Journal profile
Revista Ciencias em Saude
ISSN 2236-3785 · eISSN 2966-0408 · Hospital de Clínicas de Itajubá · Brazil
Revista Ciencias em Saude: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Ciencias em Saude is published by Hospital de Clínicas de Itajubá. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Palliative and Oncologic Care, Health, Nursing, Elderly Care and Medical research and treatments, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The HSJ (Health Sciences Journal) has the mission of selecting and disseminating high-quality scientific content related to the health sciences. To accomplish this, it publishes original, basic and applied, peer-reviewed, scientific research. The target readers of the HSJ are comprised of academics, researchers, health professionals, public health authorities and managers, as well as the general public. It is published by the Hospital de Clínicas de Itajubá. Manuscripts submissions in the areas of Medicine, Nutrition, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy , Public Health, Physical Education, Speech Therapy and Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy will be accepted, both clinical or experimental, as defined in the knowledge areas classification of the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), available at https://www.gov.br/capes/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/acoes-e-programas/avaliacao/instrumentos/documentos-de-apoio-1/tabela-de-areas-de-conhecimento-avaliacao.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Melissa Andreia de MoraesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 20, United States 1, Portugal 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine8.8%
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions7.5%
- Medical research and treatmentsMedicine7.2%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine5.5%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions5.5%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.9%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine4.2%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities4.2%
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
Index Medicus, LILACS, Latindex Catalog 2.0, EBSCO, Google Scholar, Redib, Scilit, DOI CrossRef, WorldcatPublisher 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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 522 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 85 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 105 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 86 |
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 12 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-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted7
- case reportArticle Type Authors Title (max characters, with spaces) Abstract (max words, no spaces) Main text (max words) Figures and/or Tables References Original article…Length not stated
- editorialArticle Type Authors Title (max characters, with spaces) Abstract (max words, no spaces) Main text (max words) Figures and/or Tables References Original article…Length not stated
- meta-analysisArticle Type Authors Title (max characters, with spaces) Abstract (max words, no spaces) Main text (max words) Figures and/or Tables References Original article…Length not stated
- narrative reviewArticle Type Authors Title (max characters, with spaces) Abstract (max words, no spaces) Main text (max words) Figures and/or Tables References Original article…Length not stated
- original articleArticle Type Authors Title (max characters, with spaces) Abstract (max words, no spaces) Main text (max words) Figures and/or Tables References Original article…Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Authors Title (max characters, with spaces) Abstract (max words, no spaces) Main text (max words) Figures and/or Tables References Original article…Length not stated
- systematic review and meta-analysis*Systematic review and meta-analysis* 8 150 250 5,000 8 100Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship V. Declaration of Originality, Authorship and Copyright.
It must be sent digitally along with the other documents at the time of online submission, according to the model available here. The copyright assignment to the HSJ applies only to the accepted manuscript, not to supplementary documents and/or raw data eventually made available for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest VII. Declaration of Potential Conflicts of Interest
Document where the declaration of the Funding Source and the declaration of EACH author about potential conflicts of interest involving the submitted manuscript is made. Each author must sign the field corresponding to their statement. The template is available here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Journal may incorporate articles into databases and indexers. Model summary
Also, the AUTHOR is informed and consents that the HSJ can incorporate his article into existing or future scientific databases and indexers, under the conditions defined by the latter at all times
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; CC BY 4.0 licensing from 2024. Model summary
Authors maintain copyright and grant the HSJ the right to first publication. From 2024, the publications wiil be licensed under Attribution 4.0 International , allowing their sharing, recognizing the authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors are authorized to assume additional contracts separately for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in this jou…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Follows ICMJE recommendations. Model summary
The HSJ is based on guidelines published in Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals ( http://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf ).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints accepted if declared and DOI-identified. Model summary
Papers published in preprint repositories may be accepted as long as they expressly declare the absence of peer review and have a unique identifier (DOI). The authors are responsible for communicating, at the time of submission, the existence of the work on a preprint server.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Authors may distribute non-exclusively (repositories, book chapters) with acknowledgment. Model summary
Authors are authorized to assume additional contracts separately for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in this journal (e.g., publishing in an institutional repository or as a book chapter), with acknowledgment of authorship and initial publication in this journal.
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
- Hospital de Clínicas de Itajubá
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2236-3785
- Electronic ISSN
- 2966-0408
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Revista Ciencias em Saude
How long does peer review take at Revista Ciencias em Saude?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Revista Ciencias em Saude?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Revista Ciencias em Saude based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (20), United States (1) and Portugal (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Ciencias em Saude?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Ciencias em Saude is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista Ciencias em Saude open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Ciencias em Saude 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: .