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The Journal of Global HealthInternational Health JournalEvidence for health where it's hardest to deliver
Vol.
XXIV
No.
04
Year
2026
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About the Masthead·Institutional·Join the Desk·Peer-reviewed in spirit · Educational

We grow by drawing in people who actually work where health is hardest to deliver. Here is how to contribute, review or write for an independent, educational global-health desk.

Read the contributor guidelinesContact the editorial desk
What we valueBy which we judge field gear
01Criterion
Field-first
Direct field experience valued above formal credentials
Our bias
02Criterion
4
Desks where specialist knowledge is always welcome
Coverage
03Criterion
Open
Transparent contribution terms — how work is reviewed, credited and corrected
Fairness
04Criterion
Honest
We never inflate roles or promise what an educational desk cannot offer
Integrity
Standards of the desk
ArticleField Series
An honest invitation

What working with the journal really means

The International Health Journal is a small, independent, educational desk — not a large employer with a long roster of salaried posts. We want to be honest about that from the outset. What we offer is not a corporate career ladder; it is the chance to do genuinely useful, independent work alongside people who care about getting the evidence right for the field.

Most of the ways to work with us are contribution-based: writing field reports, reviewing drafts, suggesting topics, and helping us serve settings we do not yet cover well. We value the people closest to the problem — the logisticians, clinicians and programme managers who know what actually breaks — and we welcome them whether or not they hold formal academic credentials.

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Ways to contribute

How you can work with us

There is no single front door. These are the main ways people join the work of the journal, each governed by clear, documented terms.

  1. 01
    Field reporting

    Write from the field

    If you deploy, maintain or procure equipment in low-resource settings, your field reports are some of the most valuable work we publish.

    How to submit
  2. 02
    Reviewing

    Become a reviewing reader

    Specialists who can independently challenge a review's conclusions help keep our method honest. Field and technical expertise both count.

    The roles
  3. 03
    Topic proposals

    Suggest what we should cover

    Tell us where independent review is scarce and the evidence is contested. The best topics come from people doing the work.

    Get in touch
  4. 04
    Corrections

    Help keep the record straight

    If you spot an error in our work, telling us is a real contribution — corrections keep the public record trustworthy.

    The policy
  5. 05
    Equity

    Help us reach overlooked settings

    If we are not serving your region or setting well, contributing is the most direct way to close that gap.

    Read more
  6. 06
    Specialist input

    Lend desk-specific expertise

    Cold-chain engineers, diagnostic specialists, outbreak responders and WASH practitioners are all welcome across the four desks.

    The desks
Plate II
Fig. — field plate
Figure. Engraved reference plate — evaluating equipment on field resilience, not lab-bench ideals.
How contribution works

Fair, clear terms for every contributor

We think people deserve to know exactly how their work will be treated before they give it. So our terms are written down. Contributors know how a draft is reviewed, how it is credited, how conflicts of interest are declared, and how any later correction is handled.

All of it lives in our contributor guidelines, and it is bound by the same publication ethics that govern the rest of the journal. Contributing here means joining a process designed to be fair and independent, not opaque.

Read the contributor guidelines
From first contact to publication

What contributing looks like

The path from getting in touch to seeing your work published follows a clear, predictable sequence.

  1. 01Step

    Get in touch

    Write to the editorial desk with your idea, draft or area of expertise. We read every approach and reply.

  2. 02Step

    Agree the terms

    We confirm scope, credit, conflict-of-interest declarations and review expectations under the contributor guidelines.

  3. 03Step

    Draft and review

    Your work is drafted and then independently challenged by a reviewing reader, exactly as any in-house piece is.

  4. 04Step

    Publish and maintain

    The piece is published open-access and credited, and any later correction is handled openly in the public record.

Method of review
Plate II
Fig. — field plate
Figure. Engraved reference plate — evaluating equipment on field resilience, not lab-bench ideals.
Who thrives here

The people we most want to hear from

The contributors who do best with us share a temperament more than a CV. They are measured, sceptical of easy claims, honest about uncertainty, and oriented to the practical question: will this hold up where it has to?

If that sounds like you — whether you are an engineer, a clinician, a logistician, a public-health worker or a researcher with field experience — we would value your contribution. Our equity commitment means we especially want to hear from people working in settings the journal does not yet serve well.

Contact the editorial desk
Correspondence

Queries to the desk

05 entries on file
Q1.Do you have paid, full-time positions?

We are a small independent educational desk and are honest that we are not a large employer. Most ways to work with us are contribution-based. If that changes, we will say so plainly rather than imply otherwise.

Q2.Do I need academic credentials to contribute?

No. We value direct field experience above formal credentials. A logistician or clinician who knows what actually breaks is exactly who we want to hear from. See our contributor guidelines.

Q3.How is my contribution credited?

Credit terms are agreed up front and set out in the contributor guidelines, and every contribution is bound by the same publication ethics as in-house work.

Q4.Will my work be reviewed before publication?

Yes — independently challenged by a reviewing reader, the same as any piece. The process is described in our peer-review policy.

Q5.What if I just want to point out a problem?

That counts as a contribution. Flagging an error or suggesting an overlooked topic is genuinely valuable; write to the editorial desk.

From the editorial desk

If you know what breaks in the field, we want to hear from you

Read the contributor guidelines to see exactly how it works, then write to the desk. Field experience welcome above credentials.

Read the contributor guidelines