Submissions

Author Guidelines

1. AUTHOR GUIDELINES

1.1. General criteria for manuscript acceptance

Peruvian Journal of Health Care and Global Health reserves the rights to reproduce and disseminate content in accordance with its editorial policy and the adopted publication license.

Submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under simultaneous consideration elsewhere, either in whole or in part.

1.2. Manuscript preparation and submission

Authors should prepare manuscripts using Microsoft Word and submit figures in their original format or as vector images.

Manuscripts must be submitted exclusively through the journal’s Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, available at:
http://revista.uch.edu.pe/index.php/hgh/about/submissions#authorGuidelines

Authors must register in the system prior to submission.

1.3. Required submission files

1.3.1. Full manuscript

• Manuscripts must be anonymized, with no information identifying the authors.
• Tables, figures, and other graphical materials should be included at the end of the manuscript, numbered and cited in the text.
• Manuscripts should follow the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Authors may also consult previously published articles in the journal as a reference.

1.3.2. Authorship declaration and publication authorization
This document must include:

• Author list with personal details, ORCID, email, institutional affiliation, city, country, profession, and academic degrees.
• Declarations regarding:
• Publication conditions and manuscript originality
• Scientific integrity
• Review and approval by an ethics committee, if applicable
• Data availability
• Authorization for article publication
• Supplementary information:
• Author contributions (CRediT taxonomy)
• Declaration of AI tool use
• Conflicts of interest
• Acknowledgments
• Data availability and access
• Funding

Note: If authors encounter difficulties downloading forms, they may request them via email:

Email 1: editorhgh@uch.edu.pe

Email 2: peruvianjournal.hgh@gmail.com

1.4. Manuscript receipt confirmation and tracking
Receipt of the manuscript will be communicated to the corresponding author via email.
Authors can track the status of their manuscript through the OJS platform or by contacting the editorial team at the emails provided.

1.5. Authorship
Authors must have made substantial contributions to the study’s conception and design, data acquisition, analysis or interpretation, and/or manuscript drafting or critical revision, and be able to assume public responsibility for its content.

The journal accepts a maximum of eight (8) authors per manuscript. Exceptions may be made when a justified methodological rationale is provided, adhering to ICMJE authorship criteria, subject to editorial evaluation.

1.6. Copyright
Peruvian Journal of Health Care and Global Health publishes content under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Authors retain copyright. This license allows third parties to copy, distribute, publicly communicate, adapt, and create derivative works—including commercial use—provided appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the publication source.

1.7. Length and formatting

General specifications for manuscript length and presentation, excluding tables, figures, and references, are detailed in Table 1.
Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word, A4 size, double-spaced, Times New Roman, font size 12, with 2.5 cm margins.

The Editorial Committee reserves the right to request adjustments to length or format or to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the established guidelines.

Table 1. Word count, tables, figures, and references limits by article type.

1.8. Title

The manuscript title should not exceed 15 words and must clearly, specifically, and concisely reflect the content of the work. The use of technical jargon, abbreviations, and acronyms should be avoided whenever possible.

Authors must also provide a running title (short title), which should not exceed half the number of words of the main title.

1.9. Abstract

Original articles and review articles must include a structured abstract organized into the following sections: a) Objectives, b) Materials and Methods, c) Results, d) Conclusion.

Additionally, all manuscripts must include an abstract in English, maintaining the same structure and content as the main abstract. Maximum abstract length is detailed in Table 1.

Authors should provide 3 to 6 keywords. For abstracts in Spanish or Portuguese, keywords should be selected from the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS). For the English abstract, keywords should be selected from Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

1.10. Article Body

Original articles and brief communications should follow the IMRaD structure: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion.

Review articles may be organized with appropriate headings and subheadings according to the nature and objectives of the work. For other article types, following the IMRaD structure is not mandatory; content should be organized according to the characteristics of each section.

Authors should adhere to recommendations from the EQUATOR Network (https://www.equator-network.org/) and relevant international reporting guidelines based on study type (e.g., STROBE, CONSORT, PRISMA).

1.11. References

References should follow the Vancouver style. All references must be cited in the text using consecutive Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, …, n).

In-text citations may be placed in brackets, e.g., [1]. Authors should refer to Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers by the National Library of Medicine for proper reference formatting.

Use of reference management software (e.g., Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote) is recommended to ensure citation consistency and accuracy.

1.12. Tables

Tables should be presented clearly and concisely, with column headers indicating units of measurement in brief form. When using relative measures (percentages, rates, indices, or others), the calculation base must be clearly specified.

Cells corresponding to non-applicable data should indicate “NA.” When information is unavailable due to the absence of observations, use ellipsis (…) to indicate missing data.

All tables must be submitted in editable format (not as images), integrated at the end of the manuscript, and numbered consecutively according to their order of appearance in the text.

1.13. Figures

All illustrations (graphs, diagrams, line drawings, maps, photographs, or others) must be submitted in the original program used to create them, with a minimum resolution of 320 dpi.

Figures should highlight trends, patterns, and comparisons clearly and accurately, complementing but not duplicating the text. Figure titles must be clear, concise, and descriptive.

Maps and drawings must include a graphic scale and International System units. Figures should also be submitted as separate editable or vector files (SVG, EPS, PDF, CPT, AI) or in high-resolution format as appropriate.

As with tables, figures should be integrated at the end of the manuscript and numbered consecutively according to their order of appearance in the text.

1.14. Supplementary material

Peruvian Journal of Health Care and Global Health accepts supplementary material that complements the manuscript content, such as datasets, instruments, methodological appendices, or additional tables or figures.

Supplementary material will be evaluated as part of the editorial process and, if accepted, will be published digitally alongside the article, clearly identified and cited in the main text.