L'antiscience et son impact sur la santé publique

Global Antiscience Phenomenon and Its Impact on Public Health 

Call for papers

AJPH invites submissions for a Special Section examining the global antiscience phenomenon and its implications for public health. Social and political opposition to scientific evidence has become increasingly visible in recent years, particularly in response to public health interventions such as vaccination, infectious disease control, and chronic disease prevention. Antiscience activism has influenced political discourse, policymaking, and public trust, creating barriers to effective public health action and, in some cases, hostility toward public health institutions and professionals. This call emphasizes rigorous, evidence-based analysis aimed at understanding how antiscience movements arise, how they spread, and how they can be effectively countered to protect population health and the public health science enterprise.

Topics May Include:

• Defining antiscience and distinguishing it from reasonable scientific skepticism
• Historical and global perspectives on antiscience movements and their public health impacts
• Social, political, cultural, and structural drivers of antiscience beliefs
• Mechanisms of antiscience messaging, misinformation, and digital dissemination
• Impacts of antiscience beliefs, policies, and programs on population health outcomes
• Differential effects of antiscience on specific communities or subpopulations
• Strategies to counter antiscience movements, including communication and policy approaches
• Effects of antiscience on public health professionals, researchers, and institutions

 

Submission Types:

• Research Articles: Data-driven, timely, unbiased, and methodologically rigorous
• Program Evaluations & Analytic or Historical Essays: Empirical or contextual analyses
• Opinion Editorials: Balanced, reflective, and scientifically accurate

How to Submit:

Visit the AJPH Author Instructions page and submit your manuscript by April 1, 2026. Include a cover letter noting that the submission is for the Special Section on “Global Antiscience Phenomenon and Its Impact on Public Health.”

Contact: Dr. Kenneth Rochel de Camargo – kencamargo@gmail.com

Contact Information

Dr. Kenneth Rochel de Camargo
Associate Editor/AJPH

Contact Email
kencamargo@gmail.com

URL
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/callforpapers