Journal profile
Revista Higia de la Salud
ISSN 2773-7705 · Instituto Superior Universitario Portoviejo · Ecuador
Revista Higia de la Salud: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Higia de la Salud is published by Instituto Superior Universitario Portoviejo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nursing care and research, Diabetes Management and Education and Occupational Health and Burnout, together about 17.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Higia de la Salud, tiene un perfil temático especializado y definido en la línea de la investigación científica, publica trabajos relacionados con área de las ciencias de la salud.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 7, Argentina 2, Colombia 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions6.6%
- Diabetes Management and EducationMedicine6%
- Occupational Health and BurnoutHealth Professions5.4%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4.8%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.8%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine4.8%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions4.8%
- Healthcare Quality and SatisfactionHealth Professions4.8%
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
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 192 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 44 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 29 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 18 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 2 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-ND | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Not considered
- trabajos sin resultados estadísticos
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review (arbitraje científico) with external evaluators Model summary
La evaluación se hará a través del arbitraje científico (peer review). Un grupo integrado por investigadores activos de varias partes del mundo que responderán a la evaluación de los trabajos, que comúnmente incluye sugerencias acerca de cómo mejorarlo.
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 Superior Universitario Portoviejo
- Country or region
- Ecuador
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2773-7705
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Higia de la Salud
How long does peer review take at Revista Higia de la Salud?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Higia 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 Revista Higia de la Salud based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (7), Argentina (2) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Higia de la Salud?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Higia de la Salud is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista Higia de la Salud open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Higia 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: .