The Journal of Health and Environmental Governance (JHEG) is an international, peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to advancing research at the intersection of health, environment, governance, public policy, and sustainable development.
The journal provides a multidisciplinary platform for academics, researchers, healthcare professionals, environmental scientists, policymakers, development practitioners, legal scholars, and other experts to examine complex health and environmental challenges and develop evidence-based approaches to effective governance.
JHEG recognizes that human health and environmental sustainability are deeply interconnected. Environmental degradation, climate change, pollution, inadequate sanitation, emerging infectious diseases, food insecurity, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable development can have profound consequences for populations and communities. The journal therefore promotes research that examines these challenges from integrated, interdisciplinary, and governance-oriented perspectives.
JHEG welcomes original research that generates scientific evidence while also addressing the policies, institutions, regulations, systems, and governance mechanisms required to translate evidence into meaningful improvements in health and environmental outcomes.
To become a leading international platform for innovative research and evidence-based scholarship on health, environmental sustainability, governance, and sustainable development.
The mission of JHEG is to:
Promote high-quality, original, and ethically conducted research in health and environmental governance.
Advance interdisciplinary understanding of the relationships between human health, environmental systems, and governance.
Provide evidence to support effective health and environmental policies.
Promote research addressing emerging global and regional health and environmental challenges.
Encourage innovative approaches to climate resilience, environmental sustainability, and public health protection.
Support collaboration among researchers, policymakers, practitioners, institutions, and communities.
Contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through evidence-based research and policy-oriented scholarship.
Provide an international platform for researchers from developing countries and other regions to communicate research findings.
JHEG welcomes original research articles, review articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, case studies, policy analyses, methodological papers, theoretical contributions, and other scholarly works addressing health, environmental, and governance challenges.
Health policy, health systems governance, health administration, institutional accountability, health financing, healthcare regulation, and public health management.
Environmental determinants of health, pollution exposure, occupational and community health, environmental toxicology, sanitation, waste management, water quality, and environmental risk assessment.
Climate-related health risks, heat exposure, extreme weather events, climate adaptation, climate resilience, climate policy, and the health consequences of changing environmental conditions.
Environmental policy, regulatory systems, institutional governance, environmental compliance, environmental impact assessment, environmental justice, and sustainable resource management.
Human-animal-environment interactions, zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, ecosystem health, disease surveillance, One Health governance, and integrated health systems.
Disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, infectious diseases, emerging and re-emerging diseases, epidemic preparedness, predictive modelling, and public health intelligence.
Water quality, wastewater management, sanitation systems, hygiene practices, waterborne diseases, environmental monitoring, and WASH governance.
Air quality, particulate matter, atmospheric pollutants, exposure assessment, air pollution modelling, environmental sensors, and health impacts of air pollution.
Food safety, food security, nutrition, agricultural practices, foodborne diseases, environmental contaminants, and sustainable food systems.
Municipal waste, healthcare waste, hazardous waste, recycling, resource recovery, circular economy, waste governance, and associated health and environmental risks.
Occupational exposure, workplace health and safety, environmental risks in communities, vulnerable populations, and community-based health interventions.
Environmental legislation, public health regulation, regulatory enforcement, environmental rights, climate law, health law, and policy implementation.
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of Things, remote sensing, geographic information systems, digital health, environmental sensors, predictive analytics, and smart health/environmental systems.
Natural disasters, environmental emergencies, public health emergencies, emergency preparedness, disaster response, resilience, risk communication, and recovery governance.
Sustainable cities, sustainable communities, green infrastructure, environmental sustainability, health equity, resource governance, and the relationship between health and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Environmental inequalities, social determinants of health, vulnerable communities, environmental rights, health disparities, equity-focused policy, and inclusive governance.
The journal also welcomes research addressing emerging issues arising from technological, environmental, epidemiological, socioeconomic, and governance transformations.
JHEG particularly welcomes research in:
Public Health • Environmental Health • Health Governance • Environmental Governance • One Health • Epidemiology • Disease Surveillance • Climate Change • Climate and Health • Environmental Pollution • Air Quality • Water Quality • WASH • Waste Management • Food Safety • Occupational Health • Health Policy • Environmental Policy • Health Systems • Environmental Justice • Health Equity • Disaster Management • Digital Health • Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • IoT and Environmental Monitoring • Sustainable Development
JHEG is committed to publishing research that combines scientific rigor, policy relevance, practical significance, and interdisciplinary perspectives.
The journal encourages research that does more than identify problems by also examining governance structures, institutional responses, policy options, technological interventions, and practical strategies for improving health and environmental outcomes.
JHEG supports responsible research and publication practices and expects authors, editors, and reviewers to uphold the principles of research integrity, transparency, originality, confidentiality, responsible authorship, appropriate citation, and ethical conduct.