03/17/2026
Submissions open!
📢 We are excited to share that Dr. Francine Vega, Ph.D. is serving as co-guest editor for a new Special Issue in Healthcare (MDPI) — and submissions are now open!
📋 Special Issue: "Healthcare Management and Policy Contexts for Evidence-Based Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services."
🤝 Led by Guest Editor Prof. Dr. James R. Langabeer, this issue is designed to bridge the gap between health systems research and real-world SUD care delivery.
We are seeking original research, implementation, and QI studies, systematic reviews, and policy evaluations that examine how healthcare management and policy shape the delivery of evidence-based SUD services, including MOUD, integrated care, telehealth, workforce, financing, and equity-focused models.
Topics of interest include:
✅ Medicaid, parity, and value-based payment for SUD care
✅ State-level policy variation (telehealth rules, PDMPs, prescribing regulations)
✅ Organizational readiness, workforce, and leadership
✅ Implementation and quality improvement of evidence-based models
✅ Legal epidemiology and cross-jurisdictional policy comparisons
This is a meaningful opportunity to contribute to a growing body of actionable, policy-relevant science at the intersection of health systems and addiction care.
📩 Manuscripts are submitted via MDPI's online platform at www.mdpi.com. The journal operates on a continuous publication model, so accepted papers go live as soon as they are accepted.
If you or a colleague is working in this space, I encourage you to consider submitting. Feel free to reach out with questions. I'd love to connect!
