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SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being

Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3) is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. The official wording of SDG 3 is: “To ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.” SDG 3 research focuses on key targets like: reducing maternal mortality, ending all preventable deaths for children under five, fighting communicable diseases, reducing mortality from non-communicable diseases, and promoting mental health — all with the aim of stopping needless suffering from preventable diseases and premature death.

DiSN SDG logo © Springer Nature 2019scover a curated selection of research on good health and wellbeing from Springer Nature's extensive collection of health, public health, and medicine journals. Explore special issues, collections, books, and book chapters on topics such as sustainable healthcare, disease prevention, mental health, immunization, public health, and more.

Featured Journals

Explore a few hand-picked journals below and find many more >>> journals and article collections on the dedicated website.

Topical Collections & Special Issues relevant to SDG3

Special Issues and Collections open for submission

Find many more on >> Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health | Infectious diseases | Non-communicable diseases, mental health and environmental risks | Health systems and funding

Mind the submission deadline

- Child and Adolescent Health (Nature Communications & Communications Medicine)

- One Health for Headache (The Journal of Headache and Pain)

- Disparities in access to sexual and reproductive health services (BMC Women's Health & BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)

- Quality improvement in maternal and reproductive health services (BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth and BMC Women's Health)

- Identifying people with tuberculosis and linking to care: finding the missing millions (BMC Global and Public Health)

- Stigma and mental health in infectious diseases (BMC Global and Public Health)


Ongoing Topical Collections - Read papers and contribute yours

No submission deadline

- Long-term Impact of COVID in Cancer Patients (multiple journals)

- Cancer Disparities (multiple journals)

- Global climate change: the defining issue of our time for our children’s health (Pediatric Research)

- Impact of climate change on non-communicable diseases (multiple journals)

- Stem Cells and UN SDG 3: The impact of COVID and Infectious Diseases, addressing UN SDG Target 3.3 (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports)

- Elimination of infectious diseases of poverty as a key contribution to achieving the SDGs (multiple journals)

- Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (multiple journals)

The Sustainable Development Goals Series

Discover the latest SDG3-related books published in Springer Nature’s Sustainable Development Goals Series. 
The Series features research on each of the SDGs, addressing the urgent global challenges facing humanity. The books published in the Series feature impactful contributions that support the efforts to make the SDGs a reality.  

Key topics in SDG 3

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Springer Nature's SDG OA Book Collection

Why publish SDG research as an open access (OA) book? 

Because OA’s enhanced and equitable visibility means that research can reach the broader audience, and findings can be translated into actionable strategy. Explore OA books that support sustainable development and learn more about publishing your book OA - including funding options.

Your work here: Information for Authors

Contact a publishing editor © Mitarart, iStockphotoGetting started publishing your SDG 3 work at Springer Nature is easy. Springer Nature aspires to lead in publishing SDG research, and especially in open access (OA) SDG research.

You can add impact and power to your SDG-related research when you publish it at Springer Nature, and alongside leading research (like the examples above). Research published OA at Springer Nature gets more exposure. For example, research published in fully OA Springer Nature journals are downloaded over 7,000 times on average (up to 5x more than competitors) and cited 7.39 times on average.

Publishing with Springer Nature gives you:

  • A range of journals, from Nature, Springer, and BMC, both hybrid and OA. The journals with SDG content curated above are a small selection of journals you can publish in. Clicking through on them will give you the information — including journal metrics, submission guidelines and more — that you need to plan your next submission.
  • The world’s leading scholarly book program, including the option to publish your book OA. ᐅSDG 3 OA Books
  • Support in finding funding for OA. Many funders and institutions now cover open access (OA) journal article publishing costs for affiliated researchers, as part of an OA agreement with Springer Nature. Find out more about OA agreements and whether you may be entitled to publish OA journal articles with your fees covered. The OA funding support service can help you find and access other OA publishing funds — for journal articles and books — to which you may be entitled.  ᐅOA Agreements  ᐅFunding Support Service  ᐅThe impact of OA
  • Support in writing and publishing your work — both free, including tutorials and paid research solutions services, including editing, translation, and more.  ᐅAuthor Services  ᐅResearch Solutions
  • An easy way to get started on a book. Even if it is only a germ of an idea, by filling in this form, you will be put in touch with an editor who can help you grow it into a fully formed book.  ᐅSubmit your book idea

News & Insights

News, insights and advice from the Springer Nature team, and personal stories from the research community. A selection of posts from The Source - A blog providing insight and discussion on publishing in the academic world, and Springboard - Springer Nature's blog on all things open research.

Discussions on health

Meet the SDG3 Researchers Blog Series

New Content ItemIn this series, we interview academics and practitioners working in diverse fields to achieve SDG3. Particular focus is on researchers based in, or working in settings in, the Global South, minorities, and female scientists, and whose work is bridging gaps between disciplines, countries, and basic and applied research. Discover now.

Science for a Sustainable Future

SSF Health Pannel 2021 © Springer Nature 2021Springer Nature and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) hosted a virtual conference to unpack the role of science and expert knowledge in diagnosing challenges and developing solutions to the world's greatest challenges. Watch the health panel discussion now.

Infectious Disease of Poverty

IDEA Forum © Springer NatureThe IDEA Forum is a series of online webinars presented by our previous authors to share their research findings and stories, enabling their interaction with the audiences and readers. Watch the recordings.

Blogs related to SDG3

SDG3 and societal impact

SDG3_95px © Springer Nature 2021Discover SDG3 researchers' attitudes towards societal impact in this downloadable infographic, part of a larger project in partnership with the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), exploring the role of open research in accelerating progress on global societal challenges. Learn more.

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