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Health Policy and Law Reports

Health Policy and Law Reports (HPLR)

Open Access (OA) Journal

Health Policy and Law Reports (HPLR) (e-ISSN xxxx-xxxx) is an international peer-reviewed scholarly publication dedicated to advancing knowledge and critical discussion in the fields of health policy, public health governance, healthcare regulation, and medical law. The journal serves as an interdisciplinary platform for researchers, policymakers, legal scholars, healthcare professionals, and practitioners to disseminate evidence-based studies, policy analyses, legal perspectives, and innovative approaches related to health systems and regulatory frameworks at local, national, and global levels. The journal promotes high-quality academic and professional contributions that support equitable, ethical, sustainable, and evidence-informed healthcare policies and legal practices, published biannually online by Tecno Scientifica. Open Access — free for readers and authors, with no article processing charges.  Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision provided to authors approximately 3 weeks after submission. About HPLR journal | All volumes & issues

Aim

The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and disseminate impactful research that contributes to the development, evaluation, and improvement of health policies, healthcare governance, and legal frameworks affecting public health and healthcare systems worldwide.

Focus and Scope

The journal welcomes original research articles, review papers, policy analyses, case studies, short communications, and commentary articles in areas including, but not limited to:

  • Public health policy
  • Healthcare governance and administration
  • Health systems and reforms
  • Medical and health law
  • Bioethics and healthcare ethics
  • Health equity and social justice
  • Universal health coverage
  • Health economics and financing policy
  • Health insurance and reimbursement policy
  • Digital health policy and regulation
  • Pharmaceutical and drug policy
  • Environmental and occupational health policy
  • Global health governance
  • Pandemic preparedness and emergency health law
  • Healthcare quality and patient safety regulation
  • Mental health policy
  • Community health and primary healthcare policy
  • Legal aspects of healthcare delivery
  • Human rights and health policy
  • Health policy implementation and evaluation

The journal encourages interdisciplinary and comparative studies that bridge policy, law, medicine, public health, and social sciences to address contemporary healthcare challenges globally.