Submission Status: Open until 3 June 2026
We are calling for submissions to our Collection guest edited by Dr Karina Villalba and Dr Jennifer Attonito.
Submission Status: Open until 13 May 2026
We are calling for submissions to our Collection guest edited by Dr Natalie Greaves, Dr Renzo R. Guinto, Dr Hashim Hounkpatin, Dr Nishad Jayasundara and Dr Mengieng Ung.
Submission Status: Open until 5 May 2026
We are calling for submissions to our Collection guest edited by Dr Sunheye Bai, Dr Jocelyn I. Meza, and Dr Lucas Zullo.
Submission Status: Open until 30 July 2026
We are calling for submissions to our Collection guest edited by Dr Nuria Güil Oumrait, Dr Pengfei Guo and Dr Wei Li.
In April, we published four articles from the Global Flourishing Study. Explore the full Springer Nature cross-imprint collection here.
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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.
Understanding and addressing the effects of climate change, pollution, and heat on respiratory health
Submission Status: Open until 21 November 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Anna Chen Arroyo and Dr Jyothi Tirumalasetty.
Loneliness and social isolation: public health concerns in an aging world
Submission Status: Open until 11 December 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Fereshteh Mehrabi and Dr Xinyi Zhu.
Understanding the HIV care continuum: Progress and challenges
Submission Status: Open until 18 December 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Robert Paulino-Ramirez.
Ensuring equality in vaccine access: Addressing global inadequacies
Submission Status: Open until 19 December 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Chuanxi Fu and Dr Marguerite Massinga Loembé.
Urbanization and health: Addressing key challenges
Submission Status: Open until 28 December 2025
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Jason Corburn.
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.
Geographic challenges to equitable healthcare
Submission Status: Open until 14 January 2026
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Jonathan Olsen and Dr Julia Moreira Pescarini.
Infectious disease modeling: Impact on public health practices
Submission Status: Open until 23 January 2026
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Trystan Leng.
Ensuring continuity of care in LMICs
Submission Status: Open until 23 January 2026
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr David B. Duong, Dr Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin and Dr Bach Tran.
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.
Empowering the public health workforce
Submission Status: Open until 30 January 2026
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Gustavo Nigenda.
Health inequalities and meeting the needs of sexual and gender minority groups
Submission Status: Open until 31 January 2026
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Amal Khanolkar.
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.
Food security, nutrition, and dietary trends
Submission Status: Open until 28 February 2026
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Daniel Ibsen.
Sexual health education
Submission Status: Open until 3 March 2026
Submit to our Collection guest edited by Dr Bernadette Hensen, Dr Cecilia Milford, and Dr Mwelwa Phiri.
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Submission to acceptance (median days): 161
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