About the Journal
The Journal of Critical Public Health (JCPH) is a fully peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes empirical research and debate. We consider submissions from any discipline or perspective, so long as authors engage critically with the theory, practice or implications of public health. We recognise that both 'public health' and 'critical scholarship' are contested concepts. We are particularly interested in submissions which: take power seriously; provide innovative perspectives; have implications for policy and practice; and/or question taken-for-granted concepts.
The journal is published by the international Critical Public Health Network in Edinburgh, UK (https://cphn.net/), ISSN 3033-3997.
JCPH is included in DOAJ and is a member of the Open Journals Collective. Papers are indexed by CAB Abstracts and Global Health.
** Vacation alert **
Please note that Journal of Critical Public Health will be on vacation for the month of August 2026. This is in keeping with the community-based orientation of our journal and our commitment to re-humanizing scholarly publishing. Submissions from authors and reviewers will still be possible during this time; however, processing of submissions and responses to queries will be delayed. Thank you for your understanding.
