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Your journey from idea to indexed, in four stages.
BCPHR is an academic, peer-reviewed, open-access public health journal published by the Boston Congress of Public Health. This Author Hub is your single reference for everything related to submitting and publishing with BCPHR — from your first visit to post-publication.
How to use this page: The hub is organized in the order most authors move through the publishing process. Start with the four-stage journey at the top to orient yourself, then work through each section as it becomes relevant to you. If you are a returning author, jump directly to the section you need.
The Hub covers:
Most authors move through these four stages in order. Each stage links to the small set of pages you'll actually need at that point. Nothing more, nothing less.
Understand what BCPHR publishes, who reads it, and which article type fits your work. Start here on your first visit.
Everything you need before you upload: templates, reporting standards, required disclosures, and our equity and AI use policies.
How to submit on Scholastica, what it costs, and when our review windows open.
What happens during peer review, how decisions get made, and what to do if you need to correct, retract, appeal, or respond after publication.
Click any card to open the Google Docs template directly.
One round of revise and resubmit is included. Additional rounds cost $150.00 each.
Only use BCPH templates and follow instructions during the upload process. If you do not, you may be contacted by the managing editor to resubmit your article or face a desk rejection.
Incurred if author fails to acknowledge article acceptance or requests withdrawal following submission or peer review.
A reference collection for editors, peer reviewers, indexing bodies, and authors who need a deep dive on a specific policy. Most authors will not need these pages day-to-day, but every BCPHR policy lives here for full transparency.
ICMJE authorship criteria, contributor roles, corresponding author duties, name change requests.
Disclosure requirements for authors, editors, and reviewers, including financial and non-financial interests.
Advisory board investigation process and how concerns may be raised, with a step-by-step process flowchart.
Tools and processes used at submission to detect plagiarism, citation manipulation, and AI-generated content.
Policies on prior publication, simultaneous submission, and acceptable secondary publication.
Data availability statements, repository expectations, and the 10-year retention policy.
Declaration of Helsinki, IRB approval, informed consent, and Animal Welfare Act requirements.
How BCPHR aligns with COPE, ICMJE, WAME, FBR, the Declaration of Helsinki, and the EQUATOR Network.
The relationship between BCPH (publisher) and BCPHR (journal), with the editorial governance chart.
Yearly published list of BCPHR peer reviewers, with affiliations and ORCIDs where available.
ISSN, DOI, JSTOR, edition-to-year crosswalk, and PIE-J compliance for the journal archive.
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