Journal profile · Health Professions-Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Hacia la Promocion de la Salud
ISSN 0121-7577 · eISSN 2462-8425 · Universidad de Caldas · Colombia
Hacia la Promocion de la Salud: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hacia la Promocion de la Salud is published by Universidad de Caldas. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health and Lifestyle Studies, Public Health Policies and Education and Physical Activity and Health, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Hacia la Promoción de la Salud tiene como propósito difundir el conocimiento científico y académico a través de la recepción y publicación de artículos originales derivados de investigaciones científicas y tecnológicas, revisiones sistemáticas y experiencias aplicadas en las áreas de la salud, las ciencias sociales y disciplinas afines. Es una publicación de acceso abierto, sin cobro de Article Processing Charge (APC), con periodicidad cuatrimestral. La revista se encuentra indexada en el Índice Bibliográfico Nacional Publindex de MinCiencias (B) y en el sistema de clasificación internacional SCImago, y cuenta con una amplia distribución nacional e internacional que realicen aportes para el desarrollo de las siguientes temáticas: Conceptualización sobre salud y vida. Salud pública. Educación para la salud. Estilos de vida saludables. Comunicación social en salud. Mercadeo social. Orientación de los servicios de salud. Políticas públicas saludables. Ambientes favorables a la salud. Negociación y manejo de conflictos. Participación social. Alianzas estratégicas. Desarrollo social y humano. Ciencias sociales y salud. Determinantes sociales Determinación social
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 4, Colombia 4, Argentina 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions8.9%
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions8.4%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine6.2%
- Public Health and Social InequalitiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- School Health and Nursing EducationHealth Professions5.5%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions5.2%
- Health and Wellbeing ResearchHealth Professions4.5%
- Community Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Professions (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 69/101 | 32nd |
| Health (social science) | Q4 | 341/387 | 12th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 650/725 | 10th |
| Health Policy | Q4 | 297/330 | 10th |
| Community and Home Care | Q4 | 37/40 | 8th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: Índice Bibliográfico Nacional Publindex de MinCiencias (B), sistema de clasificación internacional SCImago, Publindex, LILACS, Redalyc
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 500 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 81 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 124 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 177 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 189 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 138 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 138 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 50 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted4
- artículo de investigación científica y tecnológicaArtículo de investigación científica y tecnológica: incluyen artículos resultados de investigaciones originales o procesos documentados en las áreas temáticas a…Length not stated
- carta al editorCarta al editor: es una comunicación corta de una extensión de máximo 5 páginas, que presenta acuerdo o desacuerdo sobre un tema concreto publicado en la revist…Length not stated
- editorialEditorial: punto de vista del Comité Editorial, del editor o de autores invitados.Length not stated
- investigacionesInvestigacionesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
Authors must declare the use of AI tools. Model summary
cuando corresponda, los autores deben declarar explícitamente el uso de herramientas de Inteligencia Artificial (IA) empleadas en la elaboración del manuscrito.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Articles with 5 or more authors are only considered if justified. Model summary
Los artículos con cinco (5) o más autores serán considerados únicamente cuando la cantidad de firmantes esté plenamente justificada por la naturaleza del estudio.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethical standards for research involving humans. Model summary
En concordancia con los principios establecidos en la Declaración de Helsinki de 1975, así como con las recomendaciones del International Committee of Medical Journal Editors y las buenas prácticas promovidas por el Committee on Publication Ethics, la revista exige que toda investigación que involucre seres humanos cumpla con los estándares éticos internacionales y la normativa nacional vigente.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright license
Todos los documentos publicados en nuestras revistas se distribuyen, a partir del año 2015,bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
Licencia Todos los documentos publicados en nuestras revistas se distribuyen, a partir del año 2015,bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under Creative Commons license, allowing commercial use with attribution. Model summary
Política de acceso abierto: Los contenidos web de la revista se distribuyen bajo una licencia Creative Commons la cual permite a otros distribuir, mezclar, ajustar y construir a partir de su obra, incluso con fines comerciales, siempre que le sea reconocida la autoría de la creación original.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review process. Model summary
El proceso de evaluación se realiza bajo la modalidad de doble ciego, garantizando el anonimato tanto de los autores como de los evaluadores.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Each published article receives a DOI. Model summary
Cada artículo publicado recibe un Identificador de Objeto Digital (DOI), que garantiza su localización permanente y su integración en los SIRES.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad de Caldas
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0121-7577
- Electronic ISSN
- 2462-8425
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hacia la Promocion de la Salud
How long does peer review take at Hacia la Promocion de la Salud?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Hacia la Promocion de la Salud?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Vancouver. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Hacia la Promocion de la Salud based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (4), Colombia (4) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Hacia la Promocion de la Salud?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hacia la Promocion de la Salud is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Hacia la Promocion de la Salud open access, and what is the APC?
Hacia la Promocion de la Salud is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .