Since its inception in 2013, Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP) has aimed to bridge the gap between knowledge and action in global health programs by embracing diverse forms of knowledge and learning to better understand what works and what doesn’t in real-world settings. We also have provided an equitable publishing platform to ensure that knowledge is cultivated and disseminated as a global good, not a commodity.1,2 With financial support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and additional, limited support from organizations, such as the Gates Foundation, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and People that Deliver, for publishing supplements, GHSP has remained one of the few global health journals that is truly open access. The journal has not charged any article processing fees to authors, regardless of location, affiliation, or article type, and has not imposed subscription fees on readers.

By prioritizing “community over commercialization,”3,4 GHSP has fostered a global community of health practitioners, program managers, decision-makers, and policymakers globally who are better connected to each other and to evidence on what works and under what conditions. GHSP’s model has helped to strengthen programs and amplify their impact to facilitate lasting change. Now, this model—and even the journal itself—is at risk. In February 2025, amid the broad terminations of USAID-funded global health projects, USAID ended its support for GHSP.

As the publisher of GHSP, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP), along with the editor-in-chief and associate editors, remains committed to maintaining GHSP as an independent journal. CCP is actively exploring ways to achieve this without imposing fees on authors or readers. We know that the journal fulfills an essential role for public health practitioners and researchers worldwide—a role that has become even more pronounced in today’s global context. GHSP provides …