Journal Information

npj Health Systems is an open access, international, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing the highest quality research relevant to all aspects of health systems.

Aims and Scope

Find out about the journal's aims and scope.

Supporting the Sustainable Developmental Goals

We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in npj Health Systems in 2025 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Springer Nature supports the SDGs through a dedicated SDG Programme and is a signatory of the SDG Publishers Compact.

Content types

Please see the detailed outline of the content types that npj Health Systems considers.

About the Editors

npj Health Systems's international Editors span the breadth of the research areas covered by the journal.

Open Access

npj Health Systems is a fully open access journal. More on Creative Commons Attribution licenses and the benefits of publishing open access can be found in this section.

Article Processing Charges

To allow immediate global open access to all articles, npj Health Systems levies an article processing charge (APC). Current APCs and waiver information are available in this section.

About the npj Series

The npj Series are online-only, open access journals that drive high impact open science.