Publication Policies

Article evaluation criteria

The Article Review Process consists of a first validation stage from the Journal Editors, where compliance with the formal aspects of the submission is reviewed.

The second stage of submission to peer reviewers and communication to the authors of the editorial decision. Specialists in Nursing and Health Sciences arbitrate the Journal through the double-blind system, in which an opinion is requested from two external evaluators for each article received. In the event of a difference in opinion, a third evaluator is sent to settle the result. The names of the authors and evaluators remain anonymous throughout the evaluation process and after the publication of the manuscripts.
Against a set deadline, improvements are expected by the authors for sending the model and its subsequent publication.
The progress of each stage depends on the fulfillment of the requirements of each one by the authors.

The article, from its receipt to its acceptance, has approximately two months.

This journal meets the requirements of the most relevant indexing catalogs in the Health Sciences.

The evaluation criteria of the articles are:

1) They must be original works, which report research advances and not original, but which are relevant to the Health Sciences.

2) The content of the manuscripts must refer to the analysis and discussion of topics that contribute to Nursing and Health Sciences at a national and international level.

3) The articles will be evaluated considering the following criteria:

- Clear objective that is achieved with the development of the investigation and responds to a question or knowledge gap.

- Offers relevant contributions to the development of Nursing and Health Sciences in terms of conceptual approaches, development of clinical cases, educational experiences, approach to interventions and/or research in public health, and analysis of health phenomena from interdisciplinary perspectives, among others. Contributions.

- Develop relevant content for national and international audiences. It contains an appropriate contextualization for understanding the topic outside the author's country of origin.

- The text is structured coherently and is written fluently and clearly. In addition, the introduction, methodology, results, discussions, and conclusions (according to the Standard for Authors) are observed.

- The references used are relevant, up-to-date, and/or pertinent in Vancouver style.

Additionally, the articles that report research results will be evaluated considering the following criteria:

- Gives an account of the rigorously used methodology. The type of study is described, and the methodological decisions and steps taken to achieve the results are justified.

- Ethical standards are met in data collection and processing (informed consent, anonymized informants, the confidentiality of sensitive information, etc.)

- Declares the approval of the institution's ethics committee sponsoring the research.

- The results presented support the proposed conclusions.

4) All manuscripts must comply with the formal and specific citation requirements indicated in the Guidelines for Authors section.