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International Journal for Equity in Health provides a forum for evidence relevant to achieving equity in health. It publishes research that improves understanding of factors influencing population health and informs evidence-based decisions by health policy-makers, with a focus on political, policy-related, economic, social, and health systems and services influences on systematic differences in health across demographic, geographic, and social population groups.
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Impact Factor
4.1
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Open
eISSN
1475-9276
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
APC: £2690.00 GBP / $3790.00 USD / €2990.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.
Submission Instructions
International Journal For Equity In 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, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved 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, and any additional non-English abstract must also not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Trial registration.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section with the required subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and a Declarations section containing Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optionally Authors' information, with 'Not applicable' used where specified.
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Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and public preprints may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and all URLs must be cited in the reference list with a reference number.
Figures & Tables
Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately, tables under one page may be placed within the manuscript, and tables over one page may be placed at the end of the document. Figures must be numbered in order and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered in sequence and created using the word processor's table object rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
Review
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, 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, and any additional non-English abstract must also not exceed 350 words. Abstract structure is not specified, but references should not be cited and abbreviations should be minimized.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include a title page, abstract, main text, Conclusions section, and a Declarations section with the required subheadings. Review manuscripts must include three to ten keywords, define abbreviations at first use, provide a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, include an Availability of data and materials statement, and include Declarations subheadings for 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' where a heading is not relevant.
References
References must follow Vancouver reference style. Only published articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts that are published, in press, or publicly available as e-prints or preprints may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not be included in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; web links and URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full; and publicly available data supporting the conclusions 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, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the document, and figures must be uploaded separately in the order cited. Previously published figures and tables may be included in non-research articles only with permission and citation of the original article, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
Systematic Review
Cover Letter
A cover letter must be provided. The 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, confirm the content is not published or under consideration elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must contain the headings Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Registration.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a 'Declarations' section, with Results and Discussion presented separately. The manuscript must include three to ten keywords, all required 'Declarations' subsections, a competing interests statement, authors' contributions, funding information, acknowledgements or 'Not applicable' where relevant, AI use documentation if applicable, and systematic review registration information if available.
References
References must follow Vancouver reference style. Journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, web links and URLs must be assigned reference numbers and included in the reference list, and unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not be included in the reference list.
Figures & Tables
Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in 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 document. Figures must be numbered in order and multi-panel figures submitted as one composite file, while tables must be numbered in sequence and created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
Comment
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in International Journal for Equity in 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, and any additional non-English abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Background, main body of the abstract, and short conclusion.
Manuscript
Comment must include Background, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section, and the title page must include a title describing the article, all authors’ full names and institutional addresses, and the corresponding author. Comment must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, 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' entered for any irrelevant declaration section, and any use of a Large Language Model must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable part if no Methods section is available.
References
References must follow Vancouver style. Only published articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts or items available through public e-print/preprint servers may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, web links must be numbered and included in the reference list, and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
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 document with callouts in the text, figure titles and legends must appear in the manuscript rather than in the graphic file, and figures must be uploaded separately in the order cited. Previously published figures and tables in non-research articles may be included only with confirmed permission where applicable and citation of the original article, and multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file.
Matters Arising
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 all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name any special issue if applicable.
Abstract
Abstract is not required for Matters Arising articles.
Manuscript
The main text should be as concise as possible and ideally not exceed 1,200 words. The manuscript must comment on an original research paper published in the journal and include a title page listing all authors’ full names and institutional addresses and indicating the corresponding author. 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 optional Authors' information, with any non-relevant subheading retained and marked 'Not applicable', and keywords are not required.
References
References must follow Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be assigned a reference number and included in full in the reference list 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
Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables under one page may be placed in the manuscript, and tables over one page may be placed at the end of the document with their placement indicated in the text. Footnotes must be used instead of endnotes, text footnotes must be numbered consecutively and contain neither figures nor tables, footnotes must not consist solely of a reference citation, and table footnotes should use superscript lower-case letters or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data.
Recent Publications
Climate change, financial development, and health outcomes in sub Saharan Africa
Lordina Amoah, Daniel Ofori-Sasu, John Amoah, Ebenezer Bugri Anarfo, Joshua Titus-Kwaku
10.1186/s12939-026-02894-z
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Communication dynamics in the care of preterm infants: a multi-level qualitative study from a high-burden district in Indonesia
Mira Miraturrofi’ah, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani, Dwi Agustian, Lisa McKenna, Dany Hilmanto
10.1186/s12939-026-02914-y
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Women medical missionaries in Kashmir from the late 1800s to the early 1900s
Hilal Ahmad Tantray
10.1186/s12939-026-02901-3
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“Alright, that’s enough now, because it’s not fair”: A qualitative study on realities of intersectional inequality among adolescents from Bogotá, Colombia
Johanna Carolina Sánchez-Castro, Nelly Esther Caliz Romero, Laura Pilz González, Katherina Heinrichs, Christiane Stock
10.1186/s12939-026-02902-2
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Escaping the metric-driven governance trap in global health: how DALYs and coverage indicators mislead policymakers in LMICs
Yusuf Hared Abdi, Sharmake Gaiye Bashir, Yakub Burhan Abdullahi, Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi, Don Eliseo III Lucero-Prisno
10.1186/s12939-026-02909-9
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Submission to first decision (median): 7 days.
Reformat to International Journal For Equity In Health using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in the journal, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm author approval, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and identify the special issue name if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.
Reformat to International Journal For Equity In Health using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
Article processing charge: £2690.00 GBP / $3790.00 USD / €2990.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable. Waivers and discounts may be available.
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