Special Issue on Primary Care and Health Services

Primary Care and Health Services studies the delivery, organization and evaluation of frontline healthcare and broader health systems. It focuses on accessible, continuous and comprehensive care provided by general practitioners and community health services. The field examines healthcare quality, efficiency, patient outcomes and policy, aiming to improve service delivery, equity and population health through effective management, coordination and evidence-based practices.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on Primary Care and Health Services. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Primary care delivery models and systems
• Health services research and primary care outcomes
• Preventive medicine and screening
• Preventive care and health promotion
• Primary care and public health
• Chronic disease management
• Health policy and systems
• Behavioral health integration
• Community health and prevention
• Primary care epidemiology
• Digital health and telemedicine
• Preventive care interventions
• Family medicine and primary care
• Patient-centered care and communication
• Primary health care and health emergencies
• Quality improvement and patient safety
• Primary care and mental health integration
• Health information technology in primary care
• Health economics and resource allocation
• Risk management in primary care
• Access, equity and primary care
• Social determinants of health

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue – Primary Care and Health Services” should be chosen during your submission.

According to the following timetable:

For publishing inquiries, please feel free to contact the Editorial Assistant at [email protected]

Health Editorial Office