable and discoverable long after publication.
The journal is published by Open Access Pub, an open-access scholarly publisher. Open Access Pub provides the editorial infrastructure, DOI registration and long-term hosting; the journal’s scholarly direction, peer review and editorial decisions rest with its editors and reviewers.
JCRHAP welcomes work from every region and setting affected by HIV, and is committed to respectful, person-centred, non-stigmatising language throughout the research it publishes.
Aims and core coverage
The journal aims to connect research, clinical care and public health across the HIV continuum. Manuscripts are welcomed across the following areas, using precise and person-centred terminology.
What the journal publishes
- Original research
- Clinical, laboratory, epidemiological and behavioural studies reporting new HIV findings.
- Reviews
- Critical syntheses of evidence across treatment, prevention and care.
- Short communications
- Concise reports of significant, focused findings.
Who the journal is for
JCRHAP is written for the multidisciplinary community — from individual clinicians and researchers to the institutions and programmes working to end the HIV epidemic and to care for the people living with and affected by it.
Clinicians & ID specialists
HIV physicians and infectious-disease teams translating evidence into care.
Epidemiologists & public-health researchers
Surveillance, prevention programmes and population-level analysis.
Virologists & immunologists
Basic and translational scientists studying HIV biology and immunity.
Behavioural & implementation scientists
Adherence, testing, and community and structural interventions.
Policymakers & institutions
Programmes, funders and institutions shaping HIV strategy and equitable delivery of care.
Authors & peer reviewers
Researchers publishing, and experts evaluating, HIV scholarship.
Editorial standards and peer review
Submissions are assessed on scientific merit by editors and expert reviewers with expertise across HIV medicine, prevention and the basic sciences.
- Editorial assessment
- Each manuscript is first checked for scope, integrity and completeness before it is sent for review.
- Peer review
- Single-blind (double-blind on request). Reviewers evaluate methodology, evidence and contribution to the field.
- Decisions & revision
- Authors receive an editorial decision with reviewer feedback, and may be asked to revise before acceptance.
- Publication
- Accepted articles are published open access with a permanent Crossref DOI.
Research integrity, ethics and inclusive language
JCRHAP holds published research to recognised standards of integrity, transparency and respect for the people that research is about.
- Ethics & consent
- Studies involving people are expected to have appropriate ethical approval and informed consent.
- Transparency
- Authors declare funding and competing interests, and are asked to report methods and data clearly.
- Authorship & originality
- Work must be original, properly attributed, and meet recognised authorship standards.
- Corrections & record
- The published record is maintained through corrections and, where necessary, retractions.
The full editorial and ethics requirements, including reporting guidelines and declarations, are set out in the author instructions and editorial policies. These principles describe the journal’s expectations of the research it publishes.
Open access and the permanent record
Everything JCRHAP publishes is open access from the day it appears — free to read, download and cite anywhere in the world.
Free to read worldwide
No subscription or paywall stands between a reader and the research, maximising clinical and public-health reach.
Authors retain copyright
Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence; authors keep the copyright to their work.
A citable, permanent record
Each article receives a Crossref DOI — a stable identifier that keeps it discoverable and citable over time.
Published by Open Access Pub
The publisher handles registration, hosting and metadata so the journal’s content remains available long term.
Explore JCRHAP
Everything you need to assess the journal, prepare a manuscript or read its research.
- Aims & scope The full remit of the journal and how to judge a good fit.
- Editorial board The clinicians and researchers who guide and review submissions.
- Instructions for authors Formatting, ethics and reporting requirements for manuscripts.
- Editorial policies & ethics Peer review, integrity, corrections and publication ethics.
- Article-processing charge A single US$2,100 charge, payable only on acceptance.
- Current issue The latest peer-reviewed research, free to read.
- Archive Every issue published since 2012, open access.
- Submit a manuscript Begin a submission through ManuscriptZone.
Submit your research to JCRHAP
Contribute to open-access HIV, AIDS and prevention science — reviewed on merit and free to read worldwide.
Frequently asked
What is JCRHAP?
JCRHAP — Clinical Research in HIV, AIDS and Prevention — is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by Open Access Pub. It publishes clinical, prevention, epidemiological, laboratory and public-health research advancing HIV treatment, prevention and care worldwide.
Who publishes JCRHAP?
The journal is published by Open Access Pub, an open-access scholarly publisher. Articles are registered with permanent Crossref DOIs and are free to read worldwide.
What does the journal publish?
Original research, reviews and short communications across HIV clinical research, AIDS prevention and PrEP, antiretroviral therapy, epidemiology, virology and immunology, public health, behavioural science, adherence, comorbidities, health disparities and global HIV care.
Who is the journal for?
Clinicians, infectious-disease specialists, epidemiologists, virologists, immunologists, public-health and behavioural researchers, policymakers, prospective authors and reviewers working across HIV treatment, prevention and care.
Is JCRHAP open access, and what does it cost?
Yes. Every article is fully open access and free to read worldwide. The article-processing charge is US$2,100, payable only on acceptance. There is no submission fee.
What type of peer review does JCRHAP use?
Single-blind (double-blind on request). Every submission is evaluated on scientific merit by expert reviewers.
How do I submit a manuscript?
Submissions are made through ManuscriptZone, the journal's online editorial system. Review the author instructions for formatting and ethics requirements, then use the Submit link to begin.