About the Journal
Focus and Scope
The Revista Contexto & Saúde is a publication of the Stricto Sensu Graduate Program in Comprehensive Health Care at the Regional University of the Northwest of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (UNIJUÍ) and Unijuí Publishing House. The journal was established in 2001, and all its articles are available in an online format. Its primary objective is to disseminate technical-scientific output on topics related to the field of Health Sciences.
The journal's scope includes the dissemination of research results that address advancements in the health-disease-care process and the knowledge and applicability of new chemical and biological processes in health. It considers publishing studies on epidemiological, care, and educational aspects in health—whether experimental or applied—as a means of supporting and enhancing health care with an interdisciplinary perspective.
The journal publishes articles on a rolling basis, meaning articles are made available online as soon as they are reviewed and approved, without the need to wait for a specific issue to be released.
The following types of submissions are accepted: original articles and review articles.
- ISSN: 2176-7114
- Frequency: Annual with continuous publication
- Publication Mode: Continuous Publication
- Year of Inception: 2001
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QUALIS (2017-2020): A4
9. Publication
9. 1. Time for Publication
The estimated time for the evaluation process is 6 months, with the total time (from submission to publication) being 10 months.
9. 2. Publication in English
For articles submitted in Portuguese or Spanish, an English version will be required after acceptance for publication. The journal will then publish the article in both Portuguese/English or Spanish/English. Articles submitted in English will be published solely in that language.
9. 3. Pre-Proof Publication
After the acceptance of the article (and translation into English for articles submitted in Portuguese or Spanish), the journal will publish the accepted version without alterations, with a watermark indicating that it is an unedited version of the article, with the following information:
"This is a preliminary, unedited version of a manuscript that has been accepted for publication in the Revista Contexto & Saúde. As a service to our readers, we are providing this initial version as accepted. The manuscript will undergo further review, formatting, and approval by the authors before being published in its final form."
At this stage, the article will already have a DOI. The editor will later contact the authors for the publication of the final version.
9. 4. Archiving Policy
The journal is published/archived in the Open Journal System (OJS), developed by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), a multi-university initiative that promotes open access and the enhancement of academic publishing. OJS is open-source software for managing and publishing scientific journals.
The content is also preserved by the Brazilian Digital Preservation Services Network (Rede Cariniana), which is part of the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) programme developed by Stanford University Library to ensure digital preservation and content restoration.
9. 5. Open Access Declaration
The Revista Contexto & Saúde is an open-access publication, meaning that all content is available for free, with no cost to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, copy, distribute, print, search, create links to the full-text articles, or use them for any legal purpose without prior permission from the editor or author. These principles align with the BOAI definition of open access. All content continues to be made freely available.
9. 6. Copyright and Open Access Statement
Authors who publish in the Journal Contexto & Saúde agree to the following terms:
a) The submission of original scientific work by the authors, as the holders of the copyright of the submitted text(s) in accordance with Law 9.610/98, implies the transfer of copyright for publication in the Journal Contexto & Saúde to the Regional University of the Northwestern State of Rio Grande do Sul. Authors also authorise the approved scientific work to be disseminated freely, without any compensation for copyright, through the journal’s website and its indexing databases and repositories, for reading, printing, and/or downloading purposes from the acceptance date for publication. This means that by submitting the article(s) to the Journal Contexto & Saúde, authors fully understand that they will not be remunerated for the publication of their article(s) in the journal.
b) Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows sharing with acknowledgment of authorship and the initial publication in this journal.
c) Authors may enter into separate, non-exclusive agreements for distributing the version of the work published in this journal (e.g., in an institutional repository or as a book chapter), provided authorship is acknowledged and the initial publication in this journal is cited.
d) Authors are allowed and encouraged to publish and distribute their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their personal page) at any time before or during the editorial process, as this can lead to productive changes and increase the impact and citation of the published work (see The Effect of Open Access).
9. 7. e-location
The Journal Contexto & Saúde adopts the e-location system for each article published. Articles no longer have continuous and sequential pagination (e.g., 1-15; 16-25) and instead feature an electronic identifier called e-location (e.g., e13264; e13965), which is shown in the PDF under "how to cite." The page count information is only included in the PDFs to facilitate control of the number of pages.
9. 8. Disclosure Policy - Websites and Social Media
The Journal Contexto & Saúde is committed to widely disseminating the research published, reaching the academic, professional, and general societal spheres. Our dissemination strategy includes the following actions:
Monthly Mailing: We send a monthly newsletter with newly published articles to authors, researchers, and reviewers registered in the journal. This newsletter aims to keep our community informed and engaged with the latest contributions to the field of health.
Dissemination to Civil Society: To reach a broader audience and promote public understanding of research, the Journal Contexto & Saúde publishes accessible summaries of studies on the Unijuí Publisher’s social media. The texts are presented in a clear and understandable manner to ensure that anyone, regardless of their level of expertise, can comprehend and appreciate the impact of the research. This dissemination is done on the Unijuí Publisher's Instagram® (@editoraunijui).
9. 9. Publication Fees
The Journal Contexto & Saúde does not charge any fees for Submission and Evaluation.
To ensure its periodicity, regularity, quality, and open access to the published manuscripts, a publishing fee of R$ 600,00 is charged for Accepted Articles, covering the costs of review, layout, DOI registration, and journal maintenance.
Payment is made via PayPal after the article acceptance or by bank deposit:
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SICReDI – Ag.: 0361 – Conta: 8001-2
PIX (CNPJ) – 90.738.014/0001-08
If the payment is made via bank deposit or Pix, the corresponding author must send the following information to the email revistaseletronicas@unijui.edu.br for the issuance of the invoice:
Full name; CPF (Taxpayer Identification Number); Complete address; Email address; Article title; Any other information that needs to appear on the invoice.
For any questions, please contact the journal via email at revistaseletronicas@unijui.edu.br.
Translated from the original version on December 2, 2024.
