BMC Public Health

Last week in BMC Public Health: 18 October – 24 October, 2021

New in 'Social determinants of health': Gender disparities in access to care for time-sensitive conditions during COVID-19 pandemic in Chile

New in 'Biostatistics and methods': Performance of quantitative measures of multimorbidity: a population-based retrospective analysis

New in 'Health policies, systems and management': Public health preparedness and response synergies between institutional authorities and the community: a qualitative case study of emerging tick-borne diseases in Spain and the Netherlands

New in 'Health behavior and health promotion': Changes in childhood experimentation with, and exposure to, tobacco and e-cigarettes and perceived smoking norms: a repeated cross-sectional study of 10–11 year olds’ in Wales

New in 'Occupational health': Is the health-awareness of leaders related to the working conditions, engagement, and exhaustion in their teams? A multi-level mediation study

New in 'Chronic disease epidemiology': Core health-components, contextual factors and program elements of community-based interventions in Southeast Asia – a realist synthesis regarding hypertension and diabetes

Journal Editors

Natalie Pafitis, BMC

Ana Donnelly, BMC

Assistant Editors

Megan Barling, BMC

Maxine Dillon, BMC

John Feigelson, BMC

NEW COLLECTION Call for content: LGBTQ+ Health

Launched to mark Pride Month, our new Guest Edited collection welcomes research into how inclusive public health programs can tackle LGBTQ+ health inequalities and address health issues seen in this population. Open to submissions until March 2022.

BMC Public Health is committed to playing a role in advancing progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by supporting researchers in disseminating their related work and showcasing this to assist policy-makers, governments and humanitarian organizations in making research-backed decisions to advance the international well-being agenda.

Supporting equity in academic publishing

New Content Item At BMC, we strive to be inclusive and provide equal opportunities to authors based in low- and middle-income countries who might face challenges in publishing their work. Follow us here for guidance on submitting your research to the BMC Series and get in touch with feedback on what else we can do to help move to a more equitable publishing system.

Metabolically healthy obesity and unhealthy normal weight rural adults in Xinjiang: prevalence and the associated factors

Authors: Wen-qiang Wang, Bin Wei, Yan-peng Song, Heng Guo, Xiang-hui Zhang, Xin-ping Wang, Yi-zhong Yan, Jiao-long Ma, Kui Wang, Mulatibieke Keerman, Jing-yu Zhang, Ru-lin Ma, Shu-xia Guo and Jia He

Content type: Research

26 October 2021
Prevalence and patterns of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and their association with health-related quality of life within a multi-ethnic Asian population

Authors: Jue Hua Lau, Asharani Nair, Edimansyah Abdin, Roystonn Kumarasan, Peizhi Wang, Fiona Devi, Chee Fang Sum, Eng Sing Lee, Falk Müller-Riemenschneider and Mythily Subramaniam

Content type: Research

25 October 2021
Understanding parents’ views toward the newly enacted HPV vaccine school entry policy in Puerto Rico: a qualitative study

Authors: Vivian Colón-López, Diana T. Medina-Laabes, Roxana Soto Abreu, Olga L. Díaz Miranda, Ana P. Ortiz, María E. Fernández and Pamela C. Hull

Content type: Research

25 October 2021
Adolescent’s movement behaviors and built environment: a latent class analysis

Authors: Isabella Toledo Caetano, Valter Paulo Neves Miranda, Fernanda Karina dos Santos and Paulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim

Content type: Research

25 October 2021
Utilisation of community care services and self-rated health among elderly population in China: a survey-based analysis with propensity score matching method

Authors: Liu Yang, Lijian Wang, Xiaodong Di and Xiuliang Dai

Content type: Research

25 October 2021

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Porn video shows, local brew, and transactional sex: HIV risk among youth in Kisumu, Kenya

Authors: Carolyne Njue, Helene ACM Voeten and Pieter Remes

Content type: Research article

8 August 2011
The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass

Authors: Sarah Catherine Walpole, David Prieto-Merino, Phil Edwards, John Cleland, Gretchen Stevens and Ian Roberts

Content type: Research article

18 June 2012
Health literacy and public health: A systematic review and integration of definitions and models

Authors: Kristine Sørensen, Stephan Van den Broucke, James Fullam, Gerardine Doyle, Jürgen Pelikan, Zofia Slonska and Helmut Brand

Content type: Research article

25 January 2012
Oral and anal sex practices among high school youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Authors: Amsale Cherie and Yemane Berhane

Content type: Research article

4 January 2012
COVID-19 mortality risk for older men and women

Authors: N. David Yanez, Noel S. Weiss, Jacques-André Romand and Miriam M. Treggiari

Content type: Research article

19 November 2020

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Aims and scope

BMC Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on the epidemiology of disease and the understanding of all aspects of public health. The journal has a special focus on the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community. BMC Public Health does not publish clinical research: this should be submitted to the relevant BMC Series medical journal.

Peer Review Taxonomy

This journal is participating in a pilot of NISO/STM's Working Group on Peer Review Taxonomy, to identify and standardize definitions and terminology in peer review practices in order to make the peer review process for articles and journals more transparent. Further information on the pilot is available here.

The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:

Identity transparency: Single anonymized
Reviewer interacts with: Editor
Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication

We welcome your feedback on this Peer Review Taxonomy Pilot. Please can you take the time to complete this short survey.

The journal welcomes submissions in over 20 broad areas of public health research

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Research highlights

Press Releases

Take a look at papers published in BMC Public Health that have received national and international press coverage.

Introducing the BMC Series SDG Editorial Board Members: Melissa Willoughby

Melissa Willoughby is an Editorial Board Member of BMC Public Health. She specializes in the health of marginalized populations with a focus on violence, criminal justice and gender, relating to SDG 5, achieving gender equality and empowerment for all women and girls and SDG 16, promoting peaceful and inclusive societies.

Read the blog here

BMC Public Health is recruiting new Editorial Board Members

Click here to learn more about the role and what the requirements are.

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Call for papers

LGBTQ+ Health
Guest Editors: Monica Malta, Wangnan Cao
Submissions deadline: 31^st March 2022

Air pollution and health
Guest Editors: Hualiang Lin, Om Kurmi, Bing-Fang Hwang
The collection will remain open until further notice

Food security and food systems
Guest Editors: Sherly Hendriks, Hirotsugu Aiga, Tarra Penney
The collection will remain open until further notice

BMC Series Focus Issues

October: Focus on Stem Cells

With Stem Cell Awareness day on the 13th October this year we have compiled an article collection from across different BMC Series journals covering aspects of basic stem cell biology; in vitro differentiation studies; stem-cell based therapy studies for various conditions in animal models; technical advancements and ethical issues.

Healthcare professionals engaging with authors

September: Patient and public involvement in research

In recognition of World Patient Safety Awareness day on 17th September, the BMC Series presents a focus issue on Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research. We have collated free-to-read content from across our journals - showcasing patient perspectives, research into the study of PPI, and engaging public partners as co-authors in research.