Submission Status: Open until 6 February 2026
We are calling for submissions to our Collection guest edited by Dr Adrienne Epstein and Dr Julie-Anne Tangena.
Submission Status: Open until 29 January 2026
We are calling for submissions to our Collection guest edited by Dr Jacob Creswell and Luan Nguyen Quang Vo.
Submission Status: Open until 29 December 2025
We are calling for submissions to our Collection guest edited by Dr Christian J.P.A. Hoebe and Dr Alena Kamenshchikova.
Submission Status: Open until 23 October 2025
We are calling for submissions to our Collection guest edited by Dr Trystan Leng.
In April, we published four articles from the Global Flourishing Study. Explore the full Springer Nature cross-imprint collection here.
We are recruiting Editorial Board Members with expertise across all areas of our scope to join us at BMC Global and Public Health. Reach out and apply.
Read our launch editorial and these Q&As with 4 members from our editorial board and with our guest editors for a collection on identifying people with tuberculosis and linking to care:
Introducing BMC Global and Public Health
Meet the editorial board members: Angeline Ferdinand and Michael Murray
Meet the editorial board members: Stephanie Lo and Robert Paulino-RamÃrez
BMC Global and Public Health publishes impactful research, key advances and expert opinion in all areas of global and public health. The journal aims to promote health and well-being, to advance health equity and policy making, and to connect and support the global and public health communities around the world. Areas of interest of the journal include disease epidemiology, population health, health equity, environmental and occupational health, health policy, reproductive, maternal and child health, oral health, mental health and social determinants of health. In order to engage the communities in open discussion, the journal publishes a unique set of high-impact content including Research, Systematic Reviews, Registered Reports, as well as Reviews, Comments, Forums, Perspectives and Matters Arising.
Making health care more accessible, acceptable, and sustainable to migrants and refugees
Submission Status: Open until 7 June 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Wen Chen.
Epidemiology of travel-related and tropical infectious diseases
Submission Status: Open until 7 June 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Shanti Narayanasamy and Dr Asma Sohail.
Loneliness and social isolation: public health concerns in an aging world
Submission Status: Open until 11 June 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Fereshteh Mehrabi and Dr Xinyi Zhu.
Health financing to advance universal health coverage and health equity – challenges and novel approaches
Submission Status: Open until 15 June 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Samir Garg and Dr Chaw-Yin Myint.
Evolving implementation science concepts and methods in low- and middle-income countries
Submission Status: Open until 19 June 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Olakunle Alonge and Dr Meredith B. Brooks.
Ensuring equality in vaccine access: Addressing global inadequacies
Submission Status: Open until 19 June 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Chuanxi Fu and Dr Marguerite Massinga Loembé.
Digital interventions, services, and applications for reducing global health gaps in disadvantaged populations
Submission Status: Open until 20 June 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Dustin S. Gibson and Dr Binyam Tilahun.
Epidemiology of neglected tropical diseases
Submission Status: Open until 20 June 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Michael Marks and Dr Rachel Pullan.
Beyond disciplinary silos: Intersectoral collaboration for One Health implementation
Submission Status: Open until 23 June 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Mauricio J.C. Coppo and Dr Angeline Ferdinand.
Urbanization and health: Addressing key challenges
Submission Status: Open until 28 June 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Jason Corburn.
Health inequalities and meeting the needs of sexual and gender minority groups
Submission Status: Open until 30 June 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Amal Khanolkar.
Improving maternal health in underserved populations
Submission Status: Open until 6 July 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian, Dr Alfred Osoti, Dr Brittney van de Water, and Dr Joshua P. Vogel.
Geographic challenges to equitable healthcare
Submission Status: Open until 14 July 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Jonathan Olsen and Dr Julia Moreira Pescarini.
Ensuring continuity of care in LMICs
Submission Status: Open until 23 July 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr David B. Duong, Dr Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin and Dr Bach Tran.
Empowering the public health workforce
Submission Status: Open until 30 July 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Gustavo Nigenda.
Understanding and addressing the effects of climate change, pollution, and heat on respiratory health
Submission Status: Open until 21 August 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Anna Chen Arroyo and Dr Jyothi Tirumalasetty.
Understanding the HIV care continuum: Progress and challenges
Submission Status: Open until 18 September 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Robert Paulino-Ramirez.
Infectious disease modeling: Impact on public health practices
Submission Status: Open until 23 October 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Trystan Leng.
Strategies for reducing cross-border health challenges
Submission Status: Open until 29 December 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Christian J.P.A. Hoebe and Dr Alena Kamenshchikova.
Artificial intelligence and tuberculosis screening
Submission Status: Open until 29 January 2026
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Jacob Creswell and Luan Nguyen Quang Vo.
Advances in malaria control and elimination
Submission Status: Open until 6 February 2026
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Adrienne Epstein and Dr Julie-Anne Tangena.
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Speed 2024
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 3
Submission to acceptance (median days): 161
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