About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The Journal of Extension and Health Education in Medical Sciences is a biannual periodical published in electronic format (ISSN 2965-6400), supported by the Research and Extension Department of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Minas Gerais (FCM-MG). The journal is dedicated to the production and sharing of extension-related knowledge and experiences in health education developed through projects and activities carried out by Higher Education Institutions in the health field.

Its objective is to strengthen the dialogue between the Faculty and Society by publishing texts that reflect the praxis, methodology, theoretical frameworks, and processes of university extension and health education from an interdisciplinary perspective.

The journal accepts original, unpublished contributions in the Health field.

Periodicity: Biannual publication, on a rolling basis.
Target audience: Researchers, professors, students, extension practitioners, and health network professionals.
Costs: No article processing charges.
Rejection rate: 75% (55% upon initial screening; 20% after peer review).
Open Access: The journal provides free and immediate open access to its content, in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).
Interoperability Protocol: The journal allows the harvesting of digital resources and metadata through the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH 2.0), accessible via link.

Types of manuscripts accepted

  • Experience reports

  • Book reviews

  • Literature reviews (systematic and integrative)

  • Interviews

  • Original research related to extension or health education

  • Translations

Additionally, as supplementary issues, the Journal of Extension and Health Education in Medical Sciences considers the publication of:

Conference Proceedings:

A compilation of papers, lectures, roundtables, short courses, workshops, and other forms of knowledge production presented at scientific events. Publications may be issued as short abstracts, extended abstracts, or full papers, depending on criteria established in the event’s submission guidelines.

Creative Dossier:

A collection of reflective texts, reports, or free-form writings on themes of interest to the journal, related to FCM-MG’s institutional activities and intersecting with artistic, cultural, or political elements. These texts may employ iconographic, poetic, literary, musical, audiovisual, or other expressive resources to enrich and strengthen the depth of the proposed discussion.

Institutional Portfolios:

A set of academic productions and/or products resulting from institutional teaching, research, or extension processes, aimed at cultural, scientific, technological, or innovation dissemination.

Publications must, obligatorily, follow the guidelines for extension and health education, namely:

  • Alignment with the thematic areas established by the National Extension Plan

  • Contributions to social transformation

  • Health education

  • Indissociability of teaching, research, and extension

  • Contributions to academic development

  • Interdisciplinarity

The Journal of Extension and Health Education in Medical Sciences adopts a continuous publication model, with articles published in two volumes per year, uninterruptedly, in Portuguese, and registered with an ISSN. In the electronic table of contents, only the section to which the article was submitted is indicated.

Open Access Policy

REES is an open-access journal. All works are licensed under Creative Commons 4.0. The entire scientific and academic community has unrestricted access to its content; works may be downloaded, printed, read, and cited. No fees are charged for submission, peer review, publication, distribution, or online availability.

Peer Review Process

Manuscript evaluation will only begin if submissions comply with the publication standards described in the “Guidelines for Authors” section. If the contribution is rejected during the initial screening, authors will be notified by email and may resubmit it for a future issue after addressing the issues identified.

Submissions in the categories of reviews, interviews, and translations, once approved in the preliminary screening, will proceed directly to editing and publication. Articles approved at this stage will undergo peer review using the double-blind method, described below.

Double-Blind Peer Review

After initial screening, the manuscript will be evaluated by at least two reviewers using the double-blind system, ensuring anonymity between reviewers and authors and avoiding personal influences in the evaluation process. In cases of disagreement, a third reviewer will be invited, based on the opinions and judgments of the Editorial Board. Reviewers will analyze the manuscript using standard evaluation forms and will issue recommendations of rejection, acceptance, or acceptance with revisions.

If the manuscript is accepted with revisions, reviewers’ comments will be sent to the authors, who must address the required changes. Once accepted, the article will be published according to the journal’s editorial schedule.

All submission and evaluation procedures will be conducted through the journal’s website.