Aims & Scope

Aims

SIGn Journal of Public Health aims to provide a scholarly platform for academics, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and public health professionals to examine contemporary population health issues, develop theoretical and empirical knowledge, and contribute to the advancement of disease prevention, health promotion, health equity, and public health systems at national, regional, and global levels.

The journal seeks to strengthen public health scholarship in Indonesia while facilitating scholarly engagement with regional and global challenges, including communicable and noncommunicable diseases, environmental and occupational risks, climate change, maternal and child health, nutrition, health behavior, health inequities, health system performance, population mobility, public health emergencies, and digital transformation. It welcomes manuscripts employing diverse quantitative, qualitative, mixed, epidemiological, evaluative, implementation, and interdisciplinary methodologies, provided that they meet scientific standards and demonstrate a substantive contribution to population health, disease prevention, health promotion, public health policy, or health system improvement.

SIGn Journal of Public Health publishes scientific articles in English to broaden access to readers and contributors worldwide. Editorial consideration is primarily based on the accuracy and reliability of the data and research results, the appropriateness of the research design and analytical methods, the objectivity and coherence of the analysis, the relevance of the public health problem examined, and the significance of the contribution presented by the authors.

Scope

SIGn Journal of Public Health publishes original scholarly works addressing contemporary public health problems, determinants, interventions, policies, systems, and population-level outcomes. The journal’s scope includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Population Health Methods

  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics
  • Population Health Surveillance
  • Public Health Research Methods
  • Disease Burden and Risk Assessment
  • Spatial and Temporal Epidemiology
  • Public Health Data Analysis and Modeling

Communicable Diseases, Health Security, and Emergency Preparedness

  • Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Immunization and Vaccine Programs
  • Antimicrobial Resistance from a Public Health Perspective
  • Outbreak Investigation and Surveillance
  • Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • Disaster and Humanitarian Public Health
  • Health Security and One Health

Noncommunicable Diseases, Mental Health, and Injury Prevention

  • Noncommunicable Disease Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Cardiovascular, Metabolic, Cancer, and Chronic Respiratory Disease Prevention
  • Population Mental Health and Mental Health Promotion
  • Substance Use and Public Health
  • Injury and Violence Prevention
  • Healthy Aging and Population Health
  • Risk Factors and Preventive Interventions

Environmental, Climate, and Planetary Health

  • Environmental Health
  • Climate Change and Health
  • Air, Water, and Soil Quality and Public Health
  • Environmental Exposure and Health Risk Assessment
  • Climate-Resilient Communities and Health Systems
  • Planetary Health
  • Human–Animal–Environment Health Interactions
  • Environmental Justice and Health

Occupational Health and Safety

  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Occupational Epidemiology
  • Workplace Health Promotion
  • Occupational Exposure and Risk Assessment
  • Work-Related Disease and Injury Prevention
  • Worker Health, Well-Being, and Psychosocial Risks

Health Promotion, Education, Behavior, and Community Health

  • Health Education and Behavioral Sciences
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Literacy
  • Health Behavior and Behavior Change
  • Community Health and Community Participation
  • Preventive Health Practices
  • Risk Communication and Public Health Communication

Maternal, Reproductive, Child, Adolescent, and Nutritional Health

  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Newborn and Infant Health
  • Adolescent Health
  • Nutrition
  • Maternal and Child Nutrition
  • Food and Nutrition Security
  • Nutrition Programs and Population Interventions

Health Policy, Systems, Services, Administration, and Economics

  • Business Administration and Public Health
  • Health Policy and Systems Research
  • Public Health Administration and Management
  • Primary Health Care
  • Universal Health Coverage
  • Health Services Research
  • Health Financing and Health Economics
  • Health Workforce and Organizational Performance
  • Quality, Access, and Continuity of Health Services
  • Implementation Science in Public Health

Social Determinants, Health Equity, and Population Diversity

  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Health Equity and Health Inequalities
  • Poverty, Education, Employment, and Health
  • Gender and Health
  • Rural, Remote, and Underserved Population Health
  • Migrant, Refugee, and Displaced Population Health
  • Disability and Public Health
  • Vulnerable and Marginalized Populations
  • Global Health and Population Health

Digital Public Health, Informatics, and Emerging Methods

  • Digital Public Health
  • Public Health Informatics
  • Digital Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance
  • Digital Health Interventions at Population and Community Levels
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Public Health
  • Big Data and Population Health Analytics
  • Geospatial Technologies in Public Health
  • Digital Health Equity, Ethics, and Governance

The journal particularly welcomes interdisciplinary research that connects epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental and occupational health, behavioral science, nutrition, health policy, health systems, social determinants, digital technologies, and related disciplines in addressing population health problems. Studies involving medicine, clinical sciences, technology, economics, management, environment, or other related fields are welcomed when prevention, population health, community health, health equity, public health policy, or health system implications constitute substantive components of the research problem, analysis, and scholarly contribution.

Manuscripts should demonstrate a clear relationship between the public health problem, population or community context, theoretical or conceptual framework, methodology, data or evidence examined, findings or analysis, and the scholarly or practical contribution claimed by the authors. Studies that are primarily concerned with individual clinical diagnosis, treatment, pharmaceutical efficacy, laboratory mechanisms, or biomedical processes without a substantive population-level, preventive, community, policy, or health-system dimension fall outside the journal’s principal scope and may be declined during the initial editorial screening.