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BMJ Global Health Template

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About the BMJ Global Health format

BMJ Global Health is a peer-reviewed journal published by Clinical & Medical Journals, covering Global Maternal and Child Health, Global Health and Surgery, Healthcare Systems and Reforms. Over its lifetime it has published 4,683 papers, which have received 135,684 citations.

PublisherClinical & Medical Journals
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMJ Global Health. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inGlobal Maternal and Child Health Global Health and Surgery Healthcare Systems and Reforms Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
ISSN2059-7908
Citation impact (2-yr)4.19
h-index142
i10-index2,536
Article processing charge$3,679
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Journal websitegh.bmj.com
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Papers published in BMJ Global Health per year

3
2012
1
2013
92
2016
368
2017
298
2018
554
2019
515
2020
633
2021
467
2022
475
2023
369
2024
621
2025

Citation impact of BMJ Global Health by publication year

1
2012
1
2013
4.6K
2016
10.5K
2017
17.4K
2018
20.8K
2019
28.4K
2020
26.8K
2021
14.4K
2022
7.4K
2023
3.2K
2024
2K
2025

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

Most-cited papers in BMJ Global Health

Trends and projections of caesarean section rates: global and regional estimates

Ana Pilar Betrán, Jiangfeng Ye, Ann‐Beth Moller et al. · 1 Jun 2021

BACKGROUND: The caesarean section (CS) rate continues to increase across high-income, middle-income and low-income countries. We present current global and regional CS rates, trends since 1990 and projections for 2030. METHODS: We obtained nationally representative data on the CS rate from countries worldwide from 1990 to 2018. We used routine health information systems reports and…

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Social media and vaccine hesitancy

Steven Lloyd Wilson, Charles Shey Wiysonge · 1 Oct 2020

BACKGROUND: Understanding the threat posed by anti-vaccination efforts on social media is critically important with the forth coming need for world wide COVID-19 vaccination programs. We globally evaluate the effect of social media and online foreign disinformation campaigns on vaccination rates and attitudes towards vaccine safety. METHODS: Weuse a large-n cross-country regression framework to evaluate…

The global health workforce stock and distribution in 2020 and 2030: a threat to equity and ‘universal’ health coverage?

Mathieu Boniol, Teena Kunjumen, Tapas Sadasivan Nair et al. · 1 Jun 2022

OBJECTIVE: The 2016 Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030 projected a global shortage of 18 million health workers by 2030. This article provides an assessment of the health workforce stock in 2020 and presents a revised estimate of the projected shortage by 2030. METHODS: Latest data reported through WHO's National Health Workforce…

YouTube as a source of information on COVID-19: a pandemic of misinformation?

Heidi Oi‐Yee Li, Adrian Bailey, David Huynh et al. · 1 May 2020

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic is this century's largest public health emergency and its successful management relies on the effective dissemination of factual information. As a social media platform with billions of daily views, YouTube has tremendous potential to both support and hinder public health efforts. However, the usefulness and accuracy of most viewed YouTube videos…

Artificial intelligence (AI) and global health: how can AI contribute to health in resource-poor settings?

Brian Wahl, Aline Cossy-Gantner, Stefan Germann et al. · 1 Aug 2018

The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved considerably in the last 60 years. While there are now many AI applications that have been deployed in high-income country contexts, use in resource-poor settings remains relatively nascent. With a few notable exceptions, there are limited examples of AI being used in such settings. However, there are…

BMJ Global Health template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the BMJ Global Health format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the BMJ Global Health template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Clinical & Medical Journals format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does BMJ Global Health use?
BMJ Global 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. BMJ Global Health. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to BMJ Global Health?
No. DocuGuru generates the article LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Clinical & Medical Journals-ready BMJ Global 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 BMJ Global Health template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the BMJ Global Health format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is BMJ Global Health?
Clinical journal (generic ICMJE manuscript format). It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by Clinical & Medical Journals.
Can I export a submission-ready BMJ Global Health PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official BMJ Global Health template (the article class) that is ready to submit to Clinical & Medical Journals, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the BMJ Global Health template cost?
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