Come see the latest Public Health books—and talk to the editors that published them. This is your chance—if you’re attending American Public Health Association—to talk one-on-one with Springer Nature editors, to look through and buy new and essential books, and more.
When you visit the Springer Nature booth 1118, you can talk to some of the most experienced editors working in scholarly publishing. These experts can answer any questions you might have and can explain the ins and outs of today’s publishing landscape, including open access (OA), what’s involved in writing and publishing a book, and more.
And you can see the full range of Public Health publications at Springer, Nature Portfolio and BMC here. On these pages, you’ll find more detailed information about the books, journals, and services you’ll see highlighted especially for American Public Health Association.
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Get answers from expert editors—here’s who you will meet at our booth
You’re attending American Public Health Association because you have results to share. But what’s the best way to reach the widest appropriate audience? The Springer Nature editors who are here can help answer that question. You can take the opportunity to meet with Janet, Katherine, Tony, Joyce, Tamara, Ben and Natalie. If you haven’t written a book before, they can give you a quick introduction to the process. And if you have, they can show you how publishing a book with Springer, Nature Portfolio and BMC would be different from other publishers. They can also help answer any questions you might have about Springer, Nature Portfolio and BMC journals.
Janet Kim
Executive Editor, Books
Public Health & Social Work
Springer, New York, US
Katherine Lang
Executive Publisher, Journals
Behavioral Medicine & Public Health
Springer, New York, US
Joyce Rafferty
Associate Editor, Journals
Scientific Reports
Springer Nature, Washington, US
Ben Johnson
Chief Editor, Journals
Health & Applied Sciences
Nature Portfolio, London, GB
Natalie Pafitis
Team Manager, Journals
BMC Series Journals
BMC, London, GB
Publishing with Springer Nature
Every kind of article or book you might write can find its home here, including in fully OA books and journals. So you can see for yourself, Janet, Katherine, Tony, Joyce, Tamara, Ben and Natalie have hand-chosen examples that demonstrate the quality, breadth, and depth of what we publish; and also how your research might find its place here. If you already have a book idea in mind, you can discuss it directly with an experienced Publishing Editor. Find out what makes publishing your book with Springer Nature different.
The books and journals below illustrate the scope and quality of the research published here.
Books
D. T. Dangerfield II
Prevention Science & Targeted Methods for HIV/STI Research with Black Sexual Minority Men
- Provides contemporary perspectives of sexual health prevention science for researchers, clinicians, and students
- Integrates classic theory with contemporary methods for health equity research
M. Bertotti
Social Prescribing Policy, Research and Practice
Transforming Systems and Communities for Improved Health and Wellbeing
- Is the first book on social prescribing by researchers with first-hand knowledge of its progress since its inception
- Includes research, evaluation, case studies, and policy debates from England as well as other countries
I. Adebambo, A. T. Perzynski
Racism, Microaggressions, and Allyship in Health Care
A Narrative Approach to Learning
- Offers case narratives on the complexity of dealing with racism, discrimination, and bias as a healthcare professional
- Provides trainee and facilitator resources with detailed support and guidance even for inexperienced educators
P. G. Bray, A. Maerlender
Adolescent Public Mental Health
Why Systems Need Changing and How a Public Mental Health Approach Can Work
- Is at the cutting edge of integrating adolescent mental health, prevention, social determinants of health, and equity
- Presents a multisector collaborative model whose cost to implement is nominal, scalable, and sustainable
E. R. Dorris, L. Cleere, T. Kroll
Building the Ecosystem for Engaged Research
- Is the first-known book showcasing a comprehensive, system-wide approach to embed engaged research in higher education
- Highlights the value, benefits & challenges of engaged research to academic researchers and public/patient contributors
E. Liberda, T. Sly
Assessment and Communication of Risk
A Pocket Text for Health and Safety Professionals
- Covers both probabilistic (catastrophic) risk analysis and chronic risk analysis
- Offers an excellent introduction to communicating risk to the media and the public
Journals
AIDS and Behavior
EiC Seth Kalichman
- An international venue for the scientific exchange of research and scholarly work on HIV/AIDS
- 92% of authors who answered a survey reported that they would definitely publish or probably publish in the journal again
Canadian Journal of Public Health
EiC Laura C. Rosella
A Publication of The Canadian Public Health Association
- Advances public health research and practice in Canada and worldwide
- Publishes original research and scholarly articles relevant to population and public health
- Official publication of the Canadian Public Health Association
Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology
EiC Xueya Cai
An International Journal Devoted to Methods for the Study of the Utilization, Quality, Cost and Outcomes of Health Care
- Fosters the development of new quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods by statisticians, econometricians, health services researchers, and researchers in other fields
- Offers research papers, case studies, review articles, tutorials, book reviews, and more
- Addresses the needs of interlocking communities, including methodologists, designers and analysts of health policy; and health care providers and policy makers
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
EiC Cato T. Laurencin
- The leading journal dedicated to examining and eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities
- Official Journal of the W. Montague Cobb - NMA Health Institute, whose mission is to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities
- Original research, systematic reviews, and commentaries presenting the state-of-the-art thinking on problems centered on health disparities will be considered for publication
Journal of Urban Health
EiC Usama Bilal, Ana V Diez Roux
- 100% of authors who answered a survey reported that they would definitely publish or probably publish in the Journal again
Maternal and Child Health Journal
EiC Timothy Dye
- Offers peer-reviewed papers addressing MCH practice, policy, and research
- Coverage includes MCH epidemiology, demography, and health status assessment; Innovative MCH service initiatives; Implementation of MCH programs; MCH policy analysis and advocacy and MCH professional development
- An important tool for practitioners as well as academics in public health, obstetrics, gynecology, prenatal medicine, pediatrics, and neonatology
Open access
Serving the global research community with openness, rigor, quality, and transparency
Open access (OA) refers to the free, immediate, online availability of research outputs such as journal articles or books, combined with the rights to use these outputs fully in the digital environment. Publishing OA expands the reach of your research, fostering greater impact, visibility and usage of your work. Studies indicate that gold OA articles achieve significantly more downloads, citations, and Altmetric attention than non-OA articles.
You may be able to publish OA, with your fees covered, through one of Springer Nature’s many OA agreements. Alternatively, you can use our free OA funding and support service to find and apply for funding to cover your article processing charges (APCs) and/or book processing charges (BPCs).
Ultimately, serving the research community means research that’s open to all. And the only way to achieve full, immediate, and sustainable OA is by prioritising gold OA.
Below you’ll find a selection of OA journals and books that our editors have chosen as of particular interest for American Public Health Association.
Journals
Open Access
Archives of Public Health
EiC Olivier Bruyère, Herman Van Oyen, Brecht Devleesschauwer
- An established open-access public health journal
- Official journal of the Belgian Association of Public Health
- Contributes to the field by enhancing interaction between research, policy and practice
Open Access
BMC Global and Public Health
EiC Gerrit John-Schuster
- Publishing impactful research, key advances and expert opinion in global and public health
- Committed to advancing health, health equity and policy making worldwide
- Open access guarantees high visibility for broad global and public health readership
Open Access
Infectious Diseases of Poverty
EiC Xiao-Nong Zhou
- Strong focus on promoting trans-disciplinary research, bridging research and policy
- Affiliated with the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at China CDC
- High visibility for your work with open access
Open Access
One Health Advances
EiC Jianzhong Shen, Stefan Schwarz
- Promotes one health initiatives by publishing innovative research on public health
- APCs fully sponsored by the College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University
- Publishing open access for greater visibility and impact
Open Access
Population Health Metrics
EiC Jonathan Samet, Shereen Hussein
- Publishing cutting-edge methodology studies measuring population health at a global level
- Topics include concepts, methods, ethics applications, and results
- High visibility for your work with open access
Open Access
Scientific Reports
EiC Dr. Rafal Marszalek
- Covers all areas of the natural sciences, psychology, medicine and engineering
- Offers our authors a highly respected home for their research
- High visibility for your work with open access
Books
Open Access
F. Cascini
Secondary Use of Electronic Health Data
Public Health Perspectives, Use Cases and Challenges
- Is the first book that provides an in-depth overview of all secondary applications of all electronic health data
Open Access
M. Eriksson, L. Vaandrager, B. Lindström
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Salutogenesis
From the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion to Planetary Health
- Serves as an introductory guide to salutogenesis and therefore is an essential resource for new scholars in the field
- Offers practical examples of salutogenic approaches
Open Access
P. P. Groenewegen, I. Keskimäki, A. H. Leyland
Health Systems, Health Services and Inequality in Population Health
- Goes beyond the usual patient-level outcomes of HSR and also looks at impact on population-level inequalities in health
Open Access
J. Anvari-Clark
Financial and Behavioral Health for Helping Professionals
- Comprehensively covers the financial domain of behavioral health based upon established theory and research
- Encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and integrated behavioral health practice
Open Access
N. M. Khan, I. Baldi, M. V. Chiaruttini, D. Gregori
Classical and Bayesian Statistical Approaches in Infectious Disease Data Analysis
- Comprehensively compares Bayesian & Frequentist methods to clarify when & how to apply each approach in ID data analysis
- Offers practical guidance on application of statistical methods for public health professionals/researchers in the field
Open Access
H. Zeeb, L. Maaß, T. Schultz, U. Haug, I. Pigeot, B. Schüz
Digital Public Health
Interdisciplinary Perspectives
- Provides readers with a succinct overview of core issues in digital public health
- Enables readers to keep track with new developments and major challenges in the field