Health Empirics welcomes original research contributions across a broad spectrum of topics related to health economics, healthcare delivery, and health policy assessment. The journal's scope encompasses but is not limited to the following areas:
Applications of Health Econometrics
- Advanced statistical and econometric methods applied to health data
- Causal inference in health economics research
- Quantitative evaluation of health interventions
- Predictive modeling for health outcomes and utilization
- Analysis of healthcare markets and pricing structures
Assessment of Health Policies and Programmes
- Impact evaluation of health policy reforms
- Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analyses of health initiatives
- Implementation science approaches to policy assessment
- Policy design and optimization methodologies
- Comparative analyses of health system reforms
Correlates and Determinants of Health
- Social, economic, and environmental determinants of health outcomes
- Multilevel analyses of health determinants
- Risk factor identification and quantification
- Life-course approaches to health determinant research
- Geographic and spatial analyses of health patterns
Healthcare Management and Financing
- Health insurance systems and coverage effects
- Provider payment mechanisms and incentive structures
- Healthcare organization efficiency and productivity analyses
- Resource allocation and prioritization frameworks
- Financial protection and catastrophic health expenditure
Inequalities in Health and Healthcare
- Measurement of health disparities across socioeconomic dimensions
- Equity in healthcare access, utilization, and outcomes
- Distributional analyses of health system benefits
- Policy approaches to reducing health inequalities
- Intersectionality in health disparity research
Methodological Innovations in Health Empirics
- Novel data collection approaches for health research
- Analytical advances in health metrics and measurement
- Integrated mixed-methods frameworks
- Big data applications in health systems research
- Methodological triangulation techniques
Prevalence Patterns of Key Health Outcomes
- Disease burden distribution and trends
- Healthcare utilization patterns
- Treatment adherence and health behavior analyses
- Comorbidity patterns and implications
- Longitudinal analyses of health trajectory shifts
Editorial Priorities
Health Empirics prioritizes submissions with:
- Strong Empirical Content — original data analysis & robust methods
- Policy Relevance — direct applications in policy-making
- Analytical Sophistication — beyond descriptive work
- Interdisciplinary Perspectives — multiple domains, methods
- International Significance — global or regional relevance
Exceptional theoretical and methodological papers may also be considered if they advance scientific understanding significantly.
Audience
- Academic researchers
- Health policy decision-makers
- Healthcare managers and administrators
- International development practitioners
- Health systems specialists
- Public health professionals
- Graduate and doctoral researchers
Submission Types
- Original research articles
- Methodological papers
- Policy analyses
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Review Process and Publication Timelines
All submissions undergo:
- 1 week — initial desk review
- 6 weeks — double-blind peer review
Manuscripts based solely on publicly available data without substantial original analysis may not be prioritized.
Through this comprehensive scope and rigorous review process, Health Empirics aims to be a leading global journal in empirical health economics and policy research.