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Article Submission

Authors must register or log in. Complete all submission wizard steps: upload file, register authors, and include ethical/authorship declarations.

Submit manuscripts via Vive Revista de Investigación en Salud online editorial management system. Use Word format (.doc or .docx) through the "Submit a Manuscript" option.

Text must follow the journal's scientific writing guidelines. Research articles should not exceed 6,500 words (excluding bibliography). Longer works may be accepted exceptionally, with Editorial Board approval.

Submission Checklist

To optimize submission, researchers must thoroughly verify compliance with described standards. Submissions failing these guidelines will be returned for correction before editorial processing. Some aspects require formal declaration in the Article Submission Letter.

Verify:

  • Manuscript is original; authors commit to no simultaneous submission elsewhere.
  • Letter identifies each author's full name and CRediT roles.
  • Manuscript is in Spanish or English.
  • Manuscript uses the latest Word version.
  • Manuscript meets all "Guidelines for Authors" requirements.
  • Manuscript complies with the Journal's ethical policies.
  • Authors ensure manuscripts meet Singapore Statement research integrity principles.
  • The article has title, abstract, and keywords in both English and Spanish.
  • If from a research project, include its title, ID, funding source, and year.
  • Include DOI for each reference where possible. Otherwise, provide URL links if available.
  • Connect the article with DMP, protocols, software, or dataset (full citation, DOI) as far as possible and formally required.

Journal Scope

Vive Revista de Investigación en Salud disseminates relevant health advances. It welcomes high-quality, internationally impactful research manuscripts from diverse professionals and institutions. The journal accepts quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method works in:

  • Public Health: Epidemiological surveillance, communicable/non-communicable disease control, preventive programs.
  • Community Health: Health promotion, disease prevention, social participation, community mobilization, social determinants, health equity.
  • Health Education: Education in school/community settings, program design/implementation/evaluation, risk communication, health literacy.
  • Nursing: Primary/community care, management, quality of care, gerontological/palliative care.
  • Nutrition: Nutritional status assessment, intervention programs, education, healthy eating.
  • Geriatrics: Comprehensive older adult care, healthy aging, chronic disease/polypharmacy management, quality of life, autonomy, long-term care.

Vive Revista de Investigación en Salud aligns with the Budapest Open Access Declaration. Content is immediately, freely accessible to readers and authors, at no cost.

The journal is quarterly, published in PDF. The editorial team determines publication order, volume, and number for approved manuscripts.

Text Types

Manuscripts must conform to one of these types.

Research Article: Original, unpublished manuscripts presenting novel insights, theories, or methodologies that advance health research. Maximum length: 8,000 words (including all text except references). Download the template here.
Include at least:

  • Title: Spanish and English (max 15 words).
  • Abstract: Spanish and English (max 250 words).
  • Keywords: Spanish and English.
  • Introduction: Objectives, scope, originality; may include broad theoretical development.
  • Methodology: Research's methodological aspects.
  • Results: Descriptive presentation of findings.
  • Discussion: Interpret results, link with other authors' findings, compare with current theory, note key agreements/differences.
  • Conclusions: Synthesize results, contributions, and objective fulfillment.
  • References: Min 30 sources; 70% in Scopus or WoS.
  • Bonus: Published DMP and dataset.

Systematic Reviews: Reviews on priority topics/relevant health interventions. These critical, exhaustive literature syntheses must pose an explicit research question and and, ideally, follow PRISMA or other recognized standards, with a protocol previously published on OSF. Manuscripts: 6,000-8,000 words. Download the template here.
Include these elements:

  • Title: Spanish and English (max 15 words).
  • Abstract: Spanish and English (max 250 words).
  • Keywords: Spanish and English.
  • Introduction: Research question, scope, originality; define review scope and type.
  • Methodology: Epistemological, methodological, and ethical aspects.
  • Results Presentation: Main review findings.
  • Discussion: Interpret findings, link with other authors' findings, compare with current theory, note key agreements/differences.
  • Conclusions: Synthesize results, contributions, and objective fulfillment.
  • References: Min 50 bibliographic references.
  • Only systematic reviews with OSF-registered protocols will be evaluated. Provide link and DOI.

Case Reports: Detailed descriptions of unusual clinical situations, atypical disease presentations, or educational cases. Structure: introduction, case presentation, discussion, conclusions. 15-25 references. Mandatory informed patient consent (identity/confidentiality protected). Length: 300-5,000 words. Download the template here.

  • Title: Spanish and English (max 15 words).
  • Abstract: Spanish and English (max 150 words).
  • Keywords: (3–5 in Spanish and English).
  • Introduction: Briefly contextualize clinical problem, case relevance, publication justification.
  • Case Presentation: Detailed background, reason for consult, physical exam, diagnostics, treatment, evolution, clinical outcome.
  • Discussion: Relate case to literature, highlight atypical/didactic features, mention clinical/diagnostic/educational implications.
  • Conclusions: Synthesize most relevant aspects for clinical practice/professional training.
  • References: Presented according to Vancouver Standards.
  • Ethical Declarations: Ethics committee name, code, approval date (if applicable). Patient/representative informed consent, identity/confidentiality protection guaranteed.
  • Funding: Authors must explicitly declare research funding (entity name, project title, code, year) or state "None" if no external funding exists.
  • Conflict of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, academic, or personal relationships influencing study objectivity or results. Explicitly declare "no conflicts" if none exist.
  • Acknowledgements: Authors may thank collaborators. Personal mentions require explicit permission. Institutional mentions require specifying contribution type (technical, operational, financial).

Brief Communications: Describe innovative techniques/methodologies, or preliminary research results on key health topics. Max 2,500 words.

Editorial Standards

Language: Articles in Spanish or English. All must include title, keywords, and abstract in both languages. Spanish originals require English translation of these elements; English originals require Spanish translation.

Article Information

Specified in the Article Submission Letter.

  • Funding: Indicate research funding sources (project title, entity/person, code/ID). Format: granting agency name, project code, execution year.
  • Conflict of Interest Declaration: Declare any conflicts of interest (authors, journal, publisher, funders). If none, state: "The author declares no conflict of interest." Each author must declare individually.
  • Ethical approval: Committee name, code, approval date. If research needs no ethical certification, declare this explicitly.
  • Acknowledgements: Authors may thank individuals (with express permission) or entities providing technical, operational, or financial resources.
  • Open Science Objects (if existing):
  • DMP: https://doi.org/10.48321/D1309AA532
  • Systematic Review Protocol: https://osf.io/xc45h/overview
  • Dataset Registration: https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/sfb9cc874n/1
  • Others: project, software, other protocols, related articles.

Referencing System and Citation Standards

Vive Revista de Investigación en Salud uses Vancouver style (ICMJE recommendations) for citations/references. This system uses consecutive in-text numbers corresponding to the reference list.

In-Text Citations

Arabic numerals (parentheses or superscripts) in consecutive order. Guidelines:

  • Use consecutive numbers: (1), (2), (3)... or superscripts: ¹, ², ³
  • Multiple references: separate with commas: (1,3,5) or ¹,³,⁵
  • Consecutive references: use hyphen: (1-4) or ¹⁻⁴
  • Same reference cited multiple times uses the same number.
  • Place citation number after sentence's final period.

Examples of in-text citations:

  • Example 1 (one reference):
    Type 2 diabetes is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Latin America (1).
  • Example 2 (multiple references):
    Various studies demonstrate educational interventions' efficacy in glycemic control (2-5).
  • Example 3 (non-consecutive references):
    Childhood obesity prevalence has significantly increased in recent decades (6,8,12).
  • Example 4 (same reference cited again):
    As mentioned, regular physical activity reduces cardiovascular risk (3).

Reference Examples

  • Book
    Author Initial(s) Lastname. Book Title. Edition (if applicable). Place: Publisher; year. doi: xxxxxxxx.
    Example:
    Rodríguez M. Fundamentos de epidemiología. 2nd ed. Caracas: Fundación Salud; 2022. doi:10.1234/abcd‑efgh
  • Journal Article
    • One author
      Author I. Article Title. Abbreviated Journal Title. Year;Volume(Number):Pages. DOI (if applicable).
      Example:
      Rodríguez M. Estrategias para la prevención de infecciones intrahospitalarias. Rev Med Chil. 2023;151(4):412‑420. doi:10.4067/S0034‑98872023000400412.
    • Multiple authors
      Lastname1 I, Lastname2 I, Lastname3 I, Lastname4 I, Lastname5 I, Lastname6 I. Article Title. Abbreviated Journal Title. Year;Volume(Number):Pages. DOI.
      García‑López M, Rodríguez‑Villalobos P, Mendoza‑Torres E, Vargas‑Pérez M, Silva‑Ortiz J, Morales‑González R. Efectividad de la telemedicina en el control de la hipertensión arterial. Rev Med Chile. 2023;151(4):412‑420. doi:10.4067/S0034‑98872023000400412
  • Book Chapter
    Author Lastname. Chapter I. Chapter Title. In: Editor Lastname I, editor. Book Title. Edition (if applicable). Place: Publisher; year. p. xx–xx. doi: xxxxxxxx
    Example:
    Mendoza‑Torres E. Modelos de gestión de servicios de salud en América Latina. In: Gómez‑Ruiz M, Vargas‑Pérez J, editors. Salud pública y políticas sanitarias contemporáneas. 2nd ed. Lima: Ediciones Universitarias Peruanas; 2023. p. 134–158. doi:10.1234/salu.2023.0045.

Frequency

Published scientific articles are available for open access in electronic format with continuous periodicity. The journal accepts submissions year-round, free of charge throughout the editorial process.

Article Processing Charges (APCs)

The journal applies no APCs. Submission, evaluation, and publication incur no author costs. Vive Revista de Investigación en Salud maintains an absolute gratuity policy throughout editorial management.

Copyright

Upon submission, authors accept the journal's publication terms: a usage license (e.g., CC BY 4.0) permitting article dissemination/reuse with proper original source citation. Authors retain copyright, authorizing the journal to publish, preserve, and disseminate content digitally, in institutional repositories, and open access platforms.