About the Journal
The Journal of Health Research & Innovation (RIIS) is a scientific journal of Northern School of Health of the Portuguese Red Cross, developed and managed by the Research and Development Unit since 2018 and its objective is to disseminate scientific knowledge produced in the area of Health Sciences, Education, and Research.
RIIS is an open-access journal with no associated costs. All readers are welcome to access it, aimed at students, professionals, and researchers in the areas of study: Health Sciences, Education, and Research.
RIIS has continuous online publication, organized in several issues throughout the year, which may be printed biannually for the dissemination of scientific research in libraries of various health and higher education institutions.
Editorial Policies
RIIS is an open-access scientific journal with continuous publication of empirical research articles, review articles, and theoretical articles / essays that result from original research from the different scientific areas of Health Sciences, Education, and Research, developed in Portugal and abroad, without any cost to the author or the reader. RIIS is indexed in several national and international databases and networks (SciELO, Latindex, DOAJ, REDIB, CiteFactor, REDEdit, EBSCO, Dialnet, Redalyc, RCAAP).
The mission of RIIS is to disseminate original and innovative scientific research that highlights the pedagogical and scientific development of higher education in health and healthcare in response to the needs of a constantly changing world. Its target audience is particularly students, professionals, and researchers from Health Sciences, Education, and Research areas. The journal is available in electronic format, with public and free access.
RIIS is an international, bilingual journal, published in both Portuguese and English. If the article is submitted in Portuguese, the author agrees to translate it into English at an A-level standard.
All submitted articles include the title, abstract, and keywords written in three languages: Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
The article review process is fully managed through a double-blind peer review system:
- Peer Review – Ensures the scientific rigor of RIIS's publications and provides relevant contributions to the scientific advancement of the scientific areas under study.
- Double-blind – Maintains the anonymity of both authors and reviewers.
The management of RIIS is conducted through the online digital platform Open Journal System (OJS). The arbitration and evaluation process begins after the submission of the article and follows a Decision Flowchart for Publication in 9 steps ABCDEFGH:
A - Code Assignment;
B - Pre-analysis;
C - Peer review;
D - Supervision of the Review;
E - Technical and document review;
F - Final review;
G - Composition, Graphic Design, and Layout;
H - Disclosure.
Mission
Disseminate scientific, original and innovative research that highlights the pedagogical and scientific development of higher education in health and health in response to the needs of the constantly changing world.
Open Access Policies
RIIS offers immediate open and free access to its content, providing greater worldwide democratization of knowledge. All articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International License.
