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Call for Papers: Equitable Pathways to Healthy Ageing (Discover Public Health)

Discover Public Health is assembling a collection on equitable approaches and pathways to healthy ageing. This guide sets out topic areas consistent with that scope, fit checks, contribution types editors tend to value and practical steps for submitting before the 9 July 2027 deadline.

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Deadline
9 July 2027
Last checked
10 November 2026
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Key dates

Manuscript deadline
9 July 2027
Details last checked
10 November 2026
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About the journal

Journal
Discover Public Health
Publisher
Springer Nature
Call type
Call for papers
Scope
Collection on equitable approaches and pathways to healthy ageing.
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

  • Social and economic determinants of inequalities in healthy ageing
  • Age-friendly environments, housing and transport for older populations
  • Equitable access to preventive care, screening and long-term care in later life
  • Life-course approaches linking early and mid-life exposures to later health
  • Social isolation, loneliness and community participation among older adults
  • Digital inclusion and technology use among ageing populations

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 healthy ageing with an explicit focus on equity or inequalities.
  2. Define the population, ageing outcomes and equity dimensions clearly.
  3. Draw out implications for public health policy, services or community action.
  4. Follow an appropriate reporting guideline and confirm article types and charges on the official call page.
  5. Submit a complete, co-author-approved manuscript before 9 July 2027.

Why This Call Is a Priority Now

Populations are ageing in most regions, but the chance of ageing in good health is unevenly distributed by income, education, gender, ethnicity and place. Public health has a central role in addressing these differences through policy, environments and services across the life course. A collection focused on equitable pathways gives authors an open access outlet for evidence that can inform fairer approaches to healthy ageing and reach readers in research, policy and practice.

Who Should Submit

Academic backgrounds

  • Public health and epidemiology
  • Gerontology and geriatric medicine
  • Social policy
  • Health services research
  • Urban planning and environmental health

Institutions and sectors

  • Universities and ageing research centres
  • Public health agencies and local government
  • Older people’s organisations and charities
  • Health and social care providers

Article types commonly published in Discover Public Health

  • See the journal’s article types

What the Editors Typically Value

  1. Studies that quantify inequalities in healthy ageing and identify modifiable drivers.
  2. Evaluations of community, environmental or policy interventions designed to reduce those inequalities.
  3. Life-course research that links earlier disadvantage with later health outcomes.
  4. Research that includes groups often under-represented in ageing studies.

Paper Ideas You Could Develop

Neighbourhood deprivation and frailtyA longitudinal analysis of how neighbourhood deprivation is associated with the onset of frailty among older adults.
Evaluating age-friendly initiativesA mixed-methods evaluation of a local age-friendly community initiative and its reach across socioeconomic groups.
Digital exclusion and care accessA study of how digital exclusion affects older adults’ access to primary care appointments and preventive services.

Your Plan to the Deadline

A suggested schedule working back from 9 July 2027. Adjust it to the stage your work has reached.

  1. By 25 May 2027

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

  2. By 8 Jun 2027

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

  3. By 18 Jun 2027

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

  4. By 29 Jun 2027

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

  5. By 4 Jul 2027

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

  6. By 7 Jul 2027

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

  7. By 9 Jul 2027

    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 Discover 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 Discover 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 public health research on how healthy ageing can be achieved more equitably. Consistent with the journal’s remit, it is likely to welcome studies on determinants, environments, services and policies that shape inequalities in later life, as well as evaluations of interventions designed to reduce them. Work with clear implications for public health action will be of particular interest. Authors should confirm accepted article types and article processing charges 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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How Pubrica Can Help With This Submission

Pubrica’s subject specialists can review, write, edit, format and prepare your manuscript for this call, planned back from the deadline. You remain the author of your work.

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 9 July 2027. 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.

Equity is central to the collection’s title and scope, so studies are likely to fit best if they examine differences between groups or implications for inequalities. Authors should check the official call page for further guidance.

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

Sources

  1. Discover Public Health. (2026). Equitable Pathways to Healthy Ageing [Collection call for papers]. Springer Nature. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://link.springer.com/journal/12982/collections

How to cite this page

Pubrica Insights. (2026). Call for Papers: Equitable Pathways to Healthy Ageing (Discover Public Health). Pubrica. https://pubrica.com/insights/calls-and-conferences/equitable-pathways-to-healthy-ageing/

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  • Older adults
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