Call for Submissions: Special Issue on Women’s Health and Autonomy
EM Professor & Director of Population Health, Mandy Hill, DrPH, MPH, and Associate Professor of McGovern’s Psychiatry & Behavioral Science dept., Angela M. Heads, PhD have been appointed as Special Issue Editors for the IJERPH (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health). They are currently soliciting submissions for a special issue focused on women’s health and autonomy.
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Globally, the extension of autonomous health decision-making has not been fully realized for women. The WHO (World Health Organization) has highlighted the significant impact of biological sex on women’s health, compounded by societal disadvantages resulting from discriminatory actions, policies, and sociocultural norms. Women and girls face increased vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. The Theory of Gender and Power framework describes the inequity in gender-based power within relationships. Social norms that limit access to education and employment further threaten women’s overall health. These threats are exacerbated by pervasive acts of violence against women, including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.
This special issue invites prospective studies that test behavioral interventions using adaptation frameworks, implementation science, randomized controlled trials, comparative effectiveness approaches, and other rigorous scientific methods to increase access to reproductive justice and sexual health. We aim to normalize sex positivity and empower women to gain autonomy over their sexual decisions.
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at MDPI’s submission website by registering and logging in. After registration, click here to access the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal and listed together on the special issue website. We invite research articles, review articles, and short communications. Planned papers can submit a title and short abstract (about 100 words) to the Editorial Office for announcement on the website. For submission guidelines, please visit the Instructions for Authors page.
Please spread the word and encourage submissions to this important special issue. For more information, visit the IJERPH (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health) website.