About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Andean Journal of Health Sciences (AJHS) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by Andean Publishing. Its objective is to contribute to research and academic debate across all branches of health sciences, with particular emphasis on high-impact disciplines and applications relevant to the health development of Latin America.

The journal publishes articles employing a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches in the field of health sciences. Contributions must address significant research problems in one of the following thematic areas:

1. Clinical Medicine and Specialties: Internal Medicine, Surgery and Medical Specialties, Precision Medicine and Clinical Genomics, Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Clinical Trials and Observational Studies.
2. Public Health and Health Systems: Epidemiology and Health Surveillance, Public Health Policy and Health Systems, Environmental Health and Climate Change, Community Health and Interculturality.
3. Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology: Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medical Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering (HealthTech), Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences, Nursing, Care and Health Management.
4. Mental Health and Wellbeing: Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry, Community Mental Health and Prevention, Neurosciences and Human Behaviour, Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses in Health.

AJHS publishes original research articles, case reports, review articles, and short communications, written in Spanish or English.

The following are not published:

• Institutional reports or initiatives without a research basis.
• Opinion essays without empirical or theoretical support.
• Non-systematic literature reviews.
• Works that do not contribute new knowledge or fail to demonstrate originality with respect to the state of the art.
• Manuscripts with insufficiently described methodology, incorrect statistical analysis, or conclusions not supported by the data presented.

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts are initially assessed by the Editor-in-Chief to verify their relevance and compliance with the journal's guidelines. Manuscripts deemed suitable are reviewed by at least two external referees through a double-blind peer review process, in which neither authors nor reviewers are aware of each other's identity. The Editor-in-Chief makes the final editorial decision.

Publication Frequency

AJHS publishes two issues per year. Accepted articles are published online as soon as they are ready, prior to the formal publication of the issue.

Open Access Policy

AJHS operates under the Gold Open Access model. All articles are immediately and freely available to any reader, without embargo periods. Reading, downloading, and redistribution are entirely free of charge.

Article Processing Charge (APC)

The sustainability of the journal is financed through an Article Processing Charge (APC) of USD 250, payable by the author upon acceptance of the manuscript. The scientific evaluation is completely independent of the author's financial situation.

During Vol. 1, No. 1 (2027), a 100% APC waiver applies to all accepted authors. The benefit is automatic and requires no prior application. From Vol. 2, No. 1 onwards, the standard APC of USD 250 comes into effect. Authors without funding may apply for a justified waiver at the time of acceptance.

Copyright and License

Authors retain copyright over their work. By publishing in AJHS, they grant the journal the right of first publication. All articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits sharing, redistribution, and adaptation of the work for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author.

Ethics Statement

AJHS is committed to the integrity of the scientific publication process and adopts the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All authors, editors, and reviewers are expected to adhere to the highest ethical standards.

The following are considered serious ethical violations:

• Fabrication or falsification of data, results, or images.
• Direct plagiarism, idea plagiarism, and self-plagiarism. The acceptable similarity threshold is 10%, verified using detection software.
• Duplicate or fragmented publication (salami slicing).
• Invalid authorship: listing as authors individuals who have not made a substantial contribution to the work, or excluding those who have.
• Undisclosed conflict of interest: omitting financial, institutional, or personal ties that may influence the work.
• Simultaneous submission: submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time.
• Undeclared use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in writing, analysis, or data generation. Use exclusively for spelling or grammar correction does not require declaration.

AJHS reserves the right to reject manuscripts, retract published articles, or notify the author's institution in the event of any proven infraction. For a full description of scientific integrity policies, please refer to the Ethics Statement.

Editor

Editor-in-Chief: [Editor-in-Chief Name]
[Institutional affiliation]

Andean Publishing
andeanjournals.org/health/ajhs
editorial@andeanjournals.org