The Journal of Health Research and Society (JHRS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access research journal published by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Extension, and Innovation, Mindanao State University–General Santos. Published semi-annually since 2026, the journal publishes high-quality interdisciplinary research addressing the biological, social, environmental, and policy dimensions of health.
JHRS welcomes contributions in public health and epidemiology, health systems, policy, and governance, social determinants of health, and translational biomedical sciences and health innovation. Through the dissemination of rigorous and impactful scholarship, the journal aims to advance scientific knowledge, inform evidence-based decision-making, foster health innovation, and improve population health and societal well-being.
AIMS AND SCOPE
The Journal of Health Research and Society (JHRS) publishes original research articles, review papers, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, policy analyses, short communications, case studies, and scholarly perspectives that advance health, healthcare, and societal well-being.
The JHRS welcomes submissions in, but is not limited to, the following areas:
- Public Health and Epidemiology
- Epidemiology of communicable and non-communicable diseases
- Disease surveillance and outbreak investigations
- Health promotion and disease prevention
- Community and population health
- Maternal, child, and reproductive health
- Occupational and environmental health
- Global health and emerging health threats
- One Health approaches to human, animal, and environmental health
- Health Systems, Policy, and Governance
- Health systems research
- Health policy analysis and evaluation
- Health services and healthcare delivery
- Health economics and financing
- Universal health coverage
- Health workforce development
- Digital health and health informatics
- Program evaluation and implementation research
- Social Determinants of Health and Society
- Health equity and health disparities
- Social and behavioral determinants of health
- Health education and health literacy
- Community engagement and participatory research
- Medical sociology and medical anthropology
- Cultural dimensions of health and healthcare
- Mental health and psychosocial well-being
- Population and community development
- Translational Biomedical Sciences and Health Innovation
- Translational and biomedical research
- Diagnostic, prognostic, and screening technologies
- Point-of-care testing and healthcare innovations
- Biomarker discovery and validation
- Nanomedicine and biomedical nanotechnology
- Nutraceuticals and functional health products
- Pharmaceutical and biomedical innovations
- Natural product research and drug discovery from plants, animals, and microorganisms
Interdisciplinary Research
JHRS recognizes that health outcomes are influenced by complex interactions among biological, social, environmental, economic, educational, and institutional factors. The journal therefore welcomes interdisciplinary research from fields such as education, agriculture, environmental science, business, social sciences, and the humanities, provided that the work demonstrates a clear and substantive contribution to health, healthcare, public health, or societal well-being.
Submissions that do not establish a meaningful connection to health or health-related societal outcomes are generally outside the journal's scope.
