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Call for Papers: Climate-Resilient Health Systems and Planetary Health (PLOS Global Public Health)

PLOS Global Public Health is inviting original research, implementation studies, policy analyses and interdisciplinary perspectives on how health systems can prepare for and adapt to climate-related threats, including planetary health and climate-sensitive infectious diseases. This guide sets out topic areas consistent with that scope, fit checks, contribution types editors tend to value and practical steps for preparing a submission before the 31 December 2026 deadline.

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Deadline
31 December 2026
Last checked
10 November 2026
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Key dates

Manuscript deadline
31 December 2026
Details last checked
10 November 2026
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About the journal

Journal
PLOS Global Public Health
Publisher
PLOS
Call type
Call for papers
Scope
Original research, implementation studies, policy analyses and interdisciplinary perspectives on how health systems can prepare for and adapt to climate-related threats, including planetary health and climate-sensitive infectious diseases.
Guest editors
Listed on the official collection page
Access and fees
Open access; an article processing charge normally applies on acceptance
Originality
Original work, not under review elsewhere; confirm on the official page

Topics consistent with the call

  • Assessments of health system preparedness for heatwaves, floods and other climate hazards
  • Implementation studies of climate adaptation measures within health services and facilities
  • Surveillance and early warning for climate-sensitive infectious diseases such as vector-borne infections
  • Policy analyses of national adaptation plans and their health system components
  • Planetary health perspectives linking environmental change, food systems and population health
  • Interdisciplinary studies on equity in climate-related health risks and service access

Based on the published scope; the full list of themes is on the official call page.

Is your work a fit? Check before you write

  1. Address how health systems prepare for, respond to or adapt to climate-related threats.
  2. State a clear research, implementation or policy question and match the design to it.
  3. Make the global public health relevance explicit, including implications for low-resource settings where applicable.
  4. Report methods transparently using an appropriate reporting guideline and confirm accepted article types on the official call page.
  5. Submit a complete, co-author-approved manuscript before 31 December 2026.

Why This Call Is a Priority Now

Climate-related threats are reshaping the demands placed on health systems, from extreme heat and flooding to shifting patterns of infectious disease. Health services must continue to function during disruption while also planning for longer-term change, and evidence on what works in different settings remains uneven. A themed collection brings implementation evidence, policy analysis and planetary health thinking together in one place, giving authors a readership of researchers, practitioners and policymakers who are actively looking for transferable lessons on adaptation and resilience.

Who Should Submit

Academic backgrounds

  • Global and public health
  • Environmental epidemiology
  • Health policy and systems research
  • Infectious disease epidemiology
  • Climate and environmental science

Institutions and sectors

  • Universities and schools of public health
  • Ministries of health and public health agencies
  • International and non-governmental health organisations
  • Research institutes working on climate and health

Article types commonly published in PLOS Global Public Health

  • See the journal’s article types

What the Editors Typically Value

  1. Implementation evidence showing how adaptation measures were introduced and sustained within real health services.
  2. Policy analyses that identify gaps between climate commitments and health system planning.
  3. Studies that connect climate data with disease surveillance to inform earlier public health action.
  4. Interdisciplinary work that draws on planetary health concepts to propose practical changes to health systems.

Paper Ideas You Could Develop

Heat preparedness in primary careA mixed-methods evaluation of how primary care facilities in one region prepared for and responded to recent heatwaves, identifying barriers to sustained adaptation.
Climate-informed dengue surveillanceA study linking temperature and rainfall data with routine dengue notifications to assess whether climate indicators could support earlier outbreak response.
Health in national adaptation plansA comparative policy analysis of how national climate adaptation plans address health system resilience, workforce and infrastructure.

Your Plan to the Deadline

A suggested schedule working back from 31 December 2026. Adjust it to the stage your work has reached.

  1. By 16 Nov 2026

    Open the official collection page and the PLOS Global Public Health submission guidelines; confirm the scope, article types and guest editors.

  2. By 30 Nov 2026

    Write a one-paragraph statement of your research question, design and the contribution your paper makes to the collection.

  3. By 10 Dec 2026

    Complete the analysis and agree the key findings, figures and tables with your co-authors.

  4. By 21 Dec 2026

    Draft the full manuscript to the PLOS Global Public Health article type and the relevant reporting guideline.

  5. By 26 Dec 2026

    Circulate the draft to co-authors and an independent reader; revise for clarity, accuracy and completeness.

  6. By 29 Dec 2026

    Complete final checks: formatting, references, declarations, data availability statement and cover letter.

  7. By 31 Dec 2026

    Submit through the journal’s online system, selecting the collection, after re-checking the official call page.

What you gain from publishing here

  • Publication in PLOS Global Public Health, reaching readers working on this topic.
  • A themed collection that groups your paper with related work.
  • Editorial and peer feedback that can strengthen the work, whatever the decision.
  • A peer-reviewed output for your CV, thesis or grant reporting.

What happens after you submit

  1. Submission: upload through the PLOS Global Public Health online system and select the collection.
  2. Editorial screening: the editors check fit with the collection; papers outside its scope may be returned without review.
  3. Peer review: suitable papers are sent to reviewers under the journal’s review model.
  4. Revision and decision: respond to each reviewer comment and keep a record of the changes.
  5. Production: accepted papers move to proofs and open access publication, with the article processing charge set out by the publisher.

What the Collection Is Looking For

The collection seeks evidence and analysis on how health systems can anticipate, withstand and adapt to climate-related threats. Consistent with the scope and the journal’s global public health remit, it is open to original research, implementation studies, policy analyses and interdisciplinary perspectives, including work on planetary health and climate-sensitive infectious diseases. Submissions that offer transferable lessons across settings, particularly where resources are constrained, are likely to be of interest. Confirm accepted article types on the official call page.

Read the call itselfThis guide summarises the call. Open the official collection page before you plan a submission, and record the date you checked it and the guest editors listed.Open the official call

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Pre-submission peer reviewAn expert review of the manuscript against the call and the journal’s requirements. Manuscript editingSubject-specialist editing for clarity, accuracy and consistency. Journal formattingFormatting of the manuscript, references, figures and tables to the journal’s guidelines. BiostatisticsStatistical analysis and review of results. Cover letterA cover letter that explains how the manuscript fits the call. Journal submissionPreparation of submission files and completion of the online submission.
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FAQs

Questions Authors Ask

The published deadline is 31 December 2026. Collections can close early or be extended, so confirm the date on the official call page before you plan your submission.

The guest editors are listed on the official collection page. Check their research interests, as they help to judge whether your manuscript fits the collection.

The stated scope explicitly includes policy analyses and interdisciplinary perspectives, so a rigorous analysis without primary data may be suitable. Authors should check the official call page and the journal’s article-type guidance to confirm how such submissions are classified.

Access model: Open access. Check the journal’s fees page for any article processing charge before you submit.

Sources

  1. PLOS Global Public Health. (2026). Climate-Resilient Health Systems and Planetary Health [Collection call for papers]. PLOS. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2026/10/16/call-for-submissions-climate-resilient-health-systems-and-planetary-health/

How to cite this page

Pubrica Insights. (2026). Call for Papers: Climate-Resilient Health Systems and Planetary Health (PLOS Global Public Health). Pubrica. https://pubrica.com/insights/calls-and-conferences/climate-resilient-health-systems-and-planetary-health/

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