About the Journal
Aims and Scope
International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS) is a forum for scholarly and state-of-the-art research into all aspects of health sciences education. It will publish empirical studies as well as discussions of theoretical issues and practical implications. The primary focus of the Journal is linking theory to practice, thus priority will be given to papers that have a sound theoretical basis and strong methodology. See more...
Online First
At IJHS we refer to an online first as an article that has been through the peer-review process, has been accepted for publication and has been copyedited and typeset. The article is the final manuscript format, but is distinguished as an early release simply because it has not been delayed until a full issue publication. When the issue is complete, and an editorial is written, the issue will be archived with its own table of contents. Articles in the journal are freely available to the public thanks to our institutional sponsors. See more...
Article Processing Charges
In order to sustain the production of our fully-refereed open access journal, each article accepted for publication in the International Journal of Health Sciences is subject to an Article Processing Charge of USD 210. This fee is used to cover the costs of the peer-review process, professional typesetting and copyediting, as well as online hosting, long-term preservation, distribution to libraries and content aggregators worldwide, and extensive promotion to potential readers. The refund can not be done for the accepted and published papers. There is no submission fee. See more...
APC Waiver Policy
International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS) aims to encourage and enable authors from all countries to share their scientific knowledge with others and learn from the scientific knowledge of others. To remove financial constraints as a barrier to sharing and learning especially for authors from low income economies, IJHS has formulated a waiver policy. See more...
Archiving Policy
For the long-term preservation service(s), International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS) is currently archived in Internet Archive, CLOCKSS and LOCKSS. See more...
Article Identifier
The persistent article identifier used by the International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS) is the Digital Object Identifier (DOI). DOI prefix for IJHS is https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs. See more...
Business Model
At International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS), we hold a deep commitment to the pursuit of knowledge, the sharing of ideas, and the promotion of informed discourse. Founded on the principle of unrestricted access to valuable information, we are proud to affirm our unwavering dedication to financial independence. See more...
Copyright and Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. See more...
Editorial Policy
The editorial policies of International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS) can be found on the pages listed below. This policy describes guidelines in the publication process of our journals. This policy closely follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). See more...
Ethics & Disclosures
SS journals were committed to ensuring ethics in publication and quality of articles. Conformance to standards of ethical behavior is therefore expected of all parties involved: Authors, Editors, Reviewers, and the Publisher. In particular, SS Journals are peer-reviewed journals in various disciplines. This statement is explained the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article for its journals. See more...
Instructions to Authors
Every author must comply with conditions demanded in the procedure of submitting an article. After the article has been approved, the author should sign and send the authors statement to the Editorial Board. Please read the SS guidelines and follow these instructions carefully. Manuscripts not adhering to the instructions will be returned for revision without review. The Chief Executive Editor reserves the right to return manuscripts that are not prepared in accordance with these guidelines. See more...
Indexing
Journal History
IJHS began publication in 2017. A decision was made to streamline IJHS to meet the need for specialized journals in areas of study aligned with the interdisciplinary strengths of the university. The revamped IJHS is now an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the publication of original papers. It serves as a forum for practical approaches to improving quality in issues pertaining to health science as well as scientific research, particularly in Av. Urbina y Che Guevara, APARTADO: 82, Publisher: Universidad Tecnica de Manabi and Co-Publisher: ScienceScholar Institution.
Journal Metrics
We’re supporting responsible research assessment practices by rolling out a broader range of journal and article metrics publicly available, and helping authors gain deeper insights into the impact of their work. To learn more about these plans, read our overview.
Keywords
Medicine, Nursing, Social Sciences. See more...
Lag Time and Acceptance Rate
Note to Contributors
Interested in submitting to this journal? We recommend that you review the About the Journal page for the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step process.
Open Access
The International Journal of Health Sciences supports fully open access. There are no fees to individual authors, and authors are allowed to self-archive their work. The cost of publishing the journal is subsidized by Universidad Tecnica de Manabi and the Ministry of Education and LKP ScienceScholar Institution. Reproduction, posting, transmission or other distribution or use of the article or any material therein, in any medium as permitted by a personal-use exemption or by written agreement of the journal, requires credit to the International Journal of Health Sciences as the copyright holder.
Peer Review Policy
Privacy Statement
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party without your consent. The users who want to exercise their right to be forgotten can be deleted from the list of users. However, author's names will remain to be present in articles which have been created by them according to respective clauses in the other legal documents valid in other countries.
Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism, where someone assumes another's ideas, words, or other forms of creative expression as one's own, is a clear violation of scientific ethics. Plagiarism may also involve a violation of copyright law, punishable by legal action.
Publisher
Universidad Tecnica de Manabi (Av. Urbina y Che Guevara, Apartado: 82, Phone: (05) 2635-611, Fax. (05) 2651-569, Ext. 111-115, Zip Code: Portoviejo, 130105, Ecuador/South America)
Repository Policy
International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS) supports open access. Articles published in IJHS is open access under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives Licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Authors retain copyright in their work and grant IJHS right of first publication under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles in this journal, and to use them for any other lawful purpose. IJHS is following Sherpa/Romeo's policy and indexed.
Reviewer Guidelines
Reviewers play an essential part in science and in scholarly publishing. Scientists and scholars have relied upon peer review to validate research, engage other specialists in the support of submitted work, and increase networking possibilities within specific specialist communities.