What is this collection about?
While digital health has promising potential to transform healthcare, it is subject to barriers, such as health-system readiness, user capabilities, acceptance and infrastructural limitedness, leading to health inequity. Such digital health inequities may lead to individual- and population-level health disparities.
With this Collection, the editors at Communications Health invite manuscripts that identify the heterogeneity in digital health equity, its origin, its association with determinants of health, in addition to strategies to measure and resolve inequity at different levels. Communications Health will consider original Articles, Reviews and Perspectives under this collection.
Why is this collection important?
This Collection supports and amplifies research related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3) – Good Health and Well-being, by addressing inequities in access to and use of digital health technologies. As digital tools become increasingly integrated into healthcare systems worldwide, understanding and mitigating disparities related to digital access, literacy, infrastructure, and adoption is essential to ensuring that the benefits of digital health are shared equitably across populations.
Why submit to a collection?
Collections like this one help promote high-quality science. They are led by In-House Editors who are experts in their fields and supported by a dedicated team of Commissioning Editors and Managing Editors at Springer Nature. Collection manuscripts typically see higher citations, downloads, and Altmetric scores, and provide a one-stop-shop on a cutting-edge topic of interest.
Who is involved?
Communications Health is edited by in-house professional editors and Editorial Board Members.
How can I submit my paper?
Visit the Collection page to find out more about this collection and how to submit your article.