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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors who are experts in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Improve Healthcare Management via Electronic Health Record System
edited by Lasse Lehtonen
submission deadline 20 Sep 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1045
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs); continuation of care; patients’ safety; data-driven management; effectiveness of the treatment; privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Health)
Microbiological Contamination and Food Safety submission deadline 23 Sep 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1497 | Submission Open
Keywords: alternative microbiological methods; chemical hazards; food chain contamination; food quality; food safety; food fraud and adulteration; microbial inactivation; microbiological control; microbiological hazards; mycotoxins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
Community-Based Global Health for Vulnerable Populations submission deadline 26 Sep 2023 | Viewed by 413 | Submission Open
Keywords: community-based participatory research; global health; vulnerable populations; deprived communities; inequality structures; health and social stratification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)
Occupational Safety and Risks in Construction submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 47 articles | Viewed by 130272 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk models; tools; and techniques; risk assessment; risk management; dynamic risk; operational risk; human resource; occupational safety; safety management; process safety; economic risk; construction; civil engineering; risk processes; risk portfolio; environmental condition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Occupational Safety and Health)
Diagnosis and Advances in Research on Human Behavior submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 30 articles | Viewed by 67062 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk assessment; healthcare; health promotion; mental disorders; public health; treatment responses; therapeutic approaches; education strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)
Improvement of Mental Health and Body Awareness through Third Wave Therapies submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 28494 | Submission Open
Keywords: Third Wave Therapies; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP); Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT); Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs); Behavioral Activation (BA); Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT); mental health; body awareness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health)
Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 17 articles | Viewed by 27603 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; COVID-19 pandemic; positive and negative emotions; emotional state; depression; anxiety; interventions programs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health)
Changes in Psychic Life and Psychological Treatments during COVID-19 Pandemic submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 20 articles | Viewed by 25093 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health)
Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Ageing
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 12 articles | Viewed by 24080 | Submission Open
Keywords: older adults; adults; ageing; physical activity; intervention; impact; implementation; evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
Health Literacy: Measurements, Interventions and Evaluation submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18748 | Submission Open
Keywords: health literacy; measurement; interventions; evaluation; personal health literacy; organizational health literacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Communication and Informatics)
2nd Edition of Parental Attachment and Adolescent Well-Being
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 15 articles | Viewed by 18724 | Submission Open
Keywords: adolescents; attachment; emotions; family assessment; family cultural values and orientation; family processes; parenting styles; psychological maladjustment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Adolescents)
Health Literacy in the Mediterranean Countries
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17402 | Submission Open
Keywords: health literacy; digital health literacy; nutrition literacy; Mediterranean Countries; Southern European Countries; non-communicable diseases; health inequalities; migrants; refugees; health behaviors; health outcomes; vaccine adherence; vaccine hesitancy; COVID-19; health promotion; health intervention; prevention; health literate healthcare organization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)
Contemporary Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation: Issues and Challenges submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17013 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical therapy; rehabilitation; technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)
Digital Mental Health: Innovative Technology and Service submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16037 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital mental health; new technologies; digital services; wellbeing; quality of life
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Health)
Diet and Its Role in Preventing and Managing Health Disparities in People Living with Mental Illness submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14638 | Submission Open
Keywords: dietary behavior; disordered eating; mental illness; mental health; nutritional psychiatry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health)
The Role of Digital Health for Strengthening Health Systems in Low and Middle Income Countries
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12858 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital health; mobile health; telehealth and telemedicine; artificial intelligence; biomedical informatics; knowledge management; health workforce development; health information systems; change management and digital health; sociotechnical issues in digital health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Health)
New Technologies in the Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Neurological Pathologies submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12614 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurorehabilitation; new technologies; motor impairment; assessment; treatment; motor control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences & Services)
The Role of Health Technology Assessment in Redesigning Chronic Disease Services submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11546 | Submission Open
Keywords: health technology assessment; decision-making; chronic disease; redesign; application of economic methods; economic evaluation; cost-analysis; cost-effectiveness; preferences; economic burden; health services research; behavioral economics; equity
Access to Healthcare for Vulnerable and Minority Populations: A Global Perspective submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10975 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare access; healthcare disparities; equity; minority and vulnerable populations; ethics; public health; healthcare services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences & Services)
Sustainable Development of Key Areas for Human Wellbeing submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10315 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial planning; ecosystem services; areas of high natural value; green areas; public space; health resorts; sustainable tourism; recreation and leisure; quality of the natural environment; environmental management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)
Critical Issue on Heart Disease and Health submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10300 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; health; prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
Risk Factors for Addictive Behaviors
edited by , and Firenze Alberto
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10134 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiology; internet addiction disorder; behavior; addictive; food addiction; alcoholism; smoking; drug addicts; gambling; anxiety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
Risk Characterization of Environmental/Human Health submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10015 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk assessment; environmental health risks; human health risks; problem formulation; analysis; hazard identification; dose– response assessment; exposure assessment; risk characterization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)
Diet, Physical Activity, Obesity and New Technologies (eHealth) in Older Adults submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9691 | Submission Open
Keywords: sarcopenic obesity; obesity; nutrition; dietary habits; inadequate nutritional intake; physical activity; exercise; healthy habits and lifestyles; health conditions; eHealth; wearables; exergaming; digital technologies; psychology; physiology; health education; elderly; aging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Exercise and Health)
Evidence-Based Behaviour Change Interventions in Healthcare submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9612 | Submission Open
Keywords: behaviour change; education; healthcare; prevention; intervention studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Physical Activity, Exercise and Dietary Habits: Focus on Healthy Lifestyles submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9517 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical activity; sport; sedentary behaviours; health promotion; physical education; dietary habits; nutrition; screen time; exercise; obesity and overweight
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
Risk Assessment for Occupational Safety and Health submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8979 | Submission Open
Keywords: consistency; methodology; risk assessment; occupational safety and health; reliability; reproducibility; risk assessment matrix; stability; work accidents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Occupational Safety and Health)
The Independent and Joint Roles of Sleep and Chrono-Nutrition in Cardiometabolic Risk submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8894 | Submission Open
Keywords: sleep health; sleep behaviors; circadian rhythms; chrono-nutrition; meal timing; eating patterns; obesity; cardiometabolic risk; cardiovascular disease; health equity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
The Psychology of Decision-Making: How Choice Context, Content and Task Influence People’s Behaviour submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8737 | Submission Open
Keywords: psychology of decision-making; behavioural science; behavioural economics; decision environment; cognition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health)
Agricultural Environmental Pollution in China submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8609 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural pollution; environmental health; risk assessment; emerging contaminants; pesticide; heavy mental; antibiotic and antibiotic resistance genes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemoenvironment)
Chronic Pain, Brain and Physical Activity
edited by , , Cristina Maestre Cascales and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8128 | Submission Open
Keywords: pain; health promotion; quality of life; physical activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)
Environmental Behavior and Ecological Effects of Emerging Pollutants
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8019 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging contaminants; PPCPs; perfluorinated compounds; resistance genes; microplastics; environmental behaviors; ecological risk; microbial pollution; human health; pollutants removal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)
Sustainability: Challenges for Healthcare submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7518 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; healthcare; SustHealth; environment; tools; frameworks; models; healthcare improvement; sustainability outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences & Services)
Sports Medicine and Physical Rehabilitation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7353 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports medicine; training process; sports diagnostics; injury prevention; exercise rehabilitation; applied physiology of sport; applied sport science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sport and Health)
Procrastination-Stress Interrelationships: The Role of Information Overload in the Contemporary “Remote” Lifestyle submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7127 | Submission Open
Keywords: procrastination; stress; productivity; smart working; online schooling; virtual sociality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)
Food Consumption, Nutrition and Public Health submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7110 | Submission Open
Keywords: health and healthy eating; conscious consumption; food-evoked emotions; organic products in the diet; pulses in consumer choice; food preference; willingness to try; purchase intent; food choice; food intake; health risk and benefit statement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)
Epidemiology and Other Aspects of Gestational Diabetes around the World
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6921 | Submission Open
Keywords: prevalence; gestational diabetes; criteria; OGTT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health)
Development and Future Prospects of Urban and Industrial Sewage Treatment and Resource Utilization submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6535 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban and industrial sewage treatment; nitrogen and phosphorus removal; sludge treatment; resource and energy recovery; advanced oxidation technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Science and Engineering)
Prevention, Nursing and Treatment Monitoring of Chronic and Autoimmune Diseases in Adults and Elderly People
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6512 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic diseases; autoimmune diseases; rheumatic diseases; muscoskeletal diseases; nursing; frailty; disease monitoring; telehealth; self-care; family and community nursing; nurses' responsibilities; nurses' competencies; therapeutic adherence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
Economic Recovery and Environmental Sustainability in Post-COVID-19 Epidemic Era
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6490 | Submission Open
Keywords: economic recovery; economic stimulus policy; green development; sustainable development; environmental sustainability; carbon emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Science and Engineering)
Work-Related Stressors and Job Demands after the COVID-19 Pandemic submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6283 | Submission Open
Keywords: work-related stressors; job demands; COVID-19; remote work; workplace changes; job resources; protective factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Occupational Safety and Health)
Movement Behaviours, Health, and Wellbeing in Children and Young People
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6110 | Submission Open
Keywords: preschool children; children; adolescents; young people; movement behaviours; physical activity; sedentary behaviour; sleep; 24-hour movement behaviours; health outcomes; wellbeing outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sport and Health)
The Role of Physical Activity in Primary Care
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5842 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical activity; exercise; primary care; chronic diseases; health promotion; quality of life; community-based intervention; health behavior; health counseling; medical expenditure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sport and Health)
Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Pollution Prevention and Waste Management submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5724 | Submission Open
Keywords: source reduction; recycling; energy recovery; waste valorization; waste and wastewater treatment; waste disposal; sustainable waste management strategies; wastewater; wastewater treatment plant; sewage sludge; landfills; leachate; contaminants; waste
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Science and Engineering)
Digital Technologies in the Design and Use of Healthcare Services submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5688 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare 4.0; digital technologies; information and communication technologies; digital health; e-health; healthcare services; service design; patient experience; user experience; resilient healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Health)
Fitness for Work and Return to Work in SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic and Post-pandemic Era submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5490 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)
Behavioral Interventions for Cancer Prevention and Control
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5368 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer prevention; health behaviors; smoking cessation; vaccination; cancer screening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Disease Prevention)
Tuberculosis and HIV
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5183 | Submission Open
Keywords: tuberculosis; HIV; coinfection; control; prevention; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Disease Epidemiology)
Exercise and Physical Activity in Health Promotion
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5093 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical (in)activity; sedentary behavior; health promotion; workplace health promotion; health behavior change programs; physical fitness programs; health and well-being; lifestyle; evidence-based interventions; determinants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Exercise and Health)
Mental and Physical Health and Well-Being of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
edited by Janet Finlayson
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5083 | Submission Open
Keywords: intellectual disabilities; developmental disabilities; health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Disabilities)
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