About the Journal

Public Health Research & Practice is an open-access, online-only journal with a strong focus on the connection between research, policy and practice.

It publishes innovative, high-quality papers that inform public health policy and practice, paying particular attention to innovations, data and perspectives from policy and practice.  

The journal will publish: 

• Original research and reviews relevant to policy and practice
• Articles that improve methods of research relevant to policy and practice or the understanding of these methods
• Overviews of emerging or debated issues or concepts in public health policy and practice
• Examples of innovative programs or policies, new data or perspectives from the practice of public health
• Brief reports of research or data of special relevance in strengthening public health practice.

The primary audience of Public Health Research & Practice are population and public health policy makers and practitioners and researchers who wish to influence public policy and practice.
While we have a special focus on public health in NSW, we are also interested in reaching similar audiences across Australia. We also aim to reach policy makers and practitioners elsewhere within the health sector (eg clinicians), and practitioners outside the health sector (e.g. government departments/agencies and NGOs).

The journal is published by the Sax Institute, a national leader in promoting the use of research evidence in health policy. Formerly known as The NSW Public Health Bulletin, the journal has a long history. It was published by the NSW Ministry of Health for nearly a quarter of a century.

Publishing Model: Open Access

Social Media
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Bibliographic Details
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Current Issue: Volume 35 (1)

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CSIRO Publishing publishes and distributes scientific, technical and health science books, magazines and journals from Australia to a worldwide audience and conducts these activities autonomously from the research of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of, and should not be attributed to, the Sax Institute, the publisher or CSIRO.