Global Health Action is an open access journal publishing peer-reviewed research on global health, engaging with key public health and policy issues. Global Health Action is published in cooperation with Umeå University, Sweden.
Global Health Action aims to be a leading journal in the global health field, narrowing health information gaps and contributing to the implementation of policies and actions that lead to improved global health.
The journal seeks to contribute a concrete, hands-on approach to addressing the global health challenges brought to the fore by the impact of globalization. The journal intends to generate new knowledge and evidence where it is lacking, as well as to bridge the gaps between existing knowledge and the implementation of relevant findings.
All articles are expected to address a global agenda and include a strong implementation or policy component. Manuscripts suggesting strategies for practical interventions and research implementations where none already exist are especially welcome.
Global Health Action accepts the following types of articles: research, review, PhD synthesis, methods forum, study design, capacity building, current debate, and short communication. Papers from low- and middle-income countries and articles originated from South-South and South-North collaborations are encouraged.
The journal operates a single anonymized peer review policy.
51 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
26 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
27% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Chief Editor Maria Nilsson - Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Sweden
Founding Editor Stig Wall - Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Sweden
Executive Editor Jennifer Stewart Williams - Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Sweden
Editors (in alphabetical order) Maria Emmelin - Social Medicine and Global Health, Lund University, Sweden Julia Schröders - Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Sweden
Previous Chief Editors
Professor Nawi Ng, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Gothenburg (2015-2018) Professor Peter Byass (2019-2020)
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- for the recent special issue in memory of Professor Byass, please click on this link.
Advisory Board (in alphabetical order) Kesetebirhan Admasu - CEO, Big Win Philanthropy, United Kingdom Gerd Ahlström - Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Sweden Julie Ellen Byles - University of Newcastle, Australia Lucia D'Ambruoso - University of Aberdeen, Scotland Vinod Diwan - Karolinska Institutet, Sweden Kristie Ebi - University of Washington, United States Wendy Graham - University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom Anneli Ivarsson - Umeå University, Sweden Ingela Krantz - Skaraborg Institute for Research and Development, Sweden Raman Preet - Umeå University, Sweden Hoang Van Minh - Hanoi School of Public Health, Viet Nam Osman Sankoh – Statistician-General, Sierra Leone
Abstracting and indexing
Global Health Action is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases (CABI) AgBiotech News & Information (CABI) AgBiotechNet (CABI) Botanical Pesticides (CABI) CAB Abstracts (CABI) CINAHL Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Crop Physiology Abstracts (CABI) Crop Science Database (CABI) Dairy Science Abstracts (CABI) Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) EMCare (Elsevier) Environmental Impact (CABI) Environmental Science Database (CABI) Global Health (CABI) Helminthological Abstracs (CABI) HINARI Horticultural Science (CABI) Horticultural Science Abstracts (CABI) Index Medicus (NLM) Intute: Health and Life Sciences collection Irrigation and Drainage Abstracts (CABI) Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts (CABI) Maize Abstracts (CABI) Medline (NLM) Nematological Abstracts (CABI) Nutrition Abstracts and Review Series A: Human and Experimental (CABI) Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series B: Livestock Feeds and Feeding (CABI) Nutrition and Food Sciences (CABI) Open Access Journals Integrated Service System Project (GoOA) Ornamental horticulture (CABI) Parasitology Database (CABI) Pig News and Information (CABI) Plant Breeding Abstracts (CABI) Plant Genetic Resources Abstracts (CABI) Plant Genetics and Breeding Database (CABI) Plant Growth Regulator Abstracts (CABI) Postharvest News and Information (CABI) ProQuest Sociology Collection PubMed (NLM) PubMed Central (NLM) Research Library Research Library Prep Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) ScienceOpen SCIMago Scopus (Elsevier) Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest) Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) JournalSeek Ulrich's Periodicals Directory Weed Abstracts (CABI)
The bibliographic reference lists in all articles of Global Health Action are included in the Open Citations Corpus.
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Open access
Global Health Action is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
To publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis. Discounts and waivers may also be available for researchers in selected countries when publishing in open access journals.
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