Overview
Discover Public Healthisan open access journal publishing research from all fields relevant to public health.Publication costs forDiscover Public Healthare covered by Springer Nature until 31 December 2025. Authors whose articles are accepted for publication before that date will not pay an article-processing charge. Note that the APC-free period does not apply to other Discover series journals, or to any journal to which your article may be transferred if not accepted inDiscover Public Health. Current charge: £0/$0/€0 Standard charge: £1090.00/$1590.00/€1190.00
- Indexed in DOAJ.
- Considers articles from a broad range of public health disciplines.
- FormerlyEmerging Themes in Epidemiology(2023 Impact Factor: 3.6),Discover Public Health is expected to receive its first Impact Factor under the new name in 2026.
- Topics include epidemiology, occupational health, disease prevention, health policy, and more.
- A Discover journal focused on speed of submission and review, service, and integrity.
- Submission to first decision (median)
- 17 days
- Downloads
- 272.2k (2024)
Calls for papers
Collection
Approaches to Promoting Healthy Ageing: A 360 Perspective
As global populations age, fostering healthy longevity has become a critical priority for policymakers, researchers, and healthcare systems...
- Status
- Open for submissions
- Submission deadline
- 31 December 2025
Collection
Global Burden of Skin Diseases
Skin diseases rank among the most prevalent health concerns worldwide, affecting individuals of all ages, ethnicities, and socioeconomic...
- Status
- Open for submissions
- Submission deadline
- 31 December 2025
Collection
Health Literacy at the Crossroads of Shaping Healthy Lives and at the Mercy of Socioeconomic Influences
This Collection explores the critical role of health literacy in enabling informed decision-making and empowering individuals in ways that shape...
- Status
- Open for submissions
- Submission deadline
- 30 November 2025
Latest articles
The influence of paternal characteristics on childhood vaccination in Nigeria
- Chidimma Doris Azubuike
- Monika Ardelt
Research Open access 28 March 2025 Article: 123
An assessment of treatment satisfaction, adverse effects, cost of treatment among patients with type 2 diabetes for semaglutide when compared to liraglutide: a hospital-based cross-sectional study
- Sakshi Pandey
- Ashish Kakkar
- Shomik Ray
Research Open access 28 March 2025 Article: 122
Cupping the future: highlighting the importance of menstrual cups and the prevailing challenges to its use in Pakistani women
- Yumna Khabir
- Turba Naz
- Waseem Sajjad
Comment Open access 28 March 2025 Article: 121The increasing burden of global environmental threats: role of antibiotic pollution from pharmaceutical wastes in the rise of antibiotic resistance
- Victor Oluwatomiwa Ajekiigbe
- Chinonyelum Emmanuel Agbo
- Ifeoluwa Sandra Bakare
Review Open access 27 March 2025 Article: 120Influence of EHR system type and physician demographics on satisfaction levels in health information technology
- Saanie Sulley
- Memory Ndanga
Research Open access 27 March 2025 Article: 119
Journal updates
Supporting the Sustainable Developmental Goals
We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in this journal in 2024 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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- 3005-0774
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