About the Journal

Aims and scope

Revista Chilena de Enfermería is a periodic publication of the Departamento de Enfermería de la Universidad de Chile of an academic and scientific nature and subject to the Open Access policies. It is aimed at professionals and students of Health Sciences and other related fields. Its purpose is to develop knowledge of Nursing and Health Sciences by disseminating original articles, review articles, essays, case studies, thematic updates, student contributions, and letters to the editor.
The abbreviation of its title is Rev. chil. enferm, which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, legends, and bibliographical references.
It is a digital publication, and its ISSN is 2452-5839. It is financed by the Departamento de Enfermería de la Universidad de Chile.
The average publication time is nine weeks from the submission of the article until its publication.

Editorial Policy
The Revista Chilena de Enfermería Universidad de Chile is the continuation of the Department's first initiative called "Revista Chilena de Enfermería Universidad de Chile", created in May 2016, with its special edition for the 110th anniversary of the School of Nursing.
It is a periodic publication of the Departamento de Enfermería de la Universidad de Chile of an academic and scientific nature and subject to Open Access policies. It is aimed at professionals and students of Health Sciences and other related ones. Its purpose is to develop knowledge of Nursing and Health Sciences by disseminating original articles, review articles, essays, case studies, thematic updates, student contributions, and letters to the editor.
The Editorial Committee and peer reviewers will review the articles, and if accepted, they will be published in the Journal. The Editorial Committee reserves the right to request modifications to the primary author or reject the publication. This publication has been annual since 2023, with a publication date in December, receiving articles in Spanish, Portuguese, and English.
Specialists in Nursing and Health Sciences arbitrate the Journal through the double-blind system, in which an opinion is requested from two external evaluators for each article received. In the event of a difference in opinion, a third evaluator is sent to settle the result. The names of the authors and evaluators remain anonymous throughout the evaluation process and after the publication of the manuscripts.
Contributions must be original works (not previously published or submitted for evaluation to another journal).
The Journal is open to the reception of papers throughout the year and is published twice a year.
The evaluation, editing, translation, and publication process is free of charge for the authors.

Journal sections
All manuscripts must be submitted via the journal platform: https://revistachilenaenfermeria.uchile.cl/index.php/RCHE/about/submissions
Original articles: original primary research and systematic reviews.
Other types of systematization: integrative-narrative reviews, essays, case studies, thematic updates, student contributions, letters to the editor, and others.
In Guidelines for authors, the characteristics of each section are specified.