HIGIVARA: Journal of Health Sciences and Policy is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal that publishes scholarly works addressing health from scientific, clinical, community, institutional, ethical, and policy perspectives. The journal provides an academic platform for researchers, health professionals, lecturers, practitioners, and policymakers to examine contemporary health problems and developments through rigorous and relevant research.

HIGIVARA welcomes original research articles, review articles, conceptual studies, and applied research in health sciences, public and community health, clinical practice, nursing, pharmacy, nutrition, mental health, epidemiology, health promotion, environmental and occupational health, healthcare management, digital health, health ethics, health regulation, and public health policy. Particular attention is given to studies that connect scientific evidence with professional practice, institutional development, community needs, and improvements in health systems and human well-being.

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): HIGIVARA: Journal of Health Sciences and Policy

Published: 2026-07-31

Diagnostic Delay in the Emergency Department: Impact on Clinical Outcomes and Patient Prognosis

Waode Fauziah Feby Alfitriani Ary Priady (Author) | 12-20 Pages

Discharged but Not Safe: Medication Errors and Preventable Harm after Hospital Discharge in Older Adults

Reza Ahda Kadir (Author) | 21-29 Pages

The Patient Who Cannot Name What They Feel: Alexithymia and Treatment Response Across Common Mental Disorders

Khalil Gibran (Author) | 30-38 Pages

Anticholinergic Burden Measurement in Clinical Pharmacy: Scale Variability, Predictive Validity, and Clinical Utility

Muhammad Farraz (Author) | 39-48 Pages
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HIGIVARA: Journal of Health Sciences and Policy is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, conceptual studies, case studies, and applied research in various fields of health.

The journal covers health sciences, clinical practice, public and community health, nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, nutrition, epidemiology, mental health, environmental health, occupational health, and other relevant areas.

The journal also welcomes studies concerning healthcare management, health technology, health informatics, patient safety, health ethics, health regulation, forensic health, medico-legal issues, and public health policy.

HIGIVARA is published four times a year, in January, April, July, and October.