Aims and Scope

Vive Revista de Investigación en Salud is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed scientific journal with a diamond open access model, focused on the Andean Community.

The journal disseminates original research findings from diverse methodologies (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed). Its purpose is to foster critical debate that strengthens the quality of life in the subregion.

The national and international scientific community is actively invited to submit work for evaluation and publication.

Vive Revista de Investigación en Salud publishes original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, case reports, and reflection articles in Spanish or English. We accept articles in the following fields:

• Public Health: Epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases, preventive programs.
• Community Health: Health promotion and disease prevention, social participation and community mobilization, social determinants of health, and health equity.
• Health Education: In school and community contexts, design, implementation, and evaluation of health education programs, risk communication, and health literacy.
• Nursing: Care in primary and community settings, management and quality of care, gerontological nursing, and palliative care.
• Nutrition: Nutritional status assessment and intervention programs, education, and healthy eating behaviors.
• Geriatrics: Comprehensive care for older adults and healthy aging, management of chronic diseases and polypharmacy in old age, quality of life, autonomy, and long-term care.

Vive Revista de Investigación en Salud is published digitally on a quarterly basis (January-April, May-August, September-December).

Edited by the Centro de Estudios Transdisciplinario, Vive Revista de Investigación en Salud is deeply committed to the scientific community in Health Sciences. This dedication is reflected in transparent, rigorous editorial processes and strict adherence to intellectual property rights, in accordance with current legislation.

The publication encourages authors to adhere to good research practices, preventing misrepresentation of results and copyright infringement. These guidelines fundamentally safeguard the journal's reputation and preserve the trust of its health scientific community. To achieve these ethical and quality objectives, Vive Revista de Investigación en Salud follows guidelines set by the Council of Science Editors (CSE), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and the NISO CRediT taxonomy (Contributor Roles Taxonomy, 2024).

License

The journal operates under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Digital Archiving and Preservation

Vive Revista de Investigación en Salud ensures long-term digital preservation of its scientific content via a multi-level backup strategy. Primary storage and editorial management occur on the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, backed by CET-Bolivia.

For international distributed preservation, the journal uses the PKP PN (Public Knowledge Project Preservation Network), employing LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) technology. This creates permanent, decentralized archives for the journal’s conservation, integrity, and restoration during critical technical failures or service discontinuation.

All published articles remain permanently available on the journal’s official website, optimized for retrieval via academic search engines, institutional repositories, and international documentation networks, ensuring open, perpetual access to health research.

Access and Publication Charges

In line with its diamond open access policy, Vive Revista de Investigación en Salud guarantees free and immediate access to all its articles, fostering knowledge dissemination without financial barriers for readers. The journal also imposes no fees on authors for manuscript submission, peer review, editing, or publication (no APCs).

Sponsorship and Funding

The journal is edited by the Centro de Estudios Transdisciplinarios Bolivia, an academic publisher dedicated to promoting research and scientific dissemination in Latin America.

The publication receives institutional and financial support from Editorial Centro de Estudios Transdisciplinarios Bolivia, enabling it to sustain its non-profit open-access model and ensure the continuity of its editorial processes