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Editorial Policies / Masthead

Editorial Board

The editorial board can be seen here.

Frequency

Cultura & Saúde is published twice a year, producing two issues per year, grouped into volumes.

Language

Articles are accepted in Portuguese and English.

Publisher / Corporate author

Vasculab — Av. Brasil, 2283, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Postcode 01431-001.

Focus and Scope

Cultura & Saúde is a twice-yearly publication of original and previously unpublished work, both research and dissemination, related to health or presenting the results of studies and research on culture and health.

The field’s activity encompasses components of several other sectors and subsectors, such as education, culture and research, in their aspects related to scientific, technological and cultural information.

By original and unpublished it is understood that the work is NOT under consideration for publication in any other medium.

Section Policies

Articles

The journal’s main section, for original and previously unpublished articles, preferably following the document template available here.

The lead author must be a researcher holding at least a doctoral degree or an academic position.

Open Channel

A section for original and previously unpublished communications on research experiences useful to the scientific and technological community.

Editorial

A section for original and previously unpublished opinion pieces on themes related to health, science, culture and innovation.

Literature Review

A section for original and previously unpublished literature reviews.

The lead author must be a researcher holding at least a doctoral degree.

Humour / Chronicles

A section for original and previously unpublished curiosities and chronicles.

Editorial Process

  1. Manuscripts are submitted for approval to recognised specialists in the themes addressed. Manuscripts are sent for assessment without author identification, to guarantee blind peer review.
  2. Manuscripts are forwarded to reviewers — all holding at least a doctoral degree or recognised expertise — in the shortest possible time. The selection process involves assessment by ad hoc specialists and by the Editorial Committee, which selects the titles to be published. In the table of contents, articles appear in alphabetical order of author surname, unless an order has been defined by the editor responsible for the issue.
  3. Exceptionally, work already published in foreign journals may be accepted. In that case it is subject to the same assessment as unpublished work. The author must provide written authorisation from the editor of the journal in which the text was originally published, together with a copy of the article.
  4. Author: the individual responsible for creating the intellectual or artistic content of a document. Not to be confused with contributors.
    1. For articles with multiple authorship, the order in which authors are presented must be stated, along with a declaration from each authorising publication;
    2. Minimum qualification of the lead author: doctoral degree or academic position.
  5. Manuscripts are published in the language of submission, with preference for work in Portuguese or English. Submissions in other languages may not be processed.
  6. The journal reserves the right to make normative, orthographic and grammatical changes to manuscripts in order to maintain the standard of the language, while respecting the author’s style. Final proofs are not returned to authors.
  7. Published work becomes the property of Cultura & Saúde, and its reproduction in whole or in part is subject to the express authorisation of the editorial committee. The original source of publication must be stated. Manuscripts are not returned to authors.
  8. The opinions expressed in articles are the sole responsibility of their authors.
  9. The journal classifies assessed submissions into the following sections:
    1. Articles: complete and previously unpublished reports of concluded studies or research, and comparable contributions.
    2. Open Channel: communications and descriptions of activities carried out by information systems, services or units.
    3. Literature review: critical analyses of books, recently published journals, dissertations and theses.
    4. Editorial: previously unpublished texts of an opinion nature.
    5. Humour / Chronicles: curiosities or chronicles.

Open Access Policy

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

Charges

This journal charges no publication or submission fees.