Exercise Referral and Social Prescribing for Physical Activity

Dear Colleagues,

We are organizing a Special Issue on Exercise Referral and Social Prescribing for Physical Activity in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes articles and communications in the interdisciplinary area of environmental health sciences and public health. For detailed information on the journal, we refer you to http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph. 

Physical inactivity is a global pandemic leading to poor health outcomes. Increasing physical activity levels are therefore a priority for public health and policy makers. For decades, health care professionals have been able to refer patients with a range of medical conditions to physical activity interventions delivered at community level. Despite the popularity of such interventions, there is a need to improve the evidence base for ‘what works best’. Research that contributes to a better understanding of delivery mechanisms and appropriate measures of success can offer a critical guide for policy efforts and planning for public health.

This Special Issue is open to quantitative and qualitative submissions in any subject area related to the design, implementation, and impact of community-based interventions that involve a referral for physical activity. The listed keywords suggest just a few of the many possibilities.

Dr. Paul Kelly
Dr. Coral Hanson
Dr Kelly Morgan
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.