Special Issues
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors who are experts in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.
Feature Papers: New Trends in Suicide Prevention
submission deadline 15 Mar 2021
| 6 articles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Pregnancy and Childhood Health Outcomes
submission deadline 15 Mar 2021
| 4 articles
Keywords: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals; Pediatrics; Epidemiology; Methods; Susceptibility; Adolescence; Perinatal; Environmental health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Children's Health)
Effects of Prenatal Smoking/Nicotine Exposure on Child Health
submission deadline 15 Mar 2021
| 1 articles
Keywords: Prenatal exposure; Smoking; Pregnancy; Nicotine; Nicotine replacement therapy; Vaping; Health consequences; Child and adolescent health; Child development; Genetically informed designs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
Adolescent Substance Use and Related Harms
submission deadline 15 Mar 2021
| 3 articles
Keywords: Polysubstance use/Co-use; Alcohol; Cannabis; Quantitative; Qualitative; Prevention; Use patterns; Harm reduction; Acute harm; Chronic or long-term harm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
Application of Nanocomposites in the Environment
submission deadline 15 Mar 2021
| 1 articles
Keywords: Polyelectrolyte mono- and multilayers; Polyelectrolyte films; Metal/polyelectrolyte composite formation; Stability of nanocomposites; Adsorption of contaminants; Control releasing of the biomolecules; Metal/metal oxide multilayers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Science and Engineering)
Harnessing the Immunomodulatory Effects of Exercise in a New Era of Public Health
submission deadline 15 Mar 2021
| 1 articles
Keywords: exercise metabolism; exercise immunology; inflammation; diabetes; exercise in chronic diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)
Patient and Consumer Engagement in Health Care and Wellbeing: Challenges and Opportunities for a Participatory Health Approach
submission deadline 15 Mar 2021
| 3 articles
Global Environmental Health Disparities Affecting Children
submission deadline 15 Mar 2021
Keywords: Health disparity in children; Accidental, negligent, intentional toxicant exposures; Chronic and acute exposures at prenatal, gestational, postnatal, early childhood, and adolescent stages; Health disparities in children due to race, gender, level of education, income, disability, rural vs. Urban, cultural and religious practices; Reproductive loss/dysfunction affecting the developing fetus; Postnatal physical health affected by harmful environments; Disorders of mental health caused by toxic environments; Environmental pollution leading to increased levels of toxicants in water, air and households; Social and economic conditions in children’s household
(This special issue belongs to the Section Children's Health)
Wearable Technology-Based Physical Activity Measurement and Intervention
submission deadline 19 Mar 2021
| 3 articles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Health)
Food Contaminants and Their Risk Assessment
submission deadline 20 Mar 2021
| 9 articles
Keywords: Heavy metals; Pesticide residues; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Microplastics; Persistent organic pollutants (POPs); Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs); Soil threats; Risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicology and Public Health)
Greenspaces and Health: Measures and Methods
submission deadline 22 Mar 2021
| 6 articles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)
The Social Determinants of Mental Health
submission deadline 29 Mar 2021
| 3 articles
Keywords: social determinants of health; mental health; psychosocial; population health; health equity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health)
Fitness Assessment, Athlete’s Monitoring Cycle and Training Interventions in Team Sports
submission deadline 30 Mar 2021
| 14 articles
Keywords: fitness assessment; load monitoring; well-being; readiness; training interventions; strength and conditioning; nutritional and supplementation strategies; recovery strategies; injury prevention; injuries epidemiology; illness; performance analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Exercise and Health)
The Global Burden of Occupational Noise Exposure
submission deadline 30 Mar 2021
| 2 articles
Keywords: noise; occupational noise exposure; quality of life; noise-induced hearing loss; tinnitus; hypertension; ischemic heart disease; sleep disorders; occupational injury; immunodepression
(This special issue belongs to the Section Occupational Safety and Health)
Vitamin D and Inflammatory Diseases
submission deadline 30 Mar 2021
Keywords: vitamin D deficiency; inflammation; immunomodulation; inflammatory cytokines; chronic inflammatory diseases; cardiovascular diseases; musculoskeletal diseases; cancers; vitamin D supplementation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
Physical Activity for Health
submission deadline 30 Mar 2021
| 3 articles
Keywords: physical activity; health; inactivity; sedentary; exercise training; chronic health conditions; health and well-being; behavior change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
Health and Homelessness
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 5 articles
Keywords: Homelessness; Health; Mental health; Inequalities in health; Poverty; Health systems; Multi morbidity; Public health; Social justice; Partnership and collaboration; Health assessment; Health promotion; Coronavirus; COVID-19
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)
Climate Change and Health: Big Data Based Approach
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 5 articles
Keywords: climate change; human health; heatwaves; big data; spatiotemporally high-resolution; impact based forecast; localized threshold; customized adaption; early warning system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate Change and Health)
Ageing and Health: A Functional and Psychological Perspective
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 4 articles
Keywords: quality of life; activity of daily living; attentional process; fear of falling; attentional control; ageing well; motor skills; physical functioning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences & Services)
Water Resources and Flood Management Using Artificial Intelligence and Big-data Mining
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 3 articles
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Artificial neural network; Machine learning; Big data; Hydrology; Water resource management; Flood inundation forecast; Flood early warning system; Geological information system; Remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Science and Engineering)
Geographic and Environmental Perspectives on Population Health
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 1 articles
Keywords: population health; environment; geographic information science; environmental epidemiology; chronic conditions; infectious diseases; Indigenous health; urban design; spatial epidemiology; public health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)
Optimising Drug Prescribing and Improving Medication Management: What Can We Do?
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
Environmental Waste Recycling
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 3 articles
Keywords: waste recycling; waste treatment; recovery of valuables; exhaust gases; stabilization of toxic waste; waste incineration; incineration ashes; wastewater utilization; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Science and Engineering)
Psychosocial Factors and Health at Work: Evaluation and Intervention
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 5 articles
Exercise and Life Style Modification in Health and Disease: Focus on the Immunology, Frailty, and Cardiovascular Function
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 11 articles
Keywords: exercise; life style modification; aging; cardiovascular health; immunology; frailty; arterial stiffness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
Exercise and Performance Physiology
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 3 articles
Keywords: physiological and psychological responses; exercise; strength and conditioning; biomechanics and bioenergetic of movement; functional evaluation; puberty and development; gender differences; nutrition; oxidative stress; athlete's heart; physiological remodeling induced by acute exercise and long-term training
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
Influence of Anthropogenic Activities on Avian Scavengers Conservation
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 4 articles
Keywords: avian scavengers; food resources; contamination; health; persecution; collision; pathogens; population dynamics; management; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)
Physical Activity Programmes for the Elderly and Their Health Implications
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 2 articles
Climate Change: An Often-Missed Cause of Occupational Injuries?
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 2 articles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate Change and Health)
Biomechanics and Performance in Swimming and Aquatic Activities
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 1 articles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)
Creativity and School Functioning
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
Environmental Physiology and Medicine: Diving and Hyperbaric Exposure
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 3 articles
Keywords: Breath hold diving; Scuba diving; Hyperbaric oxygen thearapy; Hyperbaric medicine; Emergency medicine; Decompression illness; Hypoxia; Inflammation; Inflammatory biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)
Resilience and Improvisation at the Frontlines of Healthcare
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 3 articles
Keywords: Resilience; Improvisation; Workarounds; Frontlines of healthcare; Telehealth; Telemedicine; Social media; Health information technology; Interprofessional communication; Leadership in healthcare; Safety culture; Safety climate; Evidence-based practices; Healthcare Organizational resilience; Quality of care; Patient safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences & Services)
The Health Impact of Nature Exposure and Green Exercise
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 1 articles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Statistics and Risk Assessment)
New Insights in Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 7 articles
Keywords: Cardiovascular disease; Atherosclerosis; Primary prevention; Secondary prevention; Physical activity; Arterial hypertension; Diabetes mellitus; Obesity; Dyslipidemia; Emerging risk factors; Cardiovascular therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)
Emerging Pollutants: Nature, Analysis, Occurrence, Health Effects and Removal Technologies
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 8 articles
Keywords: emerging pollutant; nature; identification; analysis; occurrence; health effect; individual removal/degradation technology (biological, physical, chemical, electrochemical); combined removal/degradation technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Science and Engineering)
Cervical Cancer Prevention: Looking toward the Future
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 5 articles
Keywords: Cervical cancer screening; HPV testing; Cervical cytology; Cervical cancer prevention; HPV vaccination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health)
Physical Activity in Childhood and Adolescence
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 5 articles
Keywords: Physical education; Physical activity; Physical exercise; Motor skills; Children; Adolescents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
Realistic Environmental Mixtures of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: From Their Determination to Their Mechanisms of Actions
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
Keywords: environmental mixtures; endocrine disrupting chemicals; risk assessment; bioindicators; in vivo toxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Science and Engineering)
Workplace Violence in Healthcare Sector
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 1 articles
Keywords: mobbing; occupation stalking; harassment; sexual harassment; prevention; intervention; LGBTQ
(This special issue belongs to the Section Occupational Safety and Health)
Spatial Analysis of Environmental Health
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)
Food Safety, Security, Sustainability and Nutrition as Priority Objectives of the Food Sector
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 14 articles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)
Health Literacy Promotion in Young People
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Communication)
Health Inequalities in Dementia Care
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 2 articles
Keywords: dementia; health inequalities; service utilisation; socio-economic status; rural; ethnicity; care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences & Services)
Improving Patient and Staff Safety through Evidence-Based Healthcare Design
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
Keywords: patient safety; staff safety; healthcare facility design; hospitals; evidence-based design; architecture; health systems; simulation; post-occupancy evaluation; teamwork
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences & Services)
Biology of Human Psychology and Behavior
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 5 articles
Keywords: evolutionary psychology; neuroscience; behavioral ecology; psychophysiology; ethology; behavioral endocrinology; psychoneuroimmunology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)
Diabetes and Obesity: Recent Reviews and Findings
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
New Advances in Environmental Microbiology
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 2 articles
Keywords: metagenomics; environmental microbiology; host-microbiome interactions; host–pathogen interactions; computational biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
Promotion of Healthy Active Habits in Children, Adolescents and University Students
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 6 articles
Strategies and Evidence in Health Communication
submission deadline 31 Mar 2021
| 10 articles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Communication)