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Archives of Public Health

Archives of Public Health is an inclusive public health journal that publishes sound science aimed at improving understanding of population health. It focuses on public health research, public health monitoring and indicator development, and submissions on health outcomes and their determinants when public health and policy implications are clearly stated.

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Subject Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Impact Factor 3.2
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 0778-7367
eISSN 2049-3258
Invitation Only No
Cost Range £2390.00 GBP / $3090.00 USD / €2690.00 EUR APC; subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

Archives of Public Health accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, explain any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words, and any additional non-English abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured, and an additional non-English abstract may be included after the English abstract. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions, and articles reporting health care interventions on human participants must also include Trial registration.
Manuscript Manuscript must include sections for Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Declarations, and keywords, with the title page identifying all authors and the corresponding author. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a 'Contributions to the literature' section of three to five bullet points totaling no more than 100 words immediately after the abstract, a Declarations section with the specified subheadings including 'Not applicable' where relevant, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and disclosure of any large language model use in the Methods or another suitable section.
References References must use Vancouver style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and public preprints may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and web references must be numbered and listed in full with site title, full URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page must be placed at the end of the document, figure titles and legends must appear in the manuscript rather than in graphic files, and figures must be uploaded separately in the order first cited. Figures must be numbered in citation order and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered in sequence, created using the table object, and not embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Registration, with a review registration number included as the last line if the review has been registered.
Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, a bulleted 'Contributions to the literature' section immediately after the abstract, and a 'Declarations' section with all required subheadings, with Results and Discussion presented separately. Manuscript must include a three-to-five-bullet 'Contributions to the literature' statement of no more than 100 words in lay language, three to ten keywords, an abbreviations list if abbreviations are used, all required Declarations subheadings with 'Not applicable' where relevant, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods or a suitable alternative section.
References References must follow Vancouver reference style. Only published or publicly available articles, trial records, and abstracts may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and web references must be numbered and listed in full with site title, full URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page must be placed at the end of the document with callouts in the text, figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than the image file, and figures must be uploaded separately in citation order. Figures must be numbered in the order first mentioned and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered in sequence, created using the table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheets, and table footnotes must use superscript lower-case letters or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract structure is not specified. Abstract must minimize abbreviations and must not cite references.
Manuscript Manuscript must include an abstract followed immediately by a 'Contributions to the literature' section and a 'Declarations' section, and the title page must include all authors’ full names and institutional addresses, identify the corresponding author, and present a title including the study design where appropriate or a description of what the article reports. Manuscript must include 3 to 10 keywords, a 'Contributions to the literature' section of 3 to 5 bullet points totaling no more than 100 words, a 'Declarations' section with the required subheadings using 'Not applicable' where relevant, a list of abbreviations if used, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods or another suitable section.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Only published or publicly available articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; web links must be fully listed in the references with title, full URL, access date, and associated authors if identifiable.
Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed in the manuscript, tables longer than one page must be placed at the end of the document, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic files. Figures and tables must be numbered in sequence, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, table titles must not exceed 15 words, table legends and figure legends must not exceed 300 words, and tables must not be embedded as figures.
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 11 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in Archives of Public Health, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and identify the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

The current APC is £2390.00 GBP / $3090.00 USD / €2690.00 EUR per accepted article, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Global Maternal and Child Health Child Nutrition and Water Access Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Health disparities and outcomes Healthcare Systems and Reforms Physical Activity and Health Chronic Disease Management Strategies COVID-19 and Mental Health Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Health Policy Implementation Science HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Nutritional Studies and Diet COVID-19 epidemiological studies Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Migration, Health and Trauma Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Primary Care and Health Outcomes Nutrition and Health in Aging Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

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