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Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content, based on the principle that providing the public with free access to research supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. It means that copying and distribution of the contents by any means is allowed, provided that the recognition of their authors is maintained. These terms are a reflection of the journal assuming copyright under Creative Commons licenses, specifically under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Access to all the contents of the journal, registration and submission of articles is completely free. All the processing of the articles, their review, editing and publication is free of charge for the authors.
Archiving
This journal uses the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among collaborating libraries, allowing them to create permanent archives of the journal for conservation and restoration purposes. Plus...
Post Frequency
During the years 2012 to 2016, volumes 37 to 41, the magazine had a monthly publication frequency. As of 2017, in search of increasing quality indicators, it adopts a publication frequency of every two months. In correspondence with current trends, since January 2023 the journal adopts the continuous publication of articles, by volumes.
To publish in the Electronic Journal Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta
To publish in the Electronic Journal Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta, authors must follow the Uniform requirements for manuscripts sent to biomedical and health sciences journals, hereinafter uniform requirements, which are established by the International Committee of Directors of Medical Journals (CIDRM). The works must be written following the publication format established by the journal for each of the sections, otherwise the Editorial Committee reserves the right of non-publication.
The process of submitting articles will be carried out completely online (from the journal's Internet space) filling in, the authors, all the metadata available for this purpose. Electronic submission saves time and postage costs and facilitates the handling of the manuscript in the different phases of the editorial process (for example, in the submission to external reviewers). For the electronic submission of a manuscript, the instructions for authors must be consulted and followed, defined in About / Section policies and Guidelines for authors.
Receiving papers through the online submission system implies agreeing with the journal's policy which, among other purely technical points, raises the following ethical and rigorous aspects:
1. The submitted manuscript implies that it is original and that it has not been previously published or is being evaluated for publication in another journal and complies with the publication standards established in About.
2. The article complies with the bibliographic and style requirements indicated in the guidelines for authors, which can be found in About / Section policies and Guidelines for authors.
3. The documents cited in the text are issued by authorized sources such as: prestigious organizations recognized by national or international organizations; national or international scientific journals that allow the data of the articles to be consulted through the internet, either in databases or directly on the site of the scientific journal itself; or books and other documents that offer elements that identify the authors or publishers responsible for the content used.
4. The authors of the manuscript are responsible for all its contents and declare that there are no plagiarisms, conflicts of interest, or ethical conflicts; releasing the magazine from any such commitment.
5. This journal provides free and immediate access to its content, under the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater exchange of global knowledge. This means that the authors transfer the copyright to the journal, so that copies and distribution of the contents can be made by any means, as long as the authors are acknowledged, do not make commercial use of the works and do not make any modification of they.
Each article must be accompanied by a letter, uploaded as a complementary file, expressing the individual contribution of the authors in the study.
Registration in the journal and submission of articles is completely free. All the processing of the articles, their review, editing and publication is free of charge for the authors.
Standardized guides for evaluation
The journal assumes international standards for the preparation of scientific articles in biomedical and health sciences journals, bearing in mind the specificities of each of the sections. This section provides access to a series of guides that can be used by authors for the self-assessment of their manuscripts, before sending it to the journal, and which also constitute the basis of the review forms.
- Notes on the review and editing process in medicine
- STROBE guide for observational studies
- COREQ guide for qualitative research
- Notes to evaluate a bibliographic review
- CONSORT guide to publish clinical trials
We recommend everyone to visit the EQUATOR Network, where you can find a wide variety of guides to improve the quality and transparency of publications related to research in the health sciences.
Advertising policy
This website does not host any advertising, nor does it establish hyperlinks to sites that host advertising. It is entirely dedicated to disseminating the results of scientific research carried out by professionals linked to health and the training of human resources for health, in the form of articles and according to the standards established for scientific journals in health sciences.