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BMC Public Health

BMC Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing research in all aspects of public health, including 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. The journal welcomes submissions addressing a wide spectrum of global health challenges and highlights research related to health and well-being, education, gender equality, clean environments, poverty reduction, and social justice.

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Subject Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Impact Factor 3.6
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
eISSN 1471-2458
Invitation Only No
Cost Range £2690.00 GBP / $3450.00 USD / €3150.00 EUR APC; subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

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

Research Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in BMC Public Health, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions, and articles reporting health care interventions on human participants must also include a Trial registration section with registration number and date, adding 'retrospectively registered' when applicable.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a title page, three to ten keywords, and the sections Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and Declarations. The manuscript must include a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and Authors' information, using 'Not applicable' for any irrelevant declaration, and any use of a Large Language Model must be documented in the Methods section or a suitable alternative section.
References References must follow Vancouver reference style. Web links and URLs must be assigned a reference number and included in the reference list rather than in the text, and unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, and tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the document. Figures must be numbered in the order first mentioned in the text and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered and cited in sequence and created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, note any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, and confirm that all authors approved the submission.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract structure is not specified.
Manuscript Review articles must include Background, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section with the required subheadings. Review articles must include three to ten keywords, define abbreviations at first use and list them if used, include an Availability of data and materials statement, and write 'Not applicable' for any Declarations subsection that is not relevant.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be cited with a reference number and included in the reference list in full with the site title, URL, and access date, and unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, larger tables may be placed at the end of the text file, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately. Tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files, and footnotes must not contain figures or tables.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in BMC Public Health, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions, and for registered systematic reviews the registration number should appear as the last line.
Manuscript Manuscript should include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, with 'Not applicable' used where a section is not relevant, and any use of a large language model documented in the Methods section or a suitable alternative part.
References References must follow Vancouver reference style. Web links and URLs must be cited with a reference number and included in the reference list in full, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, and publicly available datasets supporting the paper should be cited with a persistent identifier such as a DOI.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, and tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the document with their placement indicated in the text. Figures must be numbered in order of first mention and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered and cited in sequence, created using the table object function, and not embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Recent Publications

Natural hazards and population impact in Sri Lanka, 2010–2025

Dewarahandhi Kavishka Madushan De Silva, Sudath Shirly Pathmasiri Warnakulasuriya, Samath D. Dharmaratne

10.1186/s12889-026-27921-0
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Secondhand smoke exposure at home and its association with tobacco use among adolescents in Saudi Arabia: findings from the 2022 global youth tobacco survey

Moroj A. Aldarmasi

10.1186/s12889-026-28019-3
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Development and initial validation of the digital health equity questionnaire for rural older adults

Qin Liu, Aifeire Abeibao, Na Meng, Mengsi Huang, Dilixiati Maimaitiyili, Hanyue Sun, Lei Kang, Shuping You

10.1186/s12889-026-28085-7
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Prevalence, knowledge of long-term effects, and associated factors of alcohol consumption among adults in the Hohoe Municipality, Volta Region - Ghana

Abraham Zormelo, Reginald Enam Gibril Attidigah, Joshua Elorm Amehavi, Daniel Kwabla Ahiagbede, Wisdom Kwami Takramah

10.1186/s12889-026-28072-y
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The Covid-19 pandemic as an inflection point in US mortality trends from hematologic and circulatory system diseases: a piecewise trend analysis

Amirali Koohi Bachemir, Zhenshan Sun, Melika Safari, Nasrin Borumandnia, Hamid Alavi Majd

10.1186/s12889-026-28064-y
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 5 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 BMC Public Health, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors have 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 peer reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

The current article processing charge is £2690.00 GBP / $3450.00 USD / €3150.00 EUR per accepted article, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Physical Activity and Health Health disparities and outcomes HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Global Maternal and Child Health Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Child Nutrition and Water Access Smoking Behavior and Cessation COVID-19 and Mental Health Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Workplace Health and Well-being Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Nutritional Studies and Diet COVID-19 epidemiological studies Diabetes Management and Education Migration, Health and Trauma Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Mobile Health and mHealth Applications HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Healthcare Systems and Reforms Health Policy Implementation Science Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations Health Literacy and Information Accessibility

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