About the Journal

Brief history of the journal

In 2004, the "Scientia Medica Project" brought into its context the new name of the journal - Scientia Medica. Its main objective was to stimulate scientific production by professors, professionals, postgraduate and undergraduate students in Medicine, research institutes and courses in the health area, both at the University and in other regions of the country. From this, the magazine opened its institutions and started accepting articles from various institutions. In 2006, Scientia Medica started to have a new editorial board. That same year, the Electronic Magazine Publishing System (SEER) was implemented, which made the editorial process easier and more practical. Both formats, printed and electronic, always contained the same scientific content. In 2015, the printed edition, whose ISSN was 1806-5562, ended and began to be published electronically. 

Focus and scope

Contribute to the dissemination of scientific knowledge in the various areas of Medicine and other Health Sciences, with an interdisciplinary focus and with regional, national and international coverage.

Peer review process

This journal uses the peer review system to process simultaneous manuscripts for publication. All articles undergo an initial evaluation by the editors, to verify that the subject is within the focus and scope of the journal and that the journal's norms and specified quality standards are met. Still at this initial stage, the original is inserted into software specialized in plagiarism identification, to check possible excessive similarities with texts already published. If the basic requirements for publishing in Scientia Medica are not met, a submission may be rejected immediately after these steps and the authors will be informed of the reasons. The manuscript is sent to at least two external reviewers, experts in the corresponding field, who evaluate the article by adding comments, suggesting changes and giving an opinion on its acceptance for publication. If reviews are discordant, a third reviewer or reviewers will be assigned. Documents may undergo statistical review whenever necessary. Scientia Medica uses double-blind peer review, whereby authors and reviewers are blind to each other. Reviewer guidelines are automatically provided by the publishing operating system when the guest reviewer is available for a review. They include topics such as confidentiality, conflicts of interest and guidance on the practicalities of the review. Statements about the ethical principles followed by Scientia Medica in relation to the peer review process are included in the "Principles of Ethics and Good Practices in Academic Publishing" section below. After receiving the evaluations, the editor will make the decision to accept, reject or request a review of the article by the authors. When necessary, the Editorial Board is consulted. Suggested changes are forwarded to the authors for their response and review of the article. The authors' revised manuscript is then reviewed by the editor or the same reviewers to ensure that the requirements have been met. From submission to editorial decision, the entire process can be tracked electronically by the author, consulting the website using the username and password that are provided to the registrar. This decision is independent of commercial interest or any other competing interest. The final editorial decision and the reasons for it are always communicated to the authors. Scientia Medica does not exclude studies with results that are not statistically considered or are inconclusive. According to ICMJE recommendations, such studies can provide evidence that, combined with other studies, can help answer important questions, or otherwise be valuable to other researchers considering doing similar work.

Frequency of publication

Continuous flow.

Open Acess Policies

This journal offers open access to all its content, following the principle that making access to scientific research free generates a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Principles of ethics and best practices in academic publications

Scientia Medica is a member of the Publication Ethics Committee (Cope Publication Ethics Committee) and follows its principles of ethics, transparency and integrity in publishing. It serves as the International Committee of Physician Editors (ICMJE) for Conducting, Preparing Reports, Editing and Publishing Academic Works in Medical Journals. It is also a member of the (Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association - OASPA), which represents associations dedicated to maintaining best practices in open access scientific publishing.

Authorship

Authorship is based on the following four criteria:

  • substantial contributions to the creation or design of the work; or acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data for the article;
  • Elaborate the article or critically review it for its intellectual content;
  • Final approval of the published version;
  • Agreement of aspects of the work, in pre-completion of the questions concerning the accuracy and of any part of the work properly investigated and resolved.

All authors designated as authors must meet all four authority criteria and all who meet all criteria must be identified as authors. Employees who should not be attended to in the acknowledgments must be attended to.

Unprecedent and originality

When submitting the manuscript, the authors published previously or the work is being published has not been published in another journal. Literal copies of selected quotations will not be accepted, except in excerpts in the form of a quotation. When it is necessary to copy words from another author, use as citation rules.

Bug fixes and retractions

Before or after publication, authors and reviewers must notify the editor if any errors are identified in the article. The editor is willing to deliver and costs, the editors, retractions and apologies. Authors must cooperate with editors in our retractions. Scientia Medica follows Cope's guidelines for withdrawal or correction. Basic measures are taken to identify and prevent the publication of articles that have been solid or that show misconduct

Confidentiality

The manuscript under review is a privileged document and protected from all forms of exploitation. Editorial staff and external reviewers are instructed not to cite a manuscript of being and information and not to distribute or as contained therein for use in their own research. During a review, the manuscript should not be considered or discussed with others, and no one else should be present at the review, except in special cases for specific advice. In this case, the reviewer is responsible for ensuring confidentiality. The reviewer should inform the editor of others who have commented on a review.

Conflicts of interest

Conflicts of interest can be personal, financial, intellectual, professional, political or religious, and can occur with authors, reviewers and editors.

  • Authors: Scientia Medica requires all authors to declare any relevant financial and non-financial conflicts of interest and to publish at least those that have suffered the reader's perception of an article. as interest of interests of interest as important as conflicts of interest. Whenever there is a relationship between the authors and any public or private organization, a conflict of interest may result, this possibility is communicated and specified in the article. If there are no conflicts, that is clear.
  • Reviewers: No peer review system used by Scientia Médica, the manuscript is sent to the reviewer without identifying the authors. However, if the reviewer acknowledges the authors or institution, there may be a conflict of interest. To maintain the impartiality of the peer review process, the reviewer must determine whether the manuscript can be judged impartially. If there are any conflicting interests, the reviewer must correctly inform the editor so that another can be designated reviewer. The peer review process used by Scientia Médica and the guidelines for authors are detailed in the "Peer Review Process" section of the ABOUT menu, "POLICIES".
  • Editors: Editors are not involved in decisions about which articles are a conflict of interest, for example, whether they work at the same institution or a personal relationship with the authors. Each submission is handled by an editor without any conflict of interest regarding the manuscript and authors.

Funding source

The source of research funding must be declared and published and, if applicable, their role in designing, conducting, analyzing or reporting the research prepared and published.

Editorial board and editorial freedom

Editorial decisions are quality and quality of a manuscript. Decisions are not influenced by business interests, personal relationships or secondary agendas. Scientia Editorial Multi-Institutional Editorial Establishing and Maintaining Editorial Policies for Editorial Decisions and Expressions of Medical Opinion Has a Controversial Council Establishing Policies.

Ethical approval for human and animal research

Original articles and case reports from the institution's Research Ethics Committee. Authors must send the Ethics Committee document. No article, informed in the Methods section that the ethical standards for human experimentation were followed and inform the name of the institution and the number of the approval document Consubstantiated (in Brazil, or Substantiated Opinion). Published material must adhere to all ethical standards in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and subsequent amendments. Research carried out in Brazil must meet the requirements of Resolution 466/2012 of the National Health Council. If relevant, consent must have been created by all participants and/or parents or legal guardians of children or adults with disabilities, and a child and adolescent consent form. The confidentiality of the patient's identity is always preserved. In the case of an experimental study with animals, the maintenance and care of the animals comply with the rules of the authority or agency of the country or institution for the human use of animals in research. The editors are aware of concerns about the ethical conduct of research. They may seek advice from members of the Editorial Board with specific competence in this area, further assurances or knowledge from authors or institutions. Articles may be rejected for ethics reasons, even if approved by an ethics committee.

Indexers, folders and government

Other information

Item Shipping Fees and Item Processing Fees (APCs) policy

This journal does not charge publication fees.

Thematic coverage coded according to the CNPq classification, identifying first and second levels

  • Main Area: Medicine
  • Qualis: B1
  • Period: 2017-2020