Focus and Scope

The Journal of Health and Environmental Governance (JHEG) publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed research addressing the interconnected challenges of health, environmental sustainability, governance, public policy, and sustainable development.

The journal welcomes original research articles, review articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, case studies, policy analyses, methodological papers, and interdisciplinary contributions.

Areas Covered

  • Public health governance and health systems
  • Environmental health and environmental risk
  • Climate change and health
  • Environmental governance and policy
  • One Health and zoonotic diseases
  • Epidemiology and disease surveillance
  • Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
  • Air pollution and environmental monitoring
  • Food safety, nutrition and environmental health
  • Waste management and circular economy
  • Occupational and community health
  • Environmental law and policy
  • Digital health and environmental technologies
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning
  • IoT and environmental monitoring
  • Disaster risk reduction and emergency governance
  • Sustainable development and healthy cities
  • Environmental justice and health equity
  • Emerging health and environmental challenges

JHEG particularly encourages interdisciplinary research that connects scientific evidence with governance systems, public policy, technological innovation, and practical interventions to improve health and environmental outcomes.