About the Journal

Hygiea Internationalis is a discontinued journal.  

The electronic journal Hygiea Internationalis was the official journal of the International Network for the History of Public Health. The publication was made possible by the generosity of the Swedish Research Council (VR) and Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS).

The focus of INHPH was to promote, in the broadest sense, the study of the history of collective efforts for the improvement of the health of populations from antiquity to modernity with particular emphasis on the interdisciplinary analysis of the interaction between ideas on public health, organizations created to carry out these ideas, their implementation, and their social and demographic consequences.

Papers submitted to Hygiea Interanationlis were subjected to a rigorous peer review process based on two moments of selection: an initial editorial screening and a double-blind review by at least two anonymous referees. The journal itself contained accepted articles, shorter pieces concerning sources, archives, etc. and, eventually, book reviews. Bound paper copies of the main body of the journal was printed for the  first issues 1(1) to 6(1). The journal actively screened papers for plagiarism.

The logo was designed from a photograph taken by Professor Øivind Larsen, University of Oslo. It is a relief by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1848) showing Hygiea giving sustenance to the snake of Aesculapius.

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Publishing in Hygiea Internationals is free of charge and there are no charges for publishing authors.