About the Journal

A Peer-Reviewed Journal for Public Health Practice and Health Systems Research.

Global Public Health Practice and Health Systems Journal (GPHHS) is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal published by EcoScribe Publishers Company Limited. The journal publishes research and evidence-informed scholarship that supports public health practice, health systems strengthening, service delivery improvement, implementation learning, policy development, and equitable health outcomes.

We welcome methodologically sound manuscripts from diverse settings, including low- and middle-income countries, public health programmes, health facilities, academic institutions, communities, and policy environments. The journal is particularly interested in work that is clearly reported, ethically grounded, contextually relevant, and useful for improving public health programmes and health system performance.

Open Access: Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY).
Publishing model: Continuous publication, with one annual volume compiled into four issues.
Peer review: Submissions undergo editorial screening and, where suitable, external peer review.
APC: USD 50, payable only after acceptance.

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Journal Focus

GPHHS publishes work that helps answer practical and policy-relevant questions:

• What public health or health system challenge was addressed?
• What approach, intervention, programme, policy, or system response was studied?
• What evidence was generated?
• What are the implications for practice, policy, implementation, or future research?

The journal values manuscripts that present clear methods, balanced interpretation, transparent limitations, and practical relevance.

What We Publish

GPHHS considers Original Research Articles, Implementation Research, Programme Evaluations, Health Systems Research, Policy Analyses, Quality Improvement Reports, Systematic Reviews, Scoping Reviews, Evidence Syntheses, Case Studies, Field Reports, Short Communications, Commentaries, and Perspectives.   (See full scope for details.)

Authors should consult the journal’s Aims and Scope and Author Guidelines before submission.

 Ready to submit?

If your work strengthens public health programmes or improves health systems performance, we invite you to submit to GPHHS.

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