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Human Resources For Health

Human Resources for Health disseminates policy-oriented research on the information, planning, production, management and governance of human resources for health. Published in collaboration with the World Health Organization, the journal has a global perspective spanning low-, middle-, and high-income countries and encourages debate on health sector reforms, health workforce issues, management, performance, and links with health outcomes.

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Subject Health Policy & Services
Impact Factor 4.3
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
eISSN 1478-4491
Invitation Only Yes
Cost Range APC: £2490.00 GBP / $3390.00 USD / €2790.00 EUR, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

Human Resources For Health is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:

Research Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Human Resources for Health, explain any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the content 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 include the headings Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Trial registration.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4,000 words excluding text in tables, figures, and additional files. Manuscript must include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and 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, with 'Not applicable' used where a declarations subsection is not relevant. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and the required Declarations section.
References References must follow 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Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and public preprints may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; and web links and URLs must be numbered and included in full in the reference list with site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript and tables longer than one page may be placed at the end with their intended location indicated in the text. Multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, table titles must appear above tables with legends below, and tables must be created using the word processor's Table object rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Review

Cover Letter 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, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words, and any additional non-English abstract if included must also not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Background, Main body of the abstract, and short Conclusion.
Manuscript Review manuscript must not exceed 4,000 words excluding text in tables, figures, and additional files. Review must include Background, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section, with Main text optionally divided into short informative subsections. Review must include three to ten keywords and 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 Authors' information optional and non-relevant sections marked 'Not applicable'.
References References must follow Vancouver reference style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and public preprints may be cited, unpublished abstracts/data and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, and web links must be numbered and included in full in the references.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than 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 with their location indicated in the text. Multi-panel figures must be submitted as single composite files, and tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Case Study

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Human Resources for Health, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the 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, and any additional non-English abstract must also not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Case presentation, and Conclusions, must not cite references, and any additional non-English abstract must appear after the English abstract and indicate its language.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4,000 words excluding text in tables, figures, and additional files. Manuscript should present a major intervention or policy option, include a rigorous assessment of processes and impact and recommendations for the future, and contain Background, Case presentation, Discussion and Conclusions, Declarations, and required declaration subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, define abbreviations at first use and provide a list of abbreviations if used, and document any use of a Large Language Model in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References References must follow 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 be excluded from the reference list, and web links must be cited as numbered references with full site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than the graphic file, tables under one page may be placed within the manuscript, and tables over one page may be placed at the end of the text with their location indicated in the text. Multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files, and tables must be created using the word processor's table function.
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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter 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 the 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 briefly summarize the aim, findings, or purpose of the article.
Manuscript Letters to the Editor should be around 800 words excluding references. Main text must contain the body of the article, may be broken into short informative subsections, and must include a Declarations section with the specified subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords and 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 optional Authors' information, using 'Not applicable' where a section is irrelevant, and any use of a Large Language Model must be disclosed in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.
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 be included in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the text file, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file. Figures must be numbered in the order first mentioned, multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, and tables must be numbered in sequence and created using the word processor's Table object rather than embedded as figures.
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Letter To The Editor Response

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, explain any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm that all authors approved the 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 250 words. Abstract structure is not specified. The abstract must briefly summarize the aim, findings, or purpose of the article, but no specific headings are required.
Manuscript Letter to the Editor Responses follow the structure used for Letters to the Editor, the main text may be divided into short informative subsections, and the manuscript must include a Declarations section with the required subheadings. The manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and a Declarations section with the headings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, with optional Authors' information.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be cited in the reference list with a reference number and given 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 Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript, tables shorter than one page can be placed within the manuscript, and tables longer than one page can be placed at the end with their intended placement indicated in the text. Multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and tables must be created using the word processor's Table object rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Recent Publications

A scoping review of research capability building: impact on health workforce attraction and retention in rural and remote Australia

Tsegaye G. Haile, Justin Manuel, Mohamed Estai

10.1186/s12960-026-01069-9
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Rehabilitation in primary health care: workforce and pathways toward 2030

Mariana Fagundes Cinti, Juliana Leme Gomes, Mário Lopes, Thiago Souza Silveira, Danielle Silva Viegas de Oliveira, Beatriz Priscila Costa, Debora Bernardo, Ana Carolina Basso Schmitt

10.1186/s12960-026-01067-x
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Building virtual real-time trauma care learning during armed conflict: the case of ECHO in Ukraine

Léa Sinno, Yesser Sebeh, Marta Antoniv, Paola Arenas, Nelya Melnitchouk, Katie Murray, Brigg Reilley, Iiris Rinne, Bruce Struminger, Alexandra Zuber, Sean M. Kivlehan

10.1186/s12960-026-01066-y
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Professional support to improve rural medical workforce retention, what works in what context: a realist evaluation

Belinda O’Sullivan, Kristine Battye, Deborah Roczo

10.1186/s12960-026-01065-z
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Changes in working hours and burnout levels among physicians: a cohort study

Franziska Ulrike Jung, Erik Bodendieck, Alexander Pabst, Melanie Luppa, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller

10.1186/s12960-026-01064-0
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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. It should explain why the manuscript should be published in Human Resources for 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 name 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?

An article processing charge applies for each accepted article. The current APC is £2490.00 GBP / $3390.00 USD / €2790.00 EUR, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Global Health Workforce Issues Global Maternal and Child Health Healthcare Policy and Management Healthcare Systems and Reforms Primary Care and Health Outcomes Global Health Care Issues Diversity and Career in Medicine Global Health and Surgery Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout Employment and Welfare Studies Innovations in Medical Education Medical Education and Admissions Healthcare Quality and Management Dental Education, Practice, Research Workplace Health and Well-being Child Nutrition and Water Access Nursing Roles and Practices Interprofessional Education and Collaboration Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions COVID-19 and Mental Health Migration, Health and Trauma Migration and Labor Dynamics Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

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