Acta Medica Peruana

Aims & Scope

Acta Medica Peruana (AMP) is the official scientific publication of the Peruvian College of Physicians; its objective is to spread medical knowledge to the medical and scientific community both nationally and internationally.

AMP receives original contributions related with all medical specialties, i.e., clinical, surgical, as well as those dealing with public health issues, basic sciences, and medical education, both in Spanish and in English.

Also, it is an open publication, receiving contributions from students and qualified professionals working in the health sciences field, from Peru or outside Peru, and the paper(s) will be published after a double-blind peer review.

AMP is quarterly published online, it does not accept advertisement, and it is free access.

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Preparación y control de la enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) en América Latina

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Alfonso J., Jorge A., Sebastian, Carlos E., Wilmer E., Claudio A., Sergio, Sergio, Hernan D., Juan Pablo, Graciela J., Kovy, Aleksandar, Tomas, Eduardo, Alberto

• TikTok: ¿una nueva herramienta educativa para combatir la COVID-19?

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Naysha, Alvaro

• Reflexiones sobre el COVID-19, el Colegio Médico del Perú y la Salud Pública

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Ciro

• El rol de la telesalud en la lucha contra el COVID-19 y la evolución del marco normativo peruano

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Walter H., Edén

• Medicación prehospitalaria en pacientes hospitalizados por COVID-19 en un hospital público de Lima-Perú

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Ernesto, Jannin

• La resistencia a los antibióticos: un problema muy serio

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Jorge, Ciro, Flor de María

• COVID-19 y salud mental en policías peruanos: resultados preliminares

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Tomás, Carlos, Lindsey W., José, Miguel

• Organizaciones científicas estudiantiles como semilleros de líderes y gestores de la investigación científica en el Perú: SOCIMEP

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Aleksandar

• Sobre la escasa transparencia en los documentos técnicos para el tratamiento de pacientes con COVID-19 en Perú

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Alvaro, Percy, Germán

• Aspectos básicos sobre la lectura de revisiones sistemáticas y la interpretación de meta-análisis

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Jose E., Jessica H., Sergio, Christopher I., Alvaro