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Aims and scope

Globalization and Health is a pioneering transdisciplinary journal that situates public health and well-being within the dynamic forces of global development. We are dedicated to publishing high-quality, original research exploring how globalization processes affect global public health through their impacts on health systems and the social, economic, commercial, and political determinants of health.

We embrace policy, health systems, political economy, international relations and community perspectives. Single-country studies are welcome if they highlight global/globalization mechanisms and/or relevance to global-level policy discourse and decision-making.

The journal includes sections dedicated to a broad range of topics, including:


We publish original research (max 8000 words excluding references) and commentaries (max 3000 words excluding references), as well as evidence reviews (max 8000 words). We no longer accept bibliometric analyses.


Globalization & Health is an open-access journal and actively encourages submissions from authors in all world regions and from junior scholars.

Please note: This is a speciality journal that focuses on globalization-related aspects of health. It does not publish global or national disease epidemiological or health care/system studies unless these contain specific analyses of how globalization-related processes inform the outcomes of the studies. Please read the Sections' descriptions to know more about the journal's aims and scope.

New Content ItemWe are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in Globalization and Health in 2023 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Springer Nature supports the SDGs through a dedicated SDG Programme and is a signatory of the SDG Publishers Compact.

Why publish your article in Globalization and Health?

  • Our open access journal is a highly influential resource for globalization and health researchers, and global health policy-makers and advocates.
  • We publish cutting-edge transdisciplinary research focusing on how globalization processes affect health outcomes, whether nationally, cross-nationally or at a global scale.
  • We offer a high-visibility platform for your research, with over two million article downloads in 2022.
  • Open access publication ensures that your article can be easily discovered, accessed, used, and shared, maximising your impact and acting as a springboard for further discovery.

Open access

All articles published by Globalization and Health are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. Further information about open access can be found here

As authors of articles published in Globalization and Health you are the copyright holders of your article and have granted to any third party, in advance and in perpetuity, the right to use, reproduce or disseminate your article according to the licence terms

For those of you who are US government employees or are prevented from being copyright holders for similar reasons, BMC can accommodate non-standard copyright lines. Please contact us if further information is needed.

Article processing charges (APC)

Authors who publish open access in Globalization and Health are required to pay an article processing charge (APC). The APC price will be determined from the date on which the article is accepted for publication.

The current APC, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable, is: £2390.00/$3190.00/€2690.00

Visit our open access support portal and our Journal Pricing FAQs for further information.

Open access funding

Visit Springer Nature’s open access funding & support services for information about research funders and institutions that provide funding for APCs.

Springer Nature offers agreements that enable institutions to cover open access publishing costs. Learn more about our open access agreements to check your eligibility and discover whether this journal is included.

Springer Nature offers APC waivers and discounts for articles published in our fully open access journals whose corresponding authors are based in the world’s lowest income countries (see our APC waivers and discounts policy for further information). Requests for APC waivers and discounts from other authors will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and may be granted in cases of financial need (see our open access policies for journals for more information). All applications for discretionary APC waivers and discounts should be made at the point of manuscript submission; requests made during the review process or after acceptance are unable to be considered.

Indexing services

All articles published in Globalization and Health are included in:

  • CABI
  • Citebase
  • DOAJ
  • Embase
  • Global Health
  • IBSS
  • MEDLINE
  • OAIster
  • PAIS International
  • PubMed
  • PubMed Central
  • Science Citation Index Expanded
  • SCImago
  • Scopus
  • Social Sciences Citation Index
  • SOCOLAR
  • Zetoc

The full text of all articles is deposited in digital archives around the world to guarantee long-term digital preservation. You can also access all articles published by BioMed Central on SpringerLink.

Peer-review policy

Peer-review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and significance to help editors determine whether the manuscript should be published in their journal. You can read more about the peer-review process here.

Globalization and Health operates a single-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous.

The benefit of single-blind peer review is that it is the traditional model of peer review that many reviewers are comfortable with, and it facilitates a dispassionate critique of a manuscript.

Submitted manuscripts will generally be reviewed by two or more experts who will be asked to evaluate whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, whether it duplicates already published work, and whether or not the manuscript is sufficiently clear for publication. The Editors will reach a decision based on these reports and, where necessary, they will consult with members of the Editorial Board.

Each manuscript submitted to Globalization and Health will be screened by a member of the Editorial Board. If the quality and scope are considered to be appropriate for the journal, the manuscript will be sent for external peer-review. The Editors-in-Chief will make the final decision about publication, based on the external reviewers' comments.

Editorial policies

All manuscripts submitted to Globalization and Health should adhere to BioMed Central's editorial policies.

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Citing articles in Globalization and Health

Articles in Globalization and Health  should be cited in the same way as articles in a traditional journal. Because articles are not printed, they do not have page numbers; instead, they are given a unique article number.

Article citations follow this format:

Authors: Title. Global Health [year], [volume number]:[article number].

e.g. Roberts LD, Hassall DG, Winegar DA, Haselden JN, Nicholls AW, Griffin JL: Increased hepatic oxidative metabolism distinguishes the action of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor delta from Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor gamma in the Ob/Ob mouse. Global Health 2009, 1:115.

refers to article 115 from Volume 1 of the journal.

Appeals and complaints

Authors who wish to appeal a rejection or make a complaint should follow the procedure outlined in the BMC Editorial Policies.

Benefits of publishing with BMC

High visibility

Globalization and Health's open access policy allows maximum visibility of articles published in the journal as they are available to a wide, global audience. 

Speed of publication

Globalization and Health offers a fast publication schedule whilst maintaining rigorous peer review; all articles must be submitted online, and peer review is managed fully electronically (articles are distributed in PDF form, which is automatically generated from the submitted files). Articles will be published with their final citation after acceptance, in both fully browsable web form, and as a formatted PDF.

Flexibility

Online publication in Globalization and Health gives you the opportunity to publish large datasets, large numbers of color illustrations and moving pictures, to display data in a form that can be read directly by other software packages so as to allow readers to manipulate the data for themselves, and to create all relevant links (for example, to PubMed, to sequence and other databases, and to other articles).

Promotion and press coverage

Articles published in Globalization and Health are included in article alerts and regular email updates. Some may be highlighted on Globalization and Health’s pages and on the BMC homepage.

In addition, articles published in Globalization and Health may be promoted by press releases to the general or scientific press. These activities increase the exposure and number of accesses for articles published in Globalization and Health. A list of articles recently press-released by journals published by BMC is available here.

Copyright

As an author of an article published in Cancer & Metabolism you retain the copyright of your article and you are free to reproduce and disseminate your work. For further information, see our guide to licensing, copyright and author rights

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 5.9
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 6.7
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 2.285
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 2.668

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 10
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 173

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 1,934,952
    Altmetric mentions: 2,580