Journal profile
Journal of EvidenceBased Healthcare
ISSN 2675-021X · Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública · Brazil
Journal of EvidenceBased Healthcare: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of EvidenceBased Healthcare is published by Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Meta-analysis and systematic reviews, Health Sciences Research and Education and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, together about 32.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Created in 2019 and maintained by the Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health), the Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare is the first Brazilian scientific journal dedicated to the promotion of Evidence-Based Health. It is an interdisciplinary, Diamond Open Access publication, indexed in DOAJ and EBSCO, and committed to disseminating high-quality scientific knowledge in the Biomedical and Life Sciences.The journal’s mission is to promote the production, synthesis, critical appraisal, translation, and application of the best scientific evidence for healthcare decision-making, thereby contributing to the advancement of knowledge, clinical practice, health management, and public policy.The journal welcomes manuscripts that demonstrate methodological rigor, scientific relevance, and the potential to impact human health, including original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, methodological studies, research protocols, guidelines, consensus statements, implementation studies, and conceptual articles that strengthen evidence-based practice.The journal’s priority areas of interest include:
· Clinical and Epidemiological Research;
· Health Technology Assessment;
· Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Methods;
· Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses;
· Meta-research;
· Reproducibility, Transparency, and Open Science;
· Development and Validation of Health Instruments and Tools;
· Artificial Intelligence, Technologies, and Innovation in Evidence-Based HealthThe Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare particularly encourages studies that contribute to improving the quality of scientific research, reducing bias, strengthening scientific integrity, and generating robust evidence capable of informing clinical, academic, and institutional decisions.The journal embraces the principles of Open Science, methodological transparency, and scientific integrity, seeking to establish itself as an international forum of excellence for the publication and discussion of trustworthy evidence in the Biomedical and Life Sciences. Indexed in:
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Clarcson Plácido Conceição dosPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 22, United States 1, United Kingdom 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsDecision Sciences14%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions10.5%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine7.6%
- Clinical practice guidelines implementationMedicine7%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences6.4%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine5.9%
- Statistical Methods in Clinical TrialsMathematics4.7%
- Delphi Technique in ResearchSocial Sciences4.1%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCOPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 111 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 26 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 40 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Not considered
- book chapters
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- concept articlesConcept ArticlesLength not stated
- letter to the editorWould you like to offer a quick criticism or evidence-based suggestion on any of our recent publications? You are welcome to submit your comments to this sectio…Length not stated
- litarature reviewsSystematic reviews, with or without meta-analysis, will be considered provided they demonstrate methodological rigor, transparency, and originality.Length not stated
- methods and protocolsStudies that underpin empirical research prior to the start of data collection, encompassing both research protocols and manuscripts with a theoretical-conceptu…Length not stated
- original articleOriginal studies presenting novel and unpublished results derived from experimental or observational scientific research related to Evidence-Based Health and it…main text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- AI use
AI tools cannot be authors; use must be disclosed Model summary
AI tools cannot be credited as authors, as they are not capable of assuming responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the work, essential requirements for scientific authorship.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Policy
Language: English or Portuguese Model summary
This journal adopts the ICMJE recommendations for the definition of authorship roles. An author of an intellectual production takes public responsibility for its content. An author of a scientific report is someone who participated in the conception and planning of the research project, who created conditions for its development, who agrees with its final wording of the manuscript and who is able …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Funding sources must be disclosed Model summary
All funding received by the authors for carrying out the research, including scholarships, grants, courtesies and fees, must be informed in the "Comments to the editor" field.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics approval required for human subjects research Model summary
Any research on, related to, or involving human subjects should state that the they had been approved by the ethics committee of the institution where the research was conducted in compliance with the international requirements, standards and procedures, such as stated in the Declaration of Helsinki.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY 4.0 license; authors retain copyright Model summary
The authors retain copyrights, transferring to the Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare only the right of first publication. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
The Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare provides free and immediate public access to all its contents.It does not apply submission charges nor article processing charges whatsoever, being a scientific vehicle with the exclusive purpose of fostering the advancement of science.By submitting an article to this journal, the authors recognize themselves as copyright holders and authorize its free use …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare applies double anonymized reviewing, where both the evaluator and authors remain anonymous throughout the process. Each contribution will be submitted to at least 2 (two) ad hoc reviewers.The outcomes could be: a) approval for publication as presented in the original; b) approval for publication after improvements required by the reviewer have been implemen…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Textual Similarity Screening, Self-Archiving and Preprint Policy
In order to enforce the best practices in scientific communications and to prevent copyright infringement, submitted manuscripts are screened with the Similarity Check powered by the iThenticate software before publication.Screened manuscripts displaying high rates of similarity in the wording of the introduction, discussion and results sections with previously published original content in scient…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Textual Similarity Screening, Self-Archiving and Preprint Policy
In order to enforce the best practices in scientific communications and to prevent copyright infringement, submitted manuscripts are screened with the Similarity Check powered by the iThenticate software before publication.Screened manuscripts displaying high rates of similarity in the wording of the introduction, discussion and results sections with previously published original content in scient…
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
- Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2675-021X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of EvidenceBased Healthcare
How long does peer review take at Journal of EvidenceBased Healthcare?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Journal of EvidenceBased Healthcare?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 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 Journal of EvidenceBased Healthcare based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (22), United States (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of EvidenceBased Healthcare?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of EvidenceBased Healthcare is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of EvidenceBased Healthcare open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of EvidenceBased Healthcare 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: .