About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The Health Care & Global Health journal is a multilingual publication (English, Spanish and Portuguese), which offers researchers a scientifically validated medium through the peer review process for publish the results of their research in the field of global health and health care. The journal is published every four months and offers free access to its content in full text in digital format.

Peer Review Process

The editors make a pre-analysis and selection of the articles received before submitting them to review. In this selection, the following aspects are considered:

  • Originality
  • Relevance of the topic
  • Methodological quality
  • Compliance with author guidelines

The works are in accordance with the established criteria will be submitted to anonym review by at least two referees (peer review).

Publication Frequency

HGH is published twice a year.:

  • January - June
  • July - December

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that freely available scientific knowledge to the public supports a greater global democratization of knowledge.

The works published by the HGH are at the same time, free of any restriction and free for distribution provided that preserved the indication publishing vehicle and authorship.

Topics

The content of the journal is linked to global health issues such as:

  • Addiction (harm reduction)
  • Child health
  • Disaster preparedness and response
  • Emerging infectious disease (EID)
  • Environmental health
  • Family and community health
  • Family planning / Reproductive health
  • Health care
  • Health communication / Healthy behavior
  • Health promotion
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Maternal health
  • Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
  • Nutrition
  • Promoting physical activity
  • Tuberculosis
  • Water and sanitation

However, the issue is not limited to this list, as the journal has an interdisciplinary approach, which includes fields such as epidemiology, biostatistics and covers a series of cross-cutting issues that support the impact and health system, such as:

  • Defence Health / Health Systems and Policy
  • Gender
  • Health Information Systems (HIS)
  • Human Resources / Training
  • Knowledge management
  • Leadership, Management and Governance (LMG) Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Mobile Health (mHealth) / Electronic Health (eHealth)
  • Performance Management and Quality Improvement (PMQI)
  • Research, Monitoring and Evaluation

Statement of ethical practice

HGH is a publication committed to ensuring the quality of its content and the proper exercise of ethical practices on the part of each of his actors. This statement, based on the Guidelines on Good Practice for Publications developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)raises a number of ethical focus to each element and important roles involved in the publishing cycle.

1. About the Articles

1.1. Data reported under items must be real and authentic. All items must include citations and references to the respective sources.

1.2 . It is forbidden to plagiarism and fraudulent data items in any form. It is considered an unfair practice simultaneous submission of an article to more than one journal. It is considered unethical practice publish the same article version in more than one journal.

2 . About the Author

2.1. The presentation of ideas of others as your own is an unacceptable practice.

2.2 . Authors must report any funding source that has helped develop the research and other commitments that might influence the interpretation of results.

2.3 . All authors are required to provide error corrections.

3 . About Reviewers and Peer Review

3.1. Reviewer judges must be objective and impartial.

3.2 . Reviewer has to report promptly to the editor any conflict of interest that could detect when reading an article that has been sent for review.

3.3 . Reviewer has to alert any possible situation of plagiarism, partially as in the whole of the article. Thus also indicate if any theoretical source is being used in an article without being cited.

3.4. Peer review is a confidential process. Any information about the research should be kept in reserve by the the reviewers.

4 . About the Editor

4.1. Editor is responsible to evaluate the articles regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, political belief, nationality, ethnic or personal positioning of the authors.

4.2. Editor must decide which items should be submitted to peer review and which are able to be published after review, in addition to preserving the confidentiality of the articles evaluated, not revealing any information about its content, topic, authorship, data included , analyzes or conclusions.

4.3. Editor is responsible to satisfy the needs of readers and authors, constantly improve and innovate the journal, ensuring the quality of the articles published.

4.4. The editor must avoid any conflict of interest with items rejected or accepted and promoting the publication of corrections, clarifications, and apologies if finds errors and when it is necessary.

5. About the Editorial Board

5.1. The Editorial Board is responsible for monitoring and safeguarding the ethical aspects journal editorial, resolving any ethical conflict as soon as possible and in coordination with the editor, in order to maintain academic integrity and credibility of the journal.

5.2 . Editorial Board rejects plagiarism and fraudulent data items in any way.

5.3 . The Editorial Board is predisposed to publish corrections, clarifications, and apologies when it is necessary.

Plagiarism detection policies

HGH considers plagiarism an unethical practice. To detect plagiarism uses tools like the Turnitin system.

Fees for publishing articles

HGH does not charge any fee for publishing articles. The editorial board values the policy of free access to information, thus, does not charge any fee for the submission, review, publication, distribution or download of articles.

Sponsors

  • Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades