Journal profile · Health Professions-Health Information Management
Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Publica
ISSN 0120-386X · eISSN 2256-3334 · Universidad de Antioquia · Colombia
Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Publica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 192 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Publica is published by Universidad de Antioquia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Health Policies and Education, Public Health and Social Inequalities and Historical and modern epidemiology studies, together about 29.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública es editada por la Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública “Héctor Abad Gómez” de la Universidad de Antioquia. Su objetivo es fomentar y difundir trabajos en todos los campos de la salud pública, promoviendo el reconocimiento de los colectivos de pensamiento en salud pública, la cultura de la comunicación científicamente fundamentada, con un genuino respeto por el otro y el avance en el conocimiento para mejorar las condiciones de vida de la población. El público está conformado por especialistas en salud pública, personal de salud y por las personas interesadas en la salud pública. La Revista es una publicación científica, internacional, divulgada de forma continua, con distribución electrónica, en los ámbitos de la salud pública local y global. Idioma: Español o inglés. El resumen se publica en español, inglés y portugués. Tipos de trabajos que se publican: Se publican solo trabajos originales en los siguientes estilos: comunicación de investigación científica o desarrollo tecnológico, ensayo, revisión sistemática o metaanálisis, reseña de obras, cartas al editor. Carta al editor Posiciones críticas, analíticas o interpretativas sobre los documentos publicados en la revista, que a juicio del Comité Editorial constituyen un aporte importante a la discusión del tema por parte de la comunidad científica de referencia Realizar un nuevo envío a la sección Carta al editor. Investigación Documento que presenta de manera detallada resultados originales e inéditos de investigación. La estructura utilizada contiene cinco apartes: introducción, metodología, resultados, discusión y conclusiones Realizar un nuevo envío a la sección Investigación. Ensayo Corresponde a perspectivas, debates, reflexión sobre experiencias formativas o basadas en la práctica Realizar un nuevo envío a la sección Ensayo. Revisión sistemática Documento resultado de una investigación terminada donde se analizan, sistematizan e integran los resultados de investigaciones publicadas o no publicadas, sobre un campo en ciencia o tecnología, con el fin de dar cuenta de los avances y las tendencias de desarrollo. Sólo se considerarán revisiones sistemáticas que sigan los lineamientos de PRISMA. (Ver enlace: http://prisma-statement.org/) Realizar un nuevo envío a la sección Revisión sistemática. Reseña Texto breve y analítico que presenta, contextualiza y valora críticamente una obra, destacando sus aportes, enfoques, alcances y limitaciones, con el fin de orie
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Health Information Management
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 7 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions12.9%
- Public Health and Social InequalitiesSocial Sciences9%
- Historical and modern epidemiology studiesSocial Sciences7.9%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.5%
- Healthcare Systems and PracticesHealth Professions7.5%
- Occupational Health and Safety in WorkplacesHealth Professions6.2%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions5.4%
- History of Medicine and Tropical HealthArts and Humanities3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidemiology | Q4 | 149/173 | 13th |
| Health Policy | Q4 | 286/330 | 13th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 630/725 | 13th |
| Health Information Management | Q4 | 57/64 | 11th |
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
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 125OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,960 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 223 |
| 2025 | 192 | 192 | 385 |
| 2024 | 123 | 123 | 560 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 562 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 592 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 625 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
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 |
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 accepted4
- ensayoEnsayo Corresponde a perspectivas, debates, reflexión sobre experiencias formativas o basadas en la práctica. Sólo se considerarán aquellos que planteen explíci…Length not stated
- investigaciónInvestigación Documento que presenta de manera detallada resultados originales e inéditos de investigación. La estructura utilizada contiene cinco apartes: intr…Length not stated
- reseñaReseña Texto breve y analítico que presenta, contextualiza y valora críticamente una obra, destacando sus aportes, enfoques, alcances y limitaciones, con el fin…Length not stated
- revisión sistemáticaRevisión sistemática Documento resultado de una investigación terminada donde se analizan, sistematizan e integran los resultados de investigaciones publicadas …Length not stated
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 Antioquia
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0120-386X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2256-3334
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Publica
How long does peer review take at Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Publica?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Publica based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Publica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Publica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Publica open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Publica 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: .