Aims
The International Journal of Climate Change and Public Health (IJCCPH) publishes peer-reviewed research on how climate change affects population health worldwide, and on how public health systems, policies and communities respond.
The journal gives editorial priority to research from and about low- and middle-income countries, where exposure is highest and publishing outlets are fewest, while welcoming high-quality work from any region. It is published by the NextStep Social & Public Health Research Society.
Scope
Quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, modelling and policy research are all in scope. Clinical and health service studies are welcome when a climate or environmental exposure is central to the question.
Subject areas
- Heat and health: Heatwaves, occupational heat stress, heat-related mortality and morbidity.
- Climate-sensitive infectious disease: Dengue, malaria, cholera, diarrhoeal and other vector-borne diseases.
- Climate and mental health: Disaster trauma, eco-anxiety and displacement distress.
- Maternal, child and adolescent health under climate stress: Including salinity and pregnancy outcomes.
- Food, water and nutrition security
- Air quality and its interaction with heat
- Climate migration, displacement and health
- Climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems
- Health equity, gender, disability and climate justice
- Early warning systems, forecasting and climate-health data science
- Climate-health policy, governance, economics and financing
- Climate-health education and workforce training
Out of scope
- Climate science with no health outcome.
- Clinical studies with no climate or environmental exposure.
- General public health papers without a climate or environmental exposure are declined without review.
Article types
| Article type | Length (words) | Abstract | References (max) | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original research | 3,000 to 6,000 | 250 words, structured | 60 | Double-anonymous, 2 reviewers |
| Systematic or scoping review | Up to 7,000 | 300 words, structured | 100 | Double-anonymous, 2 reviewers |
| Short communication | Up to 2,000 | 150 words | 20 | Double-anonymous, 1 to 2 reviewers |
| Policy analysis | 3,000 to 5,000 | 250 words | 50 | Double-anonymous, 2 reviewers |
| Study protocol | Up to 4,000 | 250 words | 40 | 1 reviewer and the editor |
| Field report or case study | Up to 2,500 | 150 words | 20 | 1 reviewer and the editor |
| Data note (dataset description) | Up to 1,500 | 150 words | 15 | 1 reviewer and the editor |
| Commentary or editorial | Up to 1,500 | None | 15 | Editor review |
Publication
Continuous publication, collected into two issues a year (June and December). Language: English; abstracts in a second language are welcome in addition.