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Scope and editorial policy  \n1.1 Content  \nThe mission of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO) is “to publish and disseminate scientifically rigorous public health information of international significance that enables policy-makers, researchers and practitioners to be more effective; it aims to improve health, particularly among vulnerable populations.” The Bulletin is fully open-access and charges no author fees.  \nThe Bulletin welcomes a variety of unsolicited manuscripts (see below, 1.1.1.) . These are initially screened inhouse for originality, relevance to an international public health audience and scientific rigour. If manuscripts pass the initial screening, they are sent to peer reviewers, whose opinions are considered by the journal’s editorial advisers upon deciding whether to invite a revision. Several rounds of revision and review maybe requested before a paper is accepted. All accepted papers are subject to editorial revision, which may involve substantive changes, shortening or restructuring the text and deleting superfluous tables and figures. Large language models may be used to check for redundancies. The title of every paper accepted for publication in the Bulletin is edited for clarity and to align with WHO’s style guide. The word limits given for each type of manuscript do not include the abstract (where applicable), tables, boxes, figures and references or appendices, if any. Authors of accepted papers must upload any supplementary material to a data repository that provides a digital object identifier (doi) . The main types of manuscripts are outlined below.  \n1.1.1. Unsolicited manuscripts  \nWe welcome unsolicited submissions to the Research, Systematic reviews, Policy & practice, Lessons from the field and Perspectives sections of the Bulletin. All manuscripts intended for the first four of these sections must include two paragraphs highlighting what the submission adds to the literature. The paragraphs should briefly explain what was already known about the topic concerned, and what new knowledge the manuscript contributes.  \nWe only consider papers that have not been published – in full or in part –elsewhere. However, an exception is made for pre-prints of research papers in the context of a public health emergency of international concern.  \nResearch  \nMethodologically rigorous research of relevance to international public health. Formal scientific presentations having not more than 3000 words and 50 references, plus a structured abstract (see below, 2.7); peer reviewed. As clear reporting is needed for readers and reviewers when judging the quality of research, studies should comply with the relevant reporting guidelines, available on the EQUATOR network website. Approval or exemption by the relevant ethical review committee must be reported in the manuscript. Operational and implementation research should be reported in compliance with pertinent guidelines (available at: [https://pubmed](https://pubmed). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26769997/](ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26769997/) ). Interm- vention trials as defined by WHO (i.e.“any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes”) require registration in a public trials registry acceptable to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) before submission, and the registration number must be provided at the end of the abstract. Acceptable registries are listed at: [https://www.who.int/clinical](https://www.who.int/clinical)  \n[-trials-registry-platform/network. For](-trials-registry-platform/network. For)[ ](-trials-registry-platform/network. For)papers reporting primary research, at least one author must be affiliated with an institution in the country in which the primary research was conducted. Results from human subject research should be disaggregated by age and sex and/or gender","cbCaiqd9szEngSni","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqd9szEngSni","pdf",714491,"English","# Scope and editorial policy\n## Content\n## Unsolicited manuscripts\n### Research\n### Systematic reviews\n### Policy & practice\n### Lessons from the field","[{\"question\":\"What happens to a manuscript after the initial in-house screening?\",\"answer\":\"Manuscripts are screened for originality, relevance to an international public health audience, and scientific rigour. 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