Public Health Reports: “From the Schools of Public Health”
The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) sponsors three columns in Public
Health Reports. They include: On Linkages, On Academics, and the Student Column.
Columns
On Linkages
Faculty may publish practice-based activities at the schools. Examples include article
about service, program evaluation, training programs and community-based research.
Authors should clearly identify the link between the activity at the school and the
community.
On Academics
Faculty may publish articles written about academic public health – specific topics may
include curricula development, teaching techniques, and student/alumni training
programs. Articles which highlight the short and long-term effect of academic public
health on the public health workforce will be preferred.
Student Column
Students and recent graduates of ASPH-member schools may publish articles about their
research, internships, or practice-related work.
Submission Process
Begin by submitting a short abstract using the guidelines below via email to John
McElligott, at jmcelligott@asph.org. Abstracts will be forwarded to a committee for
review. If a full article is requested, the article may be up to 3,000 words for On Linkages
and On Academics and up to 2,500 words for the Student Column. Requesting a full
article based on an abstract does not mean the article has been accepted for publication.
All full articles will also be reviewed thoroughly by peers.
Required headings in your abstract submission:
1. Title of Submission
2. Author(s) and Institution(s)
3. Column: (On Linkages, On Academics, or Student Column)
4. Focus/Topic
5. Abstract – (no more than 250 words total):
a. Objective
b. Methods
c. Results
d. Conclusions
Quality of Submissions
Manuscripts should have a strong public health component, add to the literature, sound
methodology, actionable results, and clear and succinct writing. Other considerations are
whether the submission discusses a topic of broad public health importance and interest,
results that can be generalized, and a recent data set appropriate for the study.
Public Health Reports is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the U.S. Public Health
Service. ASPH has been a partner in the publication of Public Health Reports since 1999.
Find Public Health Reports online at: http://www.publichealthreports.org/.