About the Journal
Focus and scope
The Interdisciplinary Journal of Ciências Médicas (RICM) is a biannual journal supported by the Research and Extension Sector of Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (FCM-MG) published in electronic format (ISSN 2526-3951). The journal publishes original articles, systematic reviews, and case reports.
Mission
The journal aims to disseminate the production of interdisciplinary work related to health knowledge.
Readership
The target readers of our journal are health professionals: doctors, physiotherapists, nurses, dentists, psychologists, nutritionists, pharmacists, physical educators, biomedical scientists, teachers, and researchers in the health field.
Peer review process
The evaluation of the submitted articles will only start if the manuscripts are per the publication standards described in the “Guidelines for Authors” section. If they are not adequate, they will be returned to the authors for adaptation to the norms.
Articles that comply with the guidelines for authors will be submitted to the assessment of scientific merit by two blind evaluators (peer review), who have no conflicts of interest with the authors, in addition to the editor.
At least two evaluators will review the manuscript for scientific merit. If there is a disagreement between them, the evaluation of a third evaluator will be requested. From the opinions and judgment of the Editorial Committee.
If the manuscript is recommended as “minor revisions” or “major revisions”, it will be returned to the author(s) for adaptation. If accepted, the article will be published according to the journal's editorial schedule.
The content and accuracy of citations are the sole responsibility of the authors. The submission of works implies the granting of copyright relating to the publication.
The entire submission and evaluation process will be carried out on the journal website.
Abstracting and indexing
- Latindex - Sistema Regional de Información en línea para Revistas Científicas de America Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal
- Diadorim - Diretório de políticas editoriais das revistas científicas brasileiras
- LivRe - Revistas de Livre acesso
- Google acadêmico
- REDIB - Red Iberoamericana de Innovacion e Conocimiento Científico
Periodicity
The Interdisciplinary Journal of Ciências Médicas (RICM) is a semi-annual publication in electronic format.
Free Access Policy
This journal offers immediate free access to its content, following the principle of making scientific knowledge freely available to the public and providing greater worldwide democratization of knowledge.
