Special Issue Call for Abstracts
Call for stand-alone commentary proposals
Health Services Research (HSR) publishes two types of commentaries in most issues: those discussing a research article in the same issue and standalone commentaries that are not tied to another article in the issue. With an ambition to expand the diversity of topics and voices that are typically underrepresented in health services research while remaining true to the HSR mission including relevance to U.S. health care policy and practice, we are calling for proposals for standalone commentaries. Please see our author instructions, Section 2.2: Article Types, for directions on submitting a proposal.
Open Call for Papers on Topics in Inequities Due to Marginalized Social Identities
Submission deadline for abstracts: None (rolling consideration, submissions will be considered anytime)
Health Services Research (HSR) welcomes all manuscript submissions from the field that are consistent with its vision, mission, and values. In brief, those are to provide researchers and users of health services research with new knowledge on methods, concepts, and results related to the financing, organization, delivery, evaluation, and outcomes of health services.
Expanding upon the goals articulated in our report on structural racism and in the accompanying summary editorial, this call is a specific invitation for manuscripts that explore inequities due to marginalized social identities, such as race and ethnicity, as they relate to health and/or the health care system — whether structural, interpersonal, or internalized. While racism is the most severe and enduring form of marginalization in the U.S., this call is also open to papers that explore inequities based on gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigration status, and other marginalized social identities.