Citation Impact
2.521 - 2-year Impact Factor
3.182 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.473 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.198 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
Usage
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Social Media Impact
14931 mentions
BMC Public Health is excited to launch a new collection which aims to bring together research on the health impacts of household and ambient air pollution and attributed deaths. For more information on the collection and Guest Editors read here.
Read MoreA collection of articles published across Conflict and Health and BMC Public Health commissioned by the Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health features analyses of the experiences of teams conducting research in the context of different humanitarian crises.
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Results of a study published in BMC Public Health suggest an enduring impact of experiences of racism on mental and physical health. The researchers highlight the need to tackle racial discrimination – not only as a human rights issue, but as an issue that may also have a lasting legacy on health.
Research data are the foundations of reliable and reproducible science. This month, we would like to highlight different ways authors were able to publish and share their data by choosing the BMC series.
Children in the U.S. were less physically active and more sedentary during April and May compared to February. Furthermore, an existing trend, wherein older kids tend to exercise less than younger ones, worsened during the first months when various lockdowns were put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Each additional state criminalization policy is associated with a lower odds that noncitizens have a usual source of care compared to US born citizens as noncitizens in a more criminalizing state may face greater barriers to health care access.
Find a selection of articles published across Springer Nature, as well as additional commentary and books relevant to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.
Read moreAt 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.
The journal welcomes submissions in these broad areas of public health research:
Biostatistics and methods
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Disaster and emergency preparedness and response
Education and training in public health
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Global health and human rights
Health behavior and health promotion
Health communication
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Health policies, systems and management
Infectious disease epidemiology
Injury and violence prevention
Maternal and child health
Mental health
Nutritional health and epidemiology
Occupational health
Physical activity and health
Public health informatics
Social determinants of health
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Read MoreBMC Public Health is committed to playing a role in advancing progress towards achieving SDG3 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.
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Take a look at papers published in BMC Public Health that have received national and international press coverage.
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This cross-journal collection brings together in one place articles outlining diseases (and their vectors) that are likely to spread or are already spreading across borders due to the effects of climate change. The impact of policy implementation or interventions designed to contain the spread of infectious diseases, and studies that could inform future global policy or practical solutions are very much welcome. A full list of participating journals can be found following the link above. Deadline: 31 December 2021.
This cross-journal collection calls for papers from a broad range of subject areas that shed light on the contribution that evidence-based research can give to develop better practices and policies towards stronger environmental justice.
This cross-journal collection aims to bring together a selection of the latest research and developments surrounding global alcohol and tobacco policy, from a variety of different viewpoints.
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At Springer Nature, we are committed to raising the quality of academic research across Public Health. Visit our dedicated page to view our highlighted journals and books from across our imprints, curated by our Editors.
Read MoreCitation Impact
2.521 - 2-year Impact Factor
3.182 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.473 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.198 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
Usage
9,540,055 downloads
Social Media Impact
14931 mentions