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Topic Collection: Sustainable Development Goals

Rethinking The Future of Injury Research and Action in The Sustainable Development Goals Era and Beyond

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) contribute to global efforts in reducing injuries and promoting safer environments, however we face the likelihood of missing key targets. This Topic Collection seeks to focus on integrating injury research within the SDGs agenda and beyond.   Submissions Open | Submission Deadline: 3rd March 2025

Guest Editors

Soumyadeep Bhaumik The George Institute for Global Health Sydney, Australia ORCID logoorcid.org/0000-0001-9579-4453
Rakhi Dandona Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India University of Washington, Seattle, USA ORCID logoorcid.org/0000-0003-0926-788X
Guoqing Hu Central South University Changsha, China ORCID logoorcid.org/0000-0002-5002-8015
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a consensus global agenda for human progress. Currently, only road traffic injuries and suicide find space in the SDG agenda. Through this Topic Collection, we intend to encourage reframing of injury research and action. With the SDGs well past their mid-point, and many targets likely to be missed, time is ripe to think on how injuries can be situated in the post-SDG era. What are our learnings from the SDG era so far that are relevant for injury prevention?  The Topic Collection aims to publish and encourage discussions and debates to facilitate stakeholder alignment with the available SDGs to address injuries within the broader development agenda irrespective of whether there is a specific SDG for the variety of injuries or not. We encourage those who are not traditionally working in the injury space to also contribute to this domain.  This Topic Collection particularly encourages articles that examine injuries from the lens of SDGs such as education, gender, water, climate change, infrastructure and innovation, economic factors, environmental impact and  peace and justice. We seek to move beyond routine, prevalence, behaviour or risk factor studies on injuries.  We welcome submissions of:    
  • Special features 
  • Policy analysis 
  • Injuries and Development issues  
  • Systems thinking or health systems approach 
  • Original research
  • Short report
  • Methodology
  • Evidence Synthesis
  • Community viewpoint (from 700 to 1500 words) - this article type is comment/perspective and could focus on lived experiences and perspectives from those who have lived through and survived injuries. This includes survivors but also families of those who died due to injuries. This article type also includes community-based organisations working in the injury prevention space or providing support to the injured, aimed at advocating for community interests and actions tailored to local contexts. The article might not have any references or just be hyperlinks. The article should not have any academic co-author. They role, if any however might be acknowledged.
  • Policy viewpoint (from 700 to 1500 words) - this article type is comment/perspective and should focus on a policy-based view of injury research, or programs/policies aimed at reducing injuries, including policymakers, government officials, researchers, advocacy groups and others. Here we seek to bridge the gap between research and policy, providing actionable insights to influence policy decisions and inform change. The article might not have any references or just be hyperlinks. The article should not have any academic co-author. Their role, if any however might be acknowledged.
  • Please note, that comment/perspective type articles with academic authors should not be submitted in these two special types of article.
We strongly encourage submissions from Indigenous and tribal authors, authors from South America, Africa and those countries who usually do not publish in Injury Prevention (see related information in Figure in this Editorial). Injury Prevention follows a hybrid publication model and authors can choose to pay an Article Processing Fee for open access publication. A number of institutions have an open access agreement with BMJ where the full cost of publishing can be covered; please view the list of institutions to which this applies. BMJ also offers full waivers for authors based in low income countries; please see further information on our waivers and discounts policy.
Please see the instructions for authors for submission requirements for each article type. To submit your article, please follow these instructions and select ‘Rethinking The Future of Injury Research and Action in The Sustainable Development Goals Era and Beyond’ as the Topic Collection.   All submitted articles will be subject to the journal's normal peer review process. The Editor in Chief is responsible for the content of this Topic Collection. Guest Editors will manage peer review, invite reviewers and make a recommendation, but the final decision on all manuscripts will be made by the Editor-in-Chief. Articles accepted for publication will be published upon acceptance. Visit our author hub for more information regarding the publication process for topic collections.  For any inquiries regarding this topic collection, please contact topic.collections@bmj.com. Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals, Global Health, Unintentional injuries, Intentional injuries, Occupational/Workplace injuries, Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Road Traffic Injuries, Drowning, Falls, Poisoning, Fire/Burns, Snakebite, Homicide and Assault, Suicide and Self-harm, Conflict Settings