Call for Papers: APJPH Special Issue on Implementation Science (Submission Deadline extended to 30 November 2026)

The Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health (APJPH) invites submissions for a special issue entitled: Implementation Science for Real-World Public Health Impact in Asia-Pacific.

The special issue aims to showcase research and evidence on the implementation of public health interventions, programmes, policies, and innovations across the Asia-Pacific region. Researchers and public health professionals are encouraged to consider submitting relevant work to this special issue.

Topics of Interest
• Implementation of public health programmes and policies
• Primary care and community-based implementation research
• Digital health and artificial intelligence implementation
• Implementation strategies and outcomes
• Pragmatic and hybrid effectiveness-implementation studies
• Policy implementation
• Other research addressing implementation science and real-world public health impact in the Asia-Pacific region

Types of Submissions
• Original research articles
• Systematic and scoping reviews
• Implementation case studies
• Short reports
• Commentaries

Submission Deadline: extended to 30th November 2026
OnlineFirst: Accepted articles will be published online first

Please submit your manuscript at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/apjph and select ‘Implementation Science’ tag for the ‘Type of Submission’

Please prepare your manuscripts adhering to the APJPH Submission Guidelines https://journals.sagepub.com/author-instructions/APH

More information about APJPH is available on the journal’s homepage: https://us2.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/journal/asia-pacific-journal-public-health

Questions about the special issue should be directed to the APJPH Editor-in-Chief at lowwy@um.edu.my or the APJPH Editorial Office at sbairave@um.edu.my

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