Why Submit

Health Policy and Planning is a peer reviewed, open access journal publishing high quality research and original ideas relevant to the design, implementation and evaluation of health policies and health systems in low- and middle-income countries.

Health Policy and Planning is published 10 times a year.

Health Policy and Planning is now fully open access. To learn more about this change, visit this page, and read this editorial from co-Editors-in-Chief, Professors Virginia Wiseman and Lucy Gilson.

Reasons to Publish in Health Policy and Planning

Reach a multidisciplinary and international readership:

• Health Policy and Planning reaches a multidisciplinary and international readership, (including policy professionals), with over 1.25 million downloads annually, ensuring your article is widely read.

• Nearly 6,000 papers published in the Journal have been cited by policy sources, (including WHO, FAO, World Bank), demonstrating impact on global health systems and policy and helping bridge the gap between academic research and real-life application.

• Health Policy and Planning is fully open access to ensure your article is accessible globally and to a broad audience.

• Health Policy and Planning is the preferred journal for research, reviews, and debate on topics relevant to health system development and health policy issues and analysis in low- and middle-income countries.

• As well as original articles and reviews, Health Policy and Planning provides a range of research support pieces including methodological musings, How to do (or not to do) and policy and practice article type options including Innovation and Practice Reports and 10 Best Resources. Health Policy and Planning has a strong global reputation and history. It is a journal from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and has an affiliation with Health Systems Global (HSG).

• Health Policy and Planning has global impact with an Impact Factor of 2.9 and Cite Score of 6.

• Health Policy and Planning provides carefully curated collections to help drive discoverability of articles, including our Global Impact Collection. Regular supplements provide high impact collaborations with key global organisations.

Publishing process made easy:

• Article Publishing Charge discounts and waivers are available. Authors from to low or middle-income countries can benefit from our Developing countries waiver policy. HSG members receive a 25% discount and reviewers can also benefit from a 15% discount (if reviewers complete two or more reviews in one year).

• Read and Publish agreements with institutions and consortia, which provide funding for Open Access publication, are available. Eligible authors from participating institutions can publish Open Access, and the institution will pay the charge.

• Health Policy and Planning provides a fair, supportive and high-quality peer-review process for your article.

For Authors

• Check out this video guiding authors on the best practices for submitting their work

• Review the Author Guidelines.

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