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Planetary Health Leadership
Collection Editors: Rammina Yassaie and Andrew N. Garman — Submission Deadline: 31st March 2025
BMJ Leader | Impact Factor 1.8 | More information about the journal, and its other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website

Pre-arthritis stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis: from Pathology to Disease Prevention
Guest Editors: Annette van der Helm – van Mil, Karim Raza — Submission Deadline: 8th April 2025
RMD Open | Impact Factor of 5.1 | More information about the journal, and its other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website

Air Pollution and Respiratory Health: Measuring Impact and Supporting Mitigation
Guest Editors: Aneesa Vanker, Fan Chung, Hsiao-Chi Chuang — Submission Deadline: 19th May 2025
BMJ Open Respiratory Research | Impact Factor of 3.7 | More information about the journal and it’s other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website

Migration and Health: A Solution-Focused Approach
Guest Editors: Natasha Howard, Aysha Farwin, Itzel Eguiluz, Sabina Faiz Rashid, Laura C. Reichenbach — Submission Deadline: 26th May 2025
BMJ Public Health | More information about the journal and it’s other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website

Rethinking The Future of Injury Research and Action in The Sustainable Development Goals Era and Beyond
Guest Editors: Soumyadeep Bhaumik, Rakhi Dandona, Guoqing Hu — Submission Deadline: 3rd June 2025
Injury Prevention | Impact Factor of 2.5 | More information about the journal, and it’s other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website

Indigenous Populations and Injury Prevention
Guest Editors: Zachary Yukio Kerr, Brett Shannon, Wendy Shields — Submission Deadline: 3rd June 2025
Injury Prevention | Impact Factor of 2.5 | More information about the journal, and it’s other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website

Climate Change and Neurological Health: Impacts and Interventions
Guest Editors: Sanjay Sisodiya, James Mills — Submission Deadline: 12th June 2025
BMJ Neurology Open | Impact Factor of 2.1 | More information about the journal, and its other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website

Advancing Nutritional Support in Hospitals
Guest Editors: Trevor Smith, Ally Speight, Nick Thompson — Submission Deadline: 20th June 2025
BMJ Open Gastroenterology | Impact Factor of 3.3 | More information about the journal, and it’s other metrics, can be found on the on the journal’s website

Disability and Development in Early Childhood
Guest Editors: Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Olaf Kraus de Camargo, Melissa Gladstone, Sheffali Gulati  — Submission Deadline: 30th June 2025
BMJ Paediatrics Open |  Impact Factor of 2 | More information about the journal, and its other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website

AI in the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Disease
Guest Editors: Shihua Zhao, Minfu Yang, Hongen Liao, Kankan Zhao — Submission Deadline: 30th June 2025
BMJ Open Heart | Impact Factor of 2.8 | More information about the journal, and its other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website

Artificial Intelligence in Risk Prediction, Diagnosis and Management of Cerebrovascular Diseases
Guest Editors: Gisele Sampaio Silva, Luca Saba, Jasjit S. Suri — Submission Deadline: 13th July 2025
Stroke and Vascular Neurology | Impact Factor of 4.4 | More information about the journal, and its other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website

Advances in Non-Invasive Prenatal Genetic Testing
Guest Editors: Ida Vogel, Ripudaman Singh — Submission Deadline: 14th July 2025
BMJ Connections Clinical Genetics and Genomics | More information about the journal, and its other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website

AI in Injury Prevention: Expanding Opportunities and Overcoming Challenges
Guest Editors: D. Alex Quitsberg, Henry Xiang — Submission Deadline: 28th July 2025
Injury Prevention | Impact Factor of 2.5 | More information about the journal, and its other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website

Applications of AI in Pediatric Surgical Practice, Education, and Research
Guest Editors: Dan Poenaru — Submission Deadline: 31st July 2025
World Journal of Pediatric Surgery | Impact Factor of 0.8 | More information about the journal, and its other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website

Advancements in Therapeutic Strategies for Osteoarthritis Management
Guest Editors: Ida K. Haugen, Anna Døssing — Submission Deadline: 26th August 2025
RMD Open | Impact Factor of 5.1 | More information about the journal, and its other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website

Trabecular Meshwork in Health and Disease
Guest Editors: Neeru A. Vallabh, Carl Sheridan, Colin E. Willoughby — Submission Deadline: 4th September 2025
BMJ Open Ophthalmology | Impact Factor of 2 | More information about the journal, and its other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website

Obesity and Primary Care
Guest Editors: Li Li — Submission Deadline: 31st October 2025
Family Medicine and Community Health | Impact Factor of 2.6 | More information about the journal, and its other metrics, can be found on the journal’s website