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Conflict and Health Template

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About the Conflict and Health format

Conflict and Health is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Migration, Health and Trauma, Health and Conflict Studies, Global Maternal and Child Health. Over its lifetime it has published 948 papers, which have received 25,811 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Conflict and Health. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inMigration, Health and Trauma Health and Conflict Studies Global Maternal and Child Health Disaster Response and Management Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
ISSN1752-1505
Citation impact (2-yr)5.43
h-index77
i10-index588
Article processing charge$2,440
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereJohns Hopkins University
Journal websitelink.springer.com
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Papers published in Conflict and Health per year

26
2014
44
2015
34
2016
34
2017
48
2018
61
2019
88
2020
95
2021
65
2022
60
2023
77
2024
104
2025

Citation impact of Conflict and Health by publication year

1.5K
2014
2.4K
2015
1.3K
2016
1.6K
2017
1.7K
2018
2.4K
2019
3.2K
2020
2.3K
2021
1.3K
2022
927
2023
998
2024
309
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Conflict and Health

COVID-19 control in low-income settings and displaced populations: what can realistically be done?

Maysoon Dahab, Kevin van Zandvoort, Stefan Flasche et al. · 31 Jul 2020

COVID-19 prevention strategies in resource limited settings, modelled on the earlier response in high income countries, have thus far focused on draconian containment strategies, which impose movement restrictions on a wide scale. These restrictions are unlikely to prevent cases from surging well beyond existing hospitalisation capacity; not withstanding their likely severe social and economic costs…

Mental health care in Nepal: current situation and challenges for development of a district mental health care plan

Nagendra P. Luitel, Mark J. D. Jordans, Anup Adhikari et al. · 5 Feb 2015

BACKGROUND: Globally mental health problems are a serious public health concern. Currently four out of five people with severe mental illness in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC) receive no effective treatment. There is an urgent need to address this enormous treatment gap. Changing the focus of specialist mental health workers (psychiatrists and psychologists) from…

Social norms and beliefs about gender based violence scale: a measure for use with gender based violence prevention programs in low-resource and humanitarian settings

Nancy Perrin, Mendy Marsh, Amber Clough et al. · 8 Mar 2019

BACKGROUND: Gender-based violence (GBV) primary prevention programs seek to facilitate change by addressing the underlying causes and drivers of violence against women and girls at a population level. Social norms are contextually and socially derived collective expectations of appropriate behaviors. Harmful social norms that sustain GBV include women's sexual purity, protecting family honor over women's…

Madness or sadness? Local concepts of mental illness in four conflict-affected African communities

Peter Ventevogel, Mark J. D. Jordans, Ria Reis et al. · 18 Feb 2013

BACKGROUND: Concepts of 'what constitutes mental illness', the presumed aetiology and preferred treatment options, vary considerably from one cultural context to another. Knowledge and understanding of these local conceptualisations is essential to inform public mental health programming and policy. METHODS: Participants from four locations in Burundi, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo,…

Trauma, poverty and mental health among Somali and Rwandese refugees living in an African refugee settlement – an epidemiological study

Lamaro P. Onyut, Frank Neuner, Verena Ertl et al. · 26 May 2009

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression among Rwandese and Somali refugees resident in a Ugandan refugee settlement, as a measure of the mental health consequences of armed conflict, as well as to inform a subsequent mental health outreach program. The study population comprised…

Conflict and Health template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Conflict and Health format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Conflict and Health template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Conflict and Health use?
Conflict and Health uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Conflict and Health. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Conflict and Health?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready Conflict and Health document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Conflict and Health template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Conflict and Health format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Conflict and Health?
BMC / BioMed Central journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by BMC (BioMed Central).
Can I export a submission-ready Conflict and Health PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Conflict and Health template (the bmcart class) that is ready to submit to BMC (BioMed Central), together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Conflict and Health template cost?
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