About the Journal

Integrative Health and Sciences (IHS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal edited and managed exclusively by the Instituto de Investigación JOGB. The journal publishes original research and scholarly reviews in the health sciences, promoting interdisciplinary approaches to understanding health and disease. It applies double-blind external peer review to manuscripts submitted for scientific evaluation.

Aim

To publish rigorous interdisciplinary research that integrates clinical medicine, nursing, psychology, nutrition, public health, and healthcare technologies to advance evidence-based, patient-centered, and comprehensive approaches to health. The journal also encourages critical research on mental health, chronic diseases, digital health, artificial intelligence, and scientifically supported complementary therapies.

Scope

The journal welcomes manuscripts that make a clear scholarly contribution in one or more of the following eight areas:

  1. Clinical and Biomedical Sciences
    • Clinical and applied medicine
    • Medical specialties
    • Diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis
    • Acute and chronic diseases
    • Evidence-based medicine
  2. Nursing and Comprehensive Care
    • Clinical and community nursing
    • Patient-centered care
    • Patient safety
    • Healthcare delivery and care management
  3. Public and Global Health
    • Public health and epidemiology
    • Health promotion and disease prevention
    • Social determinants of health
    • Health systems, management, and policy
    • Global health
  4. Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences
    • Psychiatry and mental health
    • Clinical and health psychology
    • Neurosciences
    • Well-being and quality of life
  5. Nutrition and Metabolism
    • Clinical and community nutrition
    • Metabolic disorders
    • Obesity and lifestyle
    • Diet and health
  6. Healthcare Innovation and Technologies
    • Artificial intelligence in healthcare
    • Big data and health analytics
    • Digital health, eHealth, and telemedicine
    • Health technologies and medical devices
  7. Bioethics and Health Technology Assessment
    • Bioethics and clinical ethics
    • Health technology assessment (HTA)
    • Health technology regulation and policy
    • Social impacts of healthcare innovation
  8. Integrative Medicine and Complementary Therapies
    • Evidence-based integrative medicine
    • Complementary therapies supported by scientific evidence
    • Holistic approaches to health

Types of Articles

The journal accepts original research articles, systematic reviews, narrative reviews, and other scholarly studies that contribute to scientific knowledge in the health sciences, subject to the journal's editorial assessment and peer-review requirements.

Publication Frequency

The journal follows an annual publication schedule with continuous publication. Articles are published individually in the corresponding annual volume after completing peer review, editorial revision, copyediting, and layout. Each annual volume runs from January 1 through December 31. Submissions are accepted throughout the year.

Open Access and Publication Fees

The journal provides free and immediate open access to its published content. It does not charge submission, peer-review, article-processing, or publication fees (no APCs). This policy seeks to reduce economic barriers for authors and readers and promote equitable dissemination of scientific knowledge.

Editorial Responsibility

Instituto de Investigación JOGB is the journal's sole editing and managing institution. It is responsible for editorial coordination, peer-review management, technological infrastructure, and the digital preservation of published content. Editorial decisions are made independently on the basis of scientific quality, originality, thematic relevance, and methodological rigor, without economic, institutional, or commercial influence.

Peer Review and Editorial Process

The journal uses double-blind external peer review and follows editorial ethics principles aligned with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The editorial process is conducted electronically and includes the following indicative timelines:

  • Initial editorial assessment: approximately 7 to 15 days, depending on manuscript complexity.
  • External double-blind peer review: approximately 20 to 45 days.
  • Revision, copyediting, layout, and publication: approximately 10 to 20 days.

These are estimated periods rather than guaranteed deadlines. Manuscript decisions are based on scholarly assessment and the journal's editorial policies.

Dissemination and Visibility

The journal promotes the visibility and dissemination of published research through its website, academic networks, digital platforms, institutional repositories, and other scholarly communication channels, seeking to strengthen the national and international circulation of scientific knowledge.

Editorial Sustainability and Independence

The journal's no-fee open-access model is supported by the institutional editorial management of Instituto de Investigación JOGB, the academic contributions of its editorial team and external reviewers, and digital editorial-management infrastructure. The journal is committed to editorial transparency, academic independence, scientific rigor, and ethical publishing practices.