About the Journal
Focus and Scope
The Brazilian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences, formely titled HUPE Journal, publishes new articles about several themes all related to health and biomedical sciences, provided they're not in simultaneous analysis for publication in any other journal. As part of the open access journal system, it has the full text available in this webpage: http://bjhbs.hupe.uerj.br/#.
We are aiming at every opportunity of improvements as part of our quality process, stimulating participation and interest of our public along the years.
Eloísio Alexsandro da Silva Ruellas
Editor In Chief
Peer Review Process
The manuscript review process is performed by the members of the journal's Editorial Board, and the acceptance for publication of those articles that are considered adequate will depend on the technical opinion of the reviewers. The views expressed will be solely those of the reviewers, and the content will be reserved for the respective authors.
Publication Frequency
A new issue is available in every six months.
Open Access Policy
This is an Open Access publication, which means its entire content is freely available without any cost for the user or his/her institution. Visitors have permission to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search for, or make reference to the content of these journal articles without the consent of the editor or the authors. This is in agreement with the BOAI definition of open access (available at http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/).
About BJHBS
The Brazilian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences, formely titled HUPE Journal, publishes new articles about several themes all related to health and biomedical sciences, provided they're not in simultaneous analysis for publication in any other journal. As part of the open access journal system, it has the full text available in this webpage: http://bjhbs.hupe.uerj.br/#.
We are aiming at every opportunity of improvements as part of our quality process, stimulating participation and interest of our public along the years.
Eloísio Alexsandro da Silva Ruellas
Editor In Chief
Journal History
In 1982, Medicina HC-UERJ "was born", citing the words of the Chief Editor Prof. Ismar C. da Silveira, with support from the administration of the Hospital de Clínicas and the incentive of the Administrative Department. At that time, the Permanent Scientific Committee (COCIPE) of HC-UERJ had the opportunity to elaborate an operational outline in order to develop its quarterly medical journal, a project supported by UERJ Rectory in the person of Rector João Salim Miguel who, by the way, happened to sign the presentation of the first volume.
The purpose of the journal was to create a vehicle for the dissemination of experience, research, and didactic guidelines of all biomedical area professionals of the institution. The journal survived for nine years publishing its editions in a quarterly basis. In 1984, Medicina HC-UERJ became Medicina HUPE-UERJ, and publications decreased after 1991. In the following five years, it was edited with the purpose of serving as The Hospital Congress Proceedings.
There are no records of the reasons that led to the editorial interruption; however, it is not difficult to imagine the obstacles within the context of our public institutions that need to be overcome in order to maintain the publication as initially proposed.
The Medicina HUPE-UERJ Journal, entitled afterwards as the Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto Journal , is back to edition, part of its duty and commitment with the community.
We look forward and expect the essential collaboration of those who continue producing knowledge in our hospital. As a matter of fact, the difficulties remain as challenges that the academic community will, definitely, overcome.
The Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto Journal honors, in his first issue, Prof. Ismar Chaves da Silveira for all he delivered as Chief Editor of Medicina HUPE-UERJ.
Alfredo Raymundo Matta Botelho da Silva
Edna Ferreira da Cunha
Publishers
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In 2019, following the actions taken to broaden our scope, the Editorial Board decided to review the name of the HUPE Journal. The name chosen was Brazilian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences (BJHBS).
Thus, articles will be published in different formats on several subjects related to health and biomedical sciences.
We continue raising the quality of our processes and expanding our network of international scientific cooperation.
Eloísio Alexsandro da Silva Ruellas
Editor In Chief
