Focus and Scope

Focus and Scope

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Studies (IJIHS) is a peer-reviewed international journal that provides a platform for scholarly exchange and dissemination of interdisciplinary research in the health sciences. The journal aims to advance knowledge, practice, and policy by integrating perspectives across clinical, public health, social, and technological domains.

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

  • Health Promotion and Education: formal, informal, and community-based health education; school health; mental health promotion; nutrition; sexual and reproductive health education.
  • Public Health and Policy: public health programs, health systems management, policy analysis, program evaluation, and health economics.
  • Disease Prevention and Control: communicable and non-communicable diseases, epidemiology, surveillance, and biostatistics.
  • Nutrition and Community Health: dietetics, maternal and child health, reproductive health, food security, and community nutrition interventions.
  • Clinical and Biomedical Sciences: general medicine, internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, cardiovascular medicine, oncology, infectious diseases, and emerging clinical practices.
  • Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences: psychiatry, clinical psychology, counseling, behavioral health, and psychosocial interventions.
  • Rehabilitation and Sports Health: physical therapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation sciences, exercise, sports medicine, and health-related physical activity.
  • Health Technology and Innovation: telemedicine, e-health, digital health, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, and medical technology innovations.
  • Social and Environmental Determinants of Health: health equity, cultural and ethical aspects, environmental health, occupational health, and global health perspectives.

The journal accepts original research articles, systematic and narrative reviews, case reports, short communications, and conceptual papers. Submissions must demonstrate scientific rigor, novelty, and relevance to interdisciplinary health issues, with clear implications for research, practice, and policy.