Table 1
Description of Annals of Global Health and International Health Journal.
| Journal | Affiliation | Publisher (Location) | Impact Factor (1-year) | Open Access | Frequency of Publication | Composition of Editorial Team | Financial Support for Publication Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annals of Global Health | Not affiliated with an organization | Levy Library Press (UK) | 1-year: 1.833 | Hybrid | 6 times per year | HIC: 85% (41/48) UMIC: 8% (4/48) LMIC: 4% (2/48) LIC: 2% (1/48) | Authors without funds to pay may request for discount or full waiver |
| International Health Journal | Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | Oxford Academic/Oxford University Press (UK) | 1-year: 1.784 | Hybrid | 6 times per year | HIC: 84% (32/38) UMIC: 8% (3/38) LMIC: 3% (1/38) LIC: 5% (2/38) | Waivers apply for corresponding authors from LIC and MIC and those in genuine hardship |
[i] Abbreviations: HIC: high-income country; LIC: low-income country; LMIC: lower-middle-income country; MIC: middle-income country; UMIC: upper-middle-income country
Table 2
Description of articles published in 2017 in Annals of Global Health (n = 60) and International Health Journal (n = 44).
| Variable | Annals of Global Health, n (%) | International Health Journal, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Type of study | ||
| Interventional study | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
| Observational study | 34 (57) | 23 (52) |
| Financial analysis (e.g., cost analysis) | 2 (3) | 3 (7) |
| Literature review | 7 (12) | 3 (7) |
| Discussion article | 2 (3) | 2 (5) |
| Modeling | 0 (0) | 2 (5) |
| Tool/program development/description | 14 (23) | 10 (23) |
| Research methods | ||
| Quantitative methods | 29 (48)** | 31 (70)** |
| Qualitative methods | 16 (27) | 4 (9) |
| Mixed methods | 10 (17)* | 4 (9)* |
| N/A | 5 (8) | 5 (11) |
| Income level of country/countries of study1 | ||
| Low-income country | 11 (16) | 9 (20) |
| Lower-middle-income country2 | 17 (25) | 13 (28) |
| Upper-middle-income country | 14 (21) | 10 (22) |
| High-income country | 11 (16)* | 2 (4)* |
| N/A (e.g., review, global/regional study) | 15 (22) | 12 (26) |
| Topic of study | ||
| HIV/AIDS | 2 (3)* | 6 (14)* |
| High-threat pathogens | 3 (5)* | 9 (19)* |
| Non-communicable diseases | 6 (10) | 8 (17) |
| Systems-based | 5 (8) | 8 (17) |
| Children’s health | 18 (30)** | 5 (11)** |
| Women’s health | 3 (5) | 2 (4) |
| Refugees’ health | 0 (0)* | 3 (6)* |
| Education | 13 (22)** | 0 (0)** |
| Socio-economic related | 4 (7)* | 0 (0)* |
| Others (e.g., ethics, modeling, travel) | 6 (10) | 3 (6) |
| Presence of empowerment recommendations | ||
| Yes – definitive | 12 (20) | 10 (23) |
| Yes – through broad recommendations | 42 (70)* | 23 (52)* |
| No | 6 (10)* | 11 (25)* |
| Participation of stakeholders/users | ||
| Yes – collaboration3 | 8 (13) | 3 (7) |
| Yes – data collection | 16 (27)* | 5 (11)* |
| No | 36 (60)** | 36 (82)** |
| Extent of research collaboration | ||
| Yes – collaboration with researchers from other countries | 32 (53) | 24 (55) |
| No – no collaboration with researchers from other countries (researching own country + others/global) | 20 (33) | 17 (39) |
| No – no collaboration with researchers from other countries (researching only another country) | 8 (13) | 3 (7) |
| Income status of affiliated countries of first and last authors and countries of study | ||
| Not applicable – study is not country-specific | 12 (20) | 9 (20) |
| Equitable – either first or last author is based in a country at the same income status as the country of study | 26 (43)* | 28 (64)* |
| Unequitable – neither first nor last author is based in a country at the same income status as the country of study | 22 (37)** | 7 (16)** |
[i] * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 (difference between journals).
1 The numbers do not match the total number of articles included as some studies involve multiple countries. The percentages for this section are calculated using the sum of all countries that participated in the study (68 for Annals of Global Health and 44 for International Health Journal) instead of the sum of all included studies.
2 Studies that focus on low- and middle-income countries in general, without specification of countries, are counted as a single entry towards the total sum.
3 In collaboration with stakeholder in planning or implementation or primary researcher is stakeholder.