Health Monitor is a quarterly (bimonthly since 2012) Open Access journal of the Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research (IHSR), published from 2002 onward in Persian with abstract in English. Health Monitor (Payesh) focuses on collaboration among researchers, health professionals and community as the key to sharing knowledge, experiences and thus improving public's health. The Journal publishes papers that describe and evaluate a holistic, systemic view of health, illness, and model of health system. This journal would serve as a suitable reflection of the activities carried out by the researchers in health sciences.