About the Journal

Publishing Institution

Central University of Ecuador, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Quito).

  • Phone: 0958878819, 0998871516, +593 022528690
  • Email: fcm.revista@uce.edu.ec
  • Address: Iquique N14-121 y Sodiro -Itchimbía, Sector
  • El Dorado Postal Code: 170521
  • Electronic ISSN: 2737-6141

The Journal of the Faculty of Medical Sciences [Rev Fac Cien Med (Quito)] dates back to 1932, when its first volume and issue were published under the name Archives of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, until 1950, when the journal took its current name.

Currently, Rev Fac Cien Med (Quito) is the means of disseminating the scientific production in health of the Central University of Ecuador. It publishes scientific manuscripts and communications in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, on aspects related to medical and health sciences, medical education, epidemiology, health policies, and economics. The content is aimed at health personnel, patients, and the general public interested in the constant updating of knowledge and information in the field of health sciences. It is published three times a year, although occasionally it may publish special issues on particular topics.

The Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas (Quito) is funded by the Central University of Ecuador; therefore, authors are not required to make any financial contribution for the management and publication of their manuscripts.

Print ISSN: 2588-0691

Electronic ISSN: 2737-6141

The Mission of the Journal of the Faculty of Medical Sciences [Rev Fac Cien Med (Quito)] of the Central University of Ecuador is the dissemination of research in Medical and Health Sciences at a national, regional, and global level. It seeks to promote better medical practice, biomedical research, and debate in health sciences. To this end, the journal publishes scientific manuscripts and communications on medical and health sciences, medical education, epidemiology, health policies, and economics. It is indexed in the LILACS-BIREME (Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences), LATINDEX directory (Regional Online Information System for Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal), and IMBIOMED (Mexican Index of Latin American Biomedical Journals).

The Journal of the Faculty of Medical Sciences (Quito) is indexed in:

1. Latindex catalogo 2.0

2.Virtual Health Library of Ecuador (BVS-Ecu)

3. Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS)

4. Dialnet

5. AmeliCA

6.EuroPub

Frequency:

The Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas maintained a semiannual publication frequency until 2023 (Vol. 48), with issues released in the months of:

  • January-June
  • July-December

Starting in January 2024 (Vol. 49), it adopted a triannual publication frequency, with issues released in the months of:

  • January-April
  • May-August
  • September-December

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