Public Health and Social Change

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will focus on improving community health and addressing health inequities through a commitment to social justice. Many factors impact communities’ access to health care, the quality of health care, and health outcomes. Important determinants such as housing or education are themselves impacted by income and historical discrimination. As worse health outcomes for structurally marginalized communities have become increasingly recognized, the importance of addressing disparities has become clearer. We welcome contributions that aim for a deeper understanding of the connections between specific determinants and health outcomes, especially when coupled with intervention approaches and efforts to eliminate differences in health outcomes. Work that engages diverse perspectives and community partners is encouraged. We welcome approaches using qualitative, mixed, and/or community-engaged methods. Special attention will be given to manuscripts that describe how public health researchers and practitioners engage communities to build equitable partnerships, define problems, set priorities, craft solutions, or showcase effective interventions.

Dr. Thistle I. Elias
Dr. Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson
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 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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 double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Social Sciences 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 1800 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.