About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The Journal of Extension and Health Education – Ciências Médicas is a biannual journal published electronically (ISSN 2965-6400), with the support of the Office of Research and Extension of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Minas Gerais (FCM-MG). The journal is dedicated to the production and dissemination of knowledge arising from university extension and health education experiences developed through projects and initiatives conducted by higher education institutions in the health field.

Its objective is to strengthen dialogue between the University and society through the publication of texts that address the praxis, methodologies, theoretical frameworks, and processes of university extension and health education from an interdisciplinary perspective.

The journal accepts original and unpublished contributions in the health field.

Publication frequency: Biannual publication on a continuous publication basis. Approved manuscripts are published individually after the evaluation and revision stages have been completed, without waiting for the completion of an entire issue.

Target audience: Researchers, faculty members, students, extension practitioners, and health care professionals.

Open Access: Free and immediate access, in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).

Fees: No article processing charges.

Average processing time: 2 weeks (initial assessment) | 5 months (peer review) | 6 months (publication)

Editorial commitment — maximum time frame: 6 months (editorial decision) | 12 months (publication)

Rejection rate: 74% (55% at the initial assessment stage; 19% after peer review)

Digital preservation (LOCKSS): PKP Preservation Network

Interoperability: OAI-PMH 2.0 Protocol, available at the link.

License: Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (since August 2025); exclusive ownership regime of REES for previously published content

Maintaining institution: Faculty of Medical Sciences of Minas Gerais (FCM-MG)

Editorial Policy

Publications must comply with the principles and guidelines of university extension and health education, including:

  • Alignment with the thematic areas established by the National University Extension Plan;
  • Contributions to social transformation;
  • Education in and for health;
  • Integration of teaching, research, and university extension;
  • Contributions to academic education and training;
  • Interdisciplinarity.

Ethics and Misconduct Policy

The Journal of Extension and Health Education (REES) strictly follows the principles of research ethics and ethical scientific publishing and does not tolerate plagiarism, self-plagiarism, data falsification, or data fabrication. Authors bear full responsibility for the content and integrity of their manuscripts.

All individuals who have made substantial contributions must be listed as co-authors and share responsibility for the article.

Editorial assessment is conducted without discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, or political views, provided that national and international human rights standards are respected.

Errors identified after publication may result in the publication of a correction. Cases of misconduct may lead to retraction.

REES follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and the Brazilian National Research Ethics Commission (CONEP).

Use of Software Incorporating Artificial Intelligence Resources

The Journal of Extension and Health Education (REES) requires authors to disclose the use of generative artificial intelligence tools at the time of submission. Authors must describe, justify, and specify how and at which stages of manuscript preparation the tool was used.

Peer Review Process

Initial Assessment

Submitted contributions undergo a preliminary assessment by the editorial team, which evaluates their thematic relevance and relationship to other publications in the journal. The assessment process will begin only when manuscripts comply with the publication standards described in the “Author Guidelines” section.

When a contribution is rejected during the initial assessment, the authors will be notified by email and may resubmit it for a future volume after addressing the issues identified by the editorial team.

Reviews, interviews, and translations that meet the journal’s formal requirements are assessed exclusively by the Editor-in-Chief, who is responsible for the editorial decision to accept or reject them based on their relevance, originality, and scholarly merit.

Articles approved at this stage are forwarded for peer review under the double-anonymized procedure described below.

Double-Anonymized Peer Review

Articles are evaluated through a double-anonymized peer review process, with preference given to reviewers who are not affiliated with FCM-MG.

Reviewers assess manuscripts using the journal’s evaluation forms and recommend rejection, acceptance, or acceptance subject to revisions. When reviewers’ recommendations diverge, a third reviewer is appointed.

The final editorial decision regarding publication or rejection, including the assessment of whether the requested revisions have been adequately addressed, rests with the Editor-in-Chief and is based on the reviewers’ reports.