Journal of Culturally Responsive Health Practice

Aims and scope

What this journal publishes

Culture is not a complicating variable in health and social care. It is a fundamental dimension of how illness is experienced, how care is sought and refused, and how recovery is understood and pursued.

The journal publishes original research, theoretical frameworks, systematic and narrative reviews, and practice-based evidence that advances the understanding and delivery of health and social care across cultural, racial, religious and linguistic contexts.

Disciplines
Nursing, medicine, social work, public health, allied health professions, health professions education and related social sciences.

Subject areas

The mental and physical health experiences of racially minoritised, culturally diverse, and migrant communities in the UK and internationally
Structural racism, institutional inequity, and their measurable effects on health outcomes
Culturally responsive and culturally safe models of clinical assessment, intervention, and care planning
The role of faith, spirituality, and religion in health-seeking behaviour, illness experience, and recovery
Decolonising health professions education: curriculum reform, pedagogy, and institutional transformation
Race, belonging, and identity in nursing and healthcare workplaces
Mentorship, supervision, and professional development for racially minoritised healthcare staff
Domestic abuse, coercive control, and intimate partner violence in culturally specific contexts
Ageing, dignity, and care for older adults from racially minoritised and migrant communities
Mental health stigma, help-seeking, and access in culturally diverse communities
Intersectionality as a framework for understanding health inequalities
Participatory, creative, and community-based research methodologies in health and social care contexts
Policy analysis and critique in relation to health equity, race equality, and culturally responsive commissioning

What we do not publish

Purely technical or biomedical research that does not engage with cultural, racial, or equity dimensions.
Research that treats culture as an afterthought, or as a demographic variable without analytical engagement.
Work that pathologises cultural difference, or that reproduces deficit framings of racially minoritised or migrant communities.

Submissions

Article types and word limits

Article types accepted, with maximum word counts and abstract requirements
Article type	Max words	Abstract
Original researchEmpirical studies using qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods.	8,000	250, structured
Review articleSystematic, scoping or narrative reviews.	9,000	250, structured
Theoretical and conceptualOriginal frameworks, models or conceptual contributions.	7,000	250, structured
Practice-based paperInnovative clinical or educational practice with evaluative evidence.	6,000	250, structured
Short communicationPreliminary findings, methodological innovations or policy commentary.	3,000	250, structured
Letter to the EditorResponses to recently published articles.	800	None

Word counts include the main text, headings and in-text citations. They exclude the abstract, references, tables and figure legends.

How to submit

Prepare an anonymised manuscript and a separate title page. The online submission portal opens in 2027; until then, write to the editorial office and the editor will advise on submitting.

Submit a manuscript

Author guidelines

What we need from you

Preparing the manuscript

Microsoft Word (.docx) only. PDF submissions are not accepted.
12pt Arial or Times New Roman, double spaced, 2.5 cm margins, numbered pages.
British English throughout, in clear prose with technical terms defined on first use.
Word counts include main text, headings and in-text citations; they exclude the abstract, references, tables and figure legends.

Anonymity for review

The main file must carry no author names, affiliations or acknowledgements.
Phrase self-citations so that they do not identify you.
Submit all author details on a separate title page as a distinct file.

Abstract and references

Structured abstract of 250 words: Background, Aim, Methods, Findings, Conclusion, Keywords.
Five to eight keywords that do not repeat words in the title.
APA 7th edition throughout, with DOIs as active hyperlinks where available.

Ethics and declarations

Name the approving ethics committee and reference number in the Methods section, or explain why approval was not required.
Confirm informed consent in line with the Declaration of Helsinki, and anonymise all participant data.
Declare author contributions against ICMJE criteria, and all conflicts of interest — or state explicitly that there are none.
Include a data availability statement.

Integrity screening

Every manuscript is screened with iThenticate before peer review.
Self-plagiarism, duplicate submission and data fabrication are treated as research misconduct under COPE guidelines.

After a decision

Revisions are due within sixty days, with a point-by-point response to every reviewer comment.
Justify any reviewer suggestion you have not acted upon.
Return page proofs within five working days; substantive content changes are not permitted at proof stage.

Download the full guidelines (PDF)

Editorial board

Who reviews the work

Editor-in-Chief

Dr Benjamin Olusola AjibadeDNur, SFHEA

Assistant Professor in Mental Health Nursing, Northumbria University
Honorary Professor, SEETA University, Uganda
Founder, Ajibade Academic Publishing

Every original research and review article is assessed by at least two independent reviewers with relevant subject expertise, under double-blind conditions. The editor-in-chief makes all final editorial decisions. The journal follows the ethical standards of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in all matters of editorial conduct, research integrity and publication ethics.

Founding Editorial Board

Being appointed

Invitations are open across the subject areas, for a board with genuine disciplinary breadth, international reach and expertise spanning clinical, academic, community and policy work. Members are asked to:

Review two to three manuscripts a year in your areas of expertise, within four weeks of invitation.
Advise on scope and strategic direction at an annual editorial board meeting, held virtually.
Suggest authors, reviewers and special issue topics from your professional networks.
Lend your name and affiliation to the journal as a signal of the collective credibility of the board.

Express interest in joining

Contact

Editorial office

Editorial enquiries: editor@journalcrhp.com
Publisher: Ajibade Academic PublishingNewcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

For questions about scope before you write, send a title and a short abstract and the editor will tell you whether it fits.