Researchers like you worldwide achieved countless inspirational breakthroughs in 2021. And you’ve chosen to publish many of those discoveries with Springer Nature. You’ll see some selected highlights of these breakthroughs below. Our Editors—who in the course of their daily work see nearly the entire range of published research—have chosen content they think will inspire your next work most.
A selection of 2021's highlighted research
Journals
Journal Articles
Free to access 1 January - 31 March 2022, while open access articles are freely available online on a permanent basis.
Top Journals
Books
Book Chapters
Free to access 1 January - 31 March 2022, while open access chapters are freely available online on a permanent basis.
Understanding the Political Divide in Gun Policy Support
from Why We Are Losing the War on Gun Violence in the United States
Introduction: Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis (SGBA) and Public Health
from Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis in Public Health
Introduction: Why Community Health Workers (CHWs)?
from Promoting the Health of the Community
Health Care as a Right for the Human Trafficked
from The Historical Roots of Human Trafficking
Introduction: Sustainable Birth in Disruptive Times
from Sustainable Birth in Disruptive Times
Social Inequities in Cancer: Why Develop Scientific Research?
from Social Environment and Cancer in Europe
Introductions (Personalised Health Care)
from Personalised Health Care
Introduction to Health Services Planning
from Health Services Planning
Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries
from Understanding the Context of Cognitive Aging
Top new books in 2021
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Insights from the Editorial Team
Janet Kim, Senior Editor - Books
Springer’s international public health book portfolio includes high-quality research from a diverse array of experts in the areas of health promotion & disease prevention, maternal & child health, environmental health, epidemiology, health policy & administration, and statistical methodology. Our offerings include timely topics, such as vital research about COVID-19 and its continuing impacts on communities, the implications of climate change on health, health and healthcare disparities, and work to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Our extensive books and eBooks portfolio includes textbooks, handbooks and reference works by leading international scholars and researchers, as well as SpringerBriefs in Public Health, Global Maternal and Child Health, and Advances in Prevention Science Series. This year we welcomed new Series Editors Bruce Jennings and Lisa M. Lee to SpringerBriefs in Public Health and Health Policy Ethics and companion full-length volume Springer Series in Public Health and Health Policy Ethics.
We invite you to be a part of it! Enjoy browsing selections from our most impactful titles of 2021.
Interested in learning more about publishing a book with us? Reach out to Janet Kim, Senior Editor, Public Health and Social Work books, to discuss your ideas for a new book project and become part of our distinguished publishing program.
Katherine Chabalko, Senior Editor, Journals
Springer’s international public health journal portfolio includes high-quality research from a diverse array of experts in the areas of health promotion & disease prevention, maternal & child health, environmental health, epidemiology, health policy & administration, health and healthcare disparities, and statistical methodology. Our offerings include timely topics, such as vital research about Covid-19 and its continuing impacts on communities, the implications of climate change on health, and work to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Read highly-cited research from key titles like AIDS & Behavior, Maternal and Child Health Journal, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Journal of Urban Health, Canadian Journal of Public Health, and more. This year we welcomed a new Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Telmo Ronzani, to International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, and added a new open access journal, Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health.
We invite you to be a part of it! Read our highlighted articles from 2021, and consider submitting your research to one of our journals this year. Authors benefit from fast turnaround times, wide dissemination for high impact, options for OA funder compliance, and easy sharing via our SharedIt tool. Questions? Contact Katie Chabalko, Senior Editor, Behavioral Medicine and Public Health Journals.
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