Mecosan is the premier quarterly journal in Italy in the field of healthcare management. Its mission is to improve the understanding of how healthcare organizations and systems function and to promote the diffusion of good managerial practices at all levels. In order to pursue its mission, the journal draws together and learns from different academic disciplines (economics, statistics, medicine, sociology and law), although its conceptual roots are firmly grounded in the Italian approach to managerial studies. Considering the role of the public sector in healthcare systems, public management and administration research is a relevant basis for contributions. Mecosan aims at providing a forum for sharing the results of rigorous and relevant research, case studies and practical experiences in healthcare so that managerial practices can be influenced and improved. The target audience includes academics, researchers, consultants and practitioners. Contributions from different academic disciplines and professional experiences on managerial themes in the field of healthcare organizations are welcome. Authors can submit conceptual articles, original empirical works, theoretical overviews or reviews, or articles on good practices. All submissions will be comprehensively refereed by at least two anonymous reviewers according to internationally accepted standards. Mecosan considers reviewing to be a developmental process aimed at improving the quality of individual papers rather than a mere process of selection.
The journal also welcomes papers from non Italian authors written in English
Scientific Board: Paola Adinolfi, Università degli Studi di Salerno Luca Anselmi, Università di Pisa Elio Borgonovi, Università Bocconi Yvonne Brunetto, Southern Cross University Naomi Chambers, University of Manchester Lino Cinquini, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa. Thomas D’Aunno, Columbia University Mike Drummond, University of York S. Robert Hernandez, University of Alabama at Birmingham Giovanni Fattore, Università Bocconi Nancy Kane, Harvard School of Public Health Stephen J. O’Connor, University of Alabama David Paltiel, Yale University Massimo Sargiacomo, Università "G. D’Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara Rosanna Tarricone, Università Bocconi Gary Young, Northeastern University Antonello Zangrandi, Università degli Studi di Parma Scientific Editor in Chief: Elio Borgonovi Editorial Board: Gustavo Barresi, Università degli Studi di Messina Antonio Botti, Università degli Studi di Salerno Stefano Calciolari, Università della Svizzera Italiana Pier Luigi Catalfo, Università di Catania Corrado Cuccurullo, Seconda Università di Napoli Luca Del Bene, Università Politecnica delle Marche Mario Del Vecchio, Università di Firenze Andrea Francesconi, Università di Trento Federico Lega, Università Bocconi Manuela S. Macinati, Università Cattolica di Roma Antonio Nisio, Università di Bari Daniela Preite, Università del Salento Elisabetta Reginato, Università di Cagliari Domenico Salvatore, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope" Co-Editors: Denita Cepiku, Università di Roma "Tor Vergata""Thomas D’Aunno, Columbia University Mike Drummond, University of York S. Robert Hernandez, University of Alabama at Birmingham David Paltiel, Yale University Anna Prenestini, Università Bocconi Salvatore Russo, Università di Venezia Domenico Salvatore, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope" Massimo Sargiacomo, Università "G. D’Annunzio" Chieti e Pescara
Editorial staff: Alice Porto Redazione: Università Bocconi, Cergas, Via Roentgen 1, 20136 Milano. E-mail: redazionemecosan@unibocconi.it
Papers submitted to the journal are typically screened by the editor or one of the associate editors to determine whether the manuscript falls within the Aims and Scope of the journal and satisfies the academic standards of the field. Papers are then submitted to a double blind peer review. Reviewers are chosen accordingly with their competencies related to the paper. Reviewers comments will be sent to the Author(s), also in case of rejection