Sobre la revista

Scope & Mission

Pró-univerSuS (R. Pró-Uni. ISSN: 2179-8931) has the social and institutional commitment to share results of research and disruptive experiences related to education, extension projects and health practices, related to the objectives of the Pró-Saúde Program both in Brazil and abroad. Mainly, we seek to strengthen scientific production by making available high quality technical-scientific material.

We emphasize the obligation to present all documents issued by the Research Ethics Committee (CEP), as those are essential for any work involving human beings. In the case of research involving animals, it is necessary to send documentation from the Ethics Committee on the Use of Animals (CEUA). The Free and Informed Consent Form (TCLE) must also be attached.

We also emphasize that for clinical trial studies, authors must access the website https://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br and register the research. This information must be passed on to the Journal upon submission.

Peer Review Process

Pró-UniverSUS (R. Pró-Uni.) works with an evaluation policy based on the Double-Blind Peer Review principle. Therefore, the evaluations are carried out without the evaluators knowing who the authors are and vice-versa.

All manuscripts undergo 2 (two) evaluations and, if there are disagreements between the two evaluators in the final evaluation, the journal reserves the right to send it to a third evaluator to obtain another opinion.

If the submission receives 2 (two) negative opinions, the manuscript will be rejected and archived.

Frequency

Quarterly 2024 (starting May) - current - Issues: February to April, May to July, August to October and November to January.

Quarterly 2023 - 2024 (until April) - Issues: January to April, May to August, September to December.

Biannually 2010 - 2022 - Issues: June and December.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content, following the principle that making scientific knowledge freely available to the public provides greater global democratization of knowledge.

This journal does not allow authors to deposit their submissions in preprint repositories.

Copyright

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows sharing the work with acknowledgement of authorship and initial publication through this journal.

Digital Preservation Policy

Pró-UniverSUS guarantees the preservation of its digital content in two ways. Backups are made daily on the server of Universidade de Vassouras. In addition, the content is also preserved by the Brazilian Network of Digital Preservation Services (Rede Cariniana). As an initiative of the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBICT), Rede Cariniana is part of the Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe (LOCKSS) program at Stanford University.

Funding Source

We would like to thank Universidade de Vassouras, through the Office of the Vice-Dean for Research and Technological Innovation, for the structure provided to ensure that the Journal is published on time and with quality.

Publication Fee

Pró-UniverSUS charges a publication fee to be paid by authors of ACCEPTED articles. Once authors receive the notification that their article has been accepted, the fee of R$100.00 must be paid through the online submission system. A payment link will be provided to the author. All articles that are accepted must pay the fee before publication is effective.

If you have any questions, please contact the Editor's Office (24) 2471-8367 or editorauss@univassouras.edu.br

History of the Journal

Pró-UniverSUS was created in 2010 by Universidade Severino Sombra, now the Universidade de Vassouras, with the social and institutional commitment to disseminate research results and innovative teaching and extension experiences related to the objectives of Pró-Saúde.

Building a connection between educational institutions and the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) has been a constant challenge for those involved in health and education in Brazil. In this sense, the Nursing and Dentistry Courses at the Universidade de Vassouras, which are part of Pró-Saúde, have been developing strategies for integrating teaching and health services, strengthening relationships already built with the Health Services Network of the city of Vassouras.

The Journal publishes original research articles, literature reviews, experience reports, preliminary notes, technical notes, scope reviews, postgraduate papers and professional master's products.

It has a quarterly publication frequency, starting in May 2024 and, since its foundation, it evaluates submissions through the principles of double blind peer review and publishes articles under the principle of open access. We are available through the following databases:  Sumários.org, ICAP, REDIB, OAI (Open Archives Initiative), Google Scholar, CrossRef and DOI.