Journal profile · Social Sciences-Health (social science)
Global Health Research and Policy
ISSN 2397-0642 · Springer Nature · United Kingdom
Global Health Research and Policy: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,800; median 134 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); 69 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Health Research and Policy is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Maternal and Child Health, Healthcare Systems and Reforms and Global Health and Surgery, together about 36.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The contents of Volumes 1-10 of Global Health Research and Policy published with Springer can be found here.(https://link.springer.com/journal/41256/volumes-and-issues) Global Health Research and Policy is an open access, multidisciplinary journal that publishes topic areas and methods addressing global health questions. These include various aspects of health research, such as health equity, health systems and policy, social determinants of health, disease burden, population health and other urgent and neglected global health issues. Global Health Research and Policy aims to provide a forum for high quality researches on exploring regional and global health improvement and the solution for health equity. Editorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Health (social science)
Editor-in-chief Zongfu MaoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 37 in mainland China (about 59%); most named Mainland China 37, United States 11, Canada 4, United Kingdom 3, Australia 2 (63 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine17.2%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
- Global Health and SurgeryMedicine7.8%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics6%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchMedicine5.5%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing3.9%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 267OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 488 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 3 |
| 2025 | 69 | 69 | 379 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | 558 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | 1,318 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 1,196 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 1,244 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
134 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 107 days – 242 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 43 days (67 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 215 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (116 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,800 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,890 / EUR 1,590 / GBP 1,240 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,190 / USD 1,790 / EUR 1,490 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,800 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 350 words
- Keywords
- 3–10
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted7
- research articleResearch Article Original ArticleLength not stated
- research article perspectiveResearch Article PerspectiveLength not stated
- research article protocolResearch Article ProtocolLength not stated
- research article reportResearch Article ReportLength not stated
- review article scoping reviewReview Article Scoping ReviewLength not stated
- review article systematic reviewReview Article Systematic ReviewLength not stated
- review article systematic review and meta-analysisReview Article Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper. Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use. Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: The conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of dataDrafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content.Final approval of the version to be submitted. All authors are accountable for all aspects of the work, to ensure that questions related…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include: EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
Allows users to: distribute and copy the article; create extracts, abstracts, and other revised versions, adaptations or derivative works of or from an article (such as a translation); include in a collective work (such as an anthology); and text or data mine the article. These uses are permitted even for commercial purposes, provided the user: gives appropriate credit to the author(s) (with a lin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access KeAi Guide for authors: Open Access
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution. Permitted third party (re)use is defined by the following Creative …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a double anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors to determine suitability for publication in this journal. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected will…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
iThenticate CrossCheck plagiarism screening Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint sharing
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Authors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication. We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2397-0642
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Health Research and Policy
What CAS zone is Global Health Research and Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Global Health Research and Policy is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Global Health Research and Policy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.4, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at Global Health Research and Policy?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 134 days (interquartile range 107–242 days); authors report an average review time of about 5 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Global Health Research and Policy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words; Keywords: 3–10; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Global Health Research and Policy based?
Of the 63 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 37 (about 59%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (37), United States (11) and Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Global Health Research and Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Health Research and Policy is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Global Health Research and Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Global Health Research and Policy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,800.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .