Ethiopian Journal of Health Development

Aims & Scope

The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development is a multi and interdisciplinary platform that provides space for public health experts in academics, policy and programs to share empirical evidence to contribute to health development agenda.

We publish original research articles, reviews, brief communications and commentaries on public health issues, to inform current research, policy and practice in all areas of common interest to the scholars in the field of public health, social sciences and humanities, health practitioners and policy makers.

The journal publishes material relevant to any aspect of public health from a wide range of fields: epidemiology, environmental health, health economics, reproductive health, behavioral sciences, nutrition, psychiatry, social pharmacy, medical anthropology, medical sociology, clinical psychology and wide arrays of social sciences and humanities.

The journal publishes the following types of contribution: 1) Peer-reviewed original research articles and critical or analytical reviews in any area of social public health.

These papers may be up to 3,500 words excluding abstract, tables, and references.

Papers below this limit are preferred. 2) Peer-reviewed short reports of research findings on topical issues or published articles of between 2000 and 4000 words. 3) Brief communications, and commentaries debating on particular areas of focus, and published alongside, selected articles. 4) Special Issues bringing together collections of papers on a particular theme, and usually guest edited. 5) Editorial that flags critical issues of public health debate for policy, program and scientific consumption or further debate

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

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
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

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.

• Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practices in Ethiopia

  Citation: 81

  Authors: T, J, D

• Metals in leafy vegetables grown in Addis Ababa and toxicological implications

  Citation: 81

  Authors: Fisseha

• Maternal Mortality Trend in Ethiopia

  Citation: 57

  Authors: A

• Malnutrition among children in Southern Ethiopia: Levels and risk factors

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Gugsa

• Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls from Rural Communities of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

  Citation: 55

  Authors: A, F, B, G, V, Z, M, GG

• The prevalence of intestinal helminthic infections and associated risk factors among school children in Babile town, eastern Ethiopia

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Girum

• Magnitude and determinants of stunting in children underfive years of age in food surplus region of Ethiopia: The case of West Gojam Zone

  Citation: 54

  Authors: B, W, Z, G

• Risk factors for ever acute malnutrition inchildren under the age of five: a case-control study

  Citation: 53

  Authors: S, Z

• Prevalence of <i>Salmonella typhi</i> and intestinal parasites among food handlers in Bahir Dar Town, Northwest Ethiopia.

  Citation: 49

  Authors: B, F, B

• Assessment of the impact of latrine utilization on diarrhoeal diseases in the rural community of Hulet Ejju Enessie Woreda, East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region

  Citation: 48

  Authors: A, A