Journal profile
Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
ISSN 2314-3312 · Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires · Argentina
Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 68 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires is published by Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovations in Medical Education, Medicine, History, and Philosophy and Ethics and bioethics in healthcare, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Definition The Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (E-ISSN 2314-3312) is a quarterly scientific publication, published continuously since 1981 by the Universidad Hospital Italiano (UHI). Published in Spanish and English, its content is peer-reviewed using a double-blind method and distributed online under an open access model. Starting in 2024, it will adopt a continuous publication frequency (online first), which means that approved and formatted articles will be published immediately online, without having to wait for a specific issue to be published. However, published articles will subsequently be organized into four annual issues, corresponding to the months of March, June, September, and December. The journal publishes original and relevant works in the field of health sciences and related areas, accepting contributions from authors around the world. The entire editorial and publication process is free of charge for authors. In line with the principles of Open Science (see recommendations of the Budapest Open Access Initiative), the Journal of the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires implements a publication model that favors immediacy in dissemination, contributing to the growth of knowledge in the discipline, the visibility and impact of authors, shortening the time it takes to access peer-reviewed literature, and strengthening communication between authors and readers. The journal is open access and published under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license (see Open Access Policy), which allows the reading, distribution, and reuse of content with attribution, for non-commercial purposes, and under the same license. The sections of the journal include: Original Article, Brief Communications, Review, Brief Review, Medical Education, Clinical Cases, Medical Images, Ask the Expert, Notes on Statistics and Research, Medical Videos, Research Updates and Advances, Humanities, and Letters to the Editor. The journal is indexed in DOAJ, Núcleo Básico de Revistas Científicas Argentinas, Latindex Catálogo 2.0 y Lilacs [see +]. Mission To contribute to health professionals updating with the publication of articles on health care, continuing education, research, and extension activities. Objectives - To disseminate and stimulate the production of scientific and academic knowledge. - To encourage the discussion and development of science and technology in healthcare. - To become a source of consultation and continuing education for health professionals and relat
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Daniel Matusevich. SpecifyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine10.1%
- Medicine, History, and PhilosophyMedicine7.8%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine7.3%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities7.3%
- Medical research and treatmentsMedicine6.4%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions5.6%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities5.4%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities4.9%
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
CrossrefPublisher 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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 929 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 40 | 33 |
| 2025 | 68 | 68 | 38 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 35 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 20 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 9 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 9 |
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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 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 | — |
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)
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- brief communicationsBrief communicationsLength not stated
- brief reviewBrief ReviewLength not stated
- commentarynd surname, affiliation, orcid, e-mail. Commentary of no more than 1000 words. Recommended guidelines: include a brief mention of the autmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- controversyControversyLength not stated
- editorialEditorials are requested by the Editorial Committee of the journal in reference to an article published in the same issue of the journal. It can also be a comme…main text ≤ 1,200 words · references ≤ 10
- humanitiesHumanitiesLength not stated
- medical educationMedical EducationLength not stated
- notes on statistics and researchNotes on statistics and researchLength not stated
- systematic reviewe system. Specific characteristics of a systematic review The length will not exceed 3500 words (excluding the bibliography, tables, and figures). It shoulmain text ≤ 3,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest
- Conflicts of interest 2- Consent to publication, originality, and conflict of interest:
Authors are to consent to the paper's publication, ensure its originality and disclose any conflict of interest with a standard letter.
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
- Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2314-3312
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
How long does peer review take at Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 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.
Which databases index Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires open access, and what is the APC?
Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires 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: .