Institute of Health Policy & Politics (IHPP)

The Institute’s mission is to raise awareness about the role of domestic and international health policy-making and the broader political contexts influencing population health:

• Global Health Policy and Politics 
• Other related research interests are defined by Affiliated Faculty

HPP Call for Papers 

(For Publication on a Rolling Bases)
Work focused on: The Intersection of Health, Policy, and Politics

Health Policy & Politics (HPP) is an emerging peer-reviewed journal focused on increasing U.S. and global awareness and understanding about the intersection of politics and health policy. HPP is housed within Lehigh University College of Health’s Institute of Health Policy & Politics. 

The first issue of HPP was published in the Fall of 2023.

HPP is excited to invite interested authors from around the globe to submit papers for the second issue, to be published on a rolling basis throughout Fall 2024 and Spring 2025. Eligibility requirements are listed at the bottom of this notice. Original research and investigation papers are welcome, with topics of interest including but not limited to: health policy at any level of government, health policy across locations/countries, relevant disease-specific policy and politics, the interactions of policy and politics when it comes to health, healthcare, and health related fields of study, and any other work at the intersection of health policy and politics.

Papers should be roughly within the range of 3,000 - 4,000 words, include an abstract, and include any citations in AMA/AJPH style. Shorter articles may be accepted as commentaries — if you are interested in submitting a shorter piece, please let the editorial team know this when submitting your abstract. Full formatting requirements can be found at the end of this notice.

The journal is implementing a peer-review process with external experts.

Interested authors should send abstracts to amd225@lehigh.edu for editorial team discussion and edit suggestions.

Eligibility Requirements and General Information:

• Authors from all around the world are welcome to publish their work in HPP, and we encourage a diverse group of contributors!
• If your article is in a language other than English, please contact one of the journal co-editors in chief to discuss publishing options.
• Alongside academics and research professionals, publications are welcomed from medical professionals, university-level students, policymakers, and anyone else who works at the intersection of health, policy, and politics.
• There is no fee for publishing in HPP, and all HPP articles are free to read.
• Papers submitted must be focused on the intersection of health, policy, and politics. Papers may focus more on one/two of these aspects, but all must be
  discussed within the paper in order to be considered.

Formatting Requirements:

• Papers should be within the 3,000 - 4,000 word count range. Commentaries may be shorter and around 750 - 1,000 words.
• All papers must include an abstract and contain further sections with headers. For commentaries, an abstract and main body may be accepted without further headers (please let the editorial committee know if you plan to do so).
• All papers should include citations, which must be in AMA/AJPH style.
• All papers should include a descriptive title, authors, and author contacts.
• All authors should submit any potential conflicts of interest to the editorial committee as part of any notes on ethical concerns.

Any questions or concerns regarding this call for papers should be sent to one of our two co-editors in chief. Their contact information is listed below. Thank you!

IHPP Research and Administrative Assistant: Max DeCaro; amd225@lehigh.edu
Institute Director: Eduardo Gómez, PhD; edg219@lehigh.edu; (610) 758-3563

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Health Policy & Politics publishes articles that discuss the complex intersection of health policymaking and politics within the U.S. and other countries. We welcome a wide variety of topics for publication from different perspectives. The first issue will be published on-line in early September 2022, and will be published in the early spring and fall thereafter.