Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Aims & Scope

The Bulletin is one of the world's leading public health journals.

It is a peer-reviewed monthly journal with a special focus on developing countries, giving it unrivalled global scope and authority.

The Bulletin is one of the top public and environmental health journals with an impact factor of 6.818 (2018), according to the Web of Science ranking.

It is essential reading for all public health decision-makers and researchers who require its special blend of research, well-informed opinion and news.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
• Medline
• PubMed
• Embase

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Development of a WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents

  Citation: 5949

  Authors: Mercedes

• The worldwide incidence of preterm birth: a systematic review of maternal mortality and morbidity

  Citation: 1445

  Authors: Stacey, Daniel, Lale, Ana, Mario, Jennifer, Craig, Ramkumar, Paul

• Developing the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0

  Citation: 1326

  Authors: T Bedirhan, Somnath, Nenad, Jürgen, Cille, Joanne, Shekhar, Michael, Charles

• Prevalence and determinants of common perinatal mental disorders in women in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review

  Citation: 1302

  Authors: Jane, Meena, Vikram, Atif, Thach, Sara, Wendy

• The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies*

  Citation: 1278

  Authors: Erik, Douglas G, Matthias, Stuart J, Peter C, Jan P

• Global epidemiology of haemoglobin disorders and derived service indicators

  Citation: 1278

  Authors: Bernadette

• Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: global prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016

  Citation: 1204

  Authors: Jane, Stephen, Eline, Nicola, Magnus, Laith J, R Matthew, Alex, Lori, Sami, Soe Soe, Nathalie, Melanie M

• Epidemiology and etiology of childhood pneumonia

  Citation: 964

  Authors: Igor

• Vaccination greatly reduces disease, disability, death and inequity worldwide

  Citation: 880

  Authors: FE, R, HL, J, SK, TJ, BW, S, H, TA, M, HJ

• Estimated global incidence of Japanese encephalitis:

  Citation: 798

  Authors: Grant, Susan, Marc, Julie, Charles, Joachim, Anthony, Tom, Theodore, Vivien, Amy